Visegrád Group Society for Developmental Biology
Supporting excellence in Developmental Biology throughout Czech Republic, Hungary Poland and Slovakia

The Visegrád Group Society for Developmental Biology (V4SDB) organises and hosts a regular flagship conference, plus supporting specialised topic focussed mini symposia, for members of the Developmental Biology community throughout the region and additionally acts as a collective supportive forum by, for example, advertising relevant vacancies and other appropriate meetings.
see below for a summary of latest news and developments

Become a V4SDB member today, and recieve registration discounts for V4SDB and ISDB meetings & events; details here

  • Follow the link to the V4SDB 2021 Annual Report Letter to Members here (also V4SDB 2020
  • Find us on Facebook (V4SDB) & Twitter (@V4Sdb)

V4SDB Student Winter School (28th-31st January 2025, Budapest, Hungary) by ALEX

The V4SDB committee is happy to announce that the V4SDB Student Winter School will take place on the 28th to 31st January 2025 at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary.
The course will focus on the computational analysis of various large imaging datasets. During the course we plan to have 4-5 practical sessions, when the participants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on

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The Company of Biologists Centenary Meeting "Biologists @100" (24-27 March 2025 - Liverpool ACC, UK) by ALEX


The Company of Biologists have just announced their centenary anniversary meeting "Biologists @100"
2025 will mark the 100th anniversary of The Company of Biologists and we will be celebrating this important milestone with activities throughout the year.  
As part of our celebrations, we will be organising a unique scientific conference, Biologists @ 100. which will bring together our
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20th International Congress of Developmental Biology (October 18th-22nd 2025) Puerto Rico (USA) by ALEX


 

We draw your attention to the dates and emerging programme of the 20th International Congress of Developmental Biology to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico between 18th-22nd June 2025 (organised by the International Society of Developmental Biology/ISDB, Society of Developmental Biology/SDB and Latin American Society of Developmental Biology/LASDB).
Links provided by the SPD:
Homepage -…
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Photos from the recent 2024 V4SDB Student Summer School (Brno, Czech Republic) by ALEX

Thanks to all participants & students for their hard work and attendance at the recent Developmental Biology Practical Course for Students in Brno.
A great and successful meeting! (see photos below) - click here for the programme

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Announcing the 2024 V4SDB Student Summer School (Brno, Czech Republic) - UPDATED INFORMATION (12.07.2024) by ALEX

Announcing the latest V4SDB Student Summer School - UPDATED INFORMATION (24.07.2024)
Practical, zebrafish, frog and chicken embryology!
--- save the date ---
(Monday 2nd - Friday 6th September 2024 in Brno, Czech Republic)
UPDATED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BELOW IN MAIN TEXT (Registration & payment) & THE ATTACHED POSTER/FLYER (foot of page)
The V4SDB committee is happy to announce that the…
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Announcing the European Zebrafish Husbandry Association Meeting - EZHAM 2024 by ALEX

Announcing The European Zebrafish Husbandry Association Meeting - EZHAM 2024
https://ezham2024.hu/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/1142056963644662/
On behalf of the Scientific Advisory Board and the Organizing Committee we are cordially inviting you to attend the 2nd European Zebrafish Husbandry Association Meeting. The event is taking place this time at Hungarian University of
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Annoucing Visegrad Fund Fellowship & Schlaorship travel programs by ALEX

The Visegrad Fund have just announced two calls to support research/teaching travel stays across Central & Eastern Europe - these calls could potentially dovetail with the V4SDB initative to facilitate mobility of our members across the region.
Check out the links below:
Visegrad Scholarship Program
Visegrad scholarships support Master's and post-Master's students and researchers in all
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New V4SDB Board elected by ALEX

The General Assembly held on September 8th, 2023, during the 3rd V4SDB Meeting in Warsaw elected the new V4SDB Board.
The new Board will start its 4-year term on January 1st, 2024:
Marcela Buchtova  (Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics CAS, Brno, Czech Republic) - PRESIDENT Anna Piliszek (Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology PAS, Jastrzębiec, Poland) - VICE-PRESIDENT Máté

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The Fourth V4SDB Meeting, September 2025 - SLOVAKIA by ALEX

Announcing the Fourth V4SDB Meeting in September 2025 - SLOVAKIA
WATCH THIS SPACE!!!!

 
The Fourth V4SDB Meeting will be held in September 2025 - SLOVAKIA.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW

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The Third V4SDB Meeting 8th-10th September 2023 - Warsaw (Poland) by ALEX

Announcing the Third V4SDB Meeting 8th-10th September 2023 - Warsaw (Poland)
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THANKS TO THE ORGANISERS (ANNA AJDUK & ANNA PILISZEK) FOR SUCH A GREAT MEETING AND TO ALL THE SPEAKERS, PRESENTERS & DELEGATES FOR MAKING THE MEETING SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS.
SEE YOU ALL IN SLOVAKIA IN 2025!

 
The Third V4SDB Meeting 8th-10th September 2023 - Warsaw (Poland) - CONFERENCE WEBPAGES NOW AVAILABLE…
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12th European Zebrafish Meeting (July 9-13, 2023 - Krakow, Poland) by ALEX

The 12th European Zebrafish Meeting will take place on July 9-13, 2023 in Krakow, Poland. Mark your calendars!
For more information follow this link. 
 

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Report on 2022 V4SDB Student Summer School by ALEX

The first ever V4SDB Student Summer School took place between 6th and 12th June on the shores of lake Balaton in Tihany, Hungary, thanks to generous funding received through the “Mecenatúra” Program of the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI/NKFIH - MEC_SZ-141065) and additional funding from The Company of Biologists. For a short week students from the

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V4SDB Student Summer School (6th-12th June 2022, Tihany, Lake Balaton, Hungary) by ALEX

The V4SDB committee is happy to announce that the first V4SDB Developmental Biology Student Summer School will take place between the 6th-12th June 2022 on the premises of the Balaton Limnological Research Institute (BLKI) in Tihany (on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, Hungary).
The course will consist of multiple hands on experimental practicals and both in person and online lectures covering

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4th CCP Phenogenomics Conference 15th-16th Sepetember 2022 by ALEX

 
Announcing the th CCP Phenogenomics Conference (hybrid meeting)15th-16th Sepetember 2022 (BIOCEV, near Prague, Czech Republic). Mark it in your diary!
More information: https://www.phenogenomics.cz/?mailpoet_router&endpoint=view_in_browser&action=view&data=WzI0LCJmZjhmNDc4MjQxM2IiLDI0LCIxa2JrZGVkMmg5b2d3b2tjYzQwd284d280bzhja2dvayIsMTEsMF0

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The 14th Tooth Morphogenesis & Differentiation Meeting 2022 (June 26th - July 1st) by ALEX

Announcing the 14th Tooth Morphogenesis & Differentiation Meeting 2022 (June 26th - July 1st). Mark it in your diary (watch this space for further details)
Location - Prague (Czech Republic)  
Regular updates also available onvia Twitter - @TMD Prague 
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International Society of Developmental Biologists (ISDB) 19th International Congress if Developmental Biology (October 16th-20th 2022) Algarve Portugal by ALEX





Announcing the International Society of Developmental Biologists (ISDB) 19th International Congress if Developmental Biology (October 16th-20th 2022) Algarve Portugal
All Details here: https://www.isdb2021.com/ (abstract submission deadline 17th June 2022)
V4SDB members are entitled to reduced 'membership' registration fee (as affiliate members of the ISDB)
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2nd Stem Cell Biology Meeting of the Czech Republic & Slovakia (2020) - POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE by ALEX

 
Announcing the 2nd Stem Cell Biology Meeting of the Czech Republic & Slovakia (plus surrounding countries). 23-24 April 2020. Mark it in your diary (official programme to be released in February 2020) POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
https://www2.med.muni.cz/scbm/
Regular updates also available on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StemCellBiologyMeeting/
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The Second V4SDB Meeting 2021 (Szeged, Hungary) - MANY THANKS TO ALL DELEGATES by ALEX

Many thanks to all the delgates (197 of you!) who attended The REARRANGED Second V4SDB Meeting in Szeged (Hungary) between  2nd - 5th Sept. 2021. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT MEETING! - more photos below
We were also very grateful to our sponsors and partners in making the meetuing happen - including the University of Szeged and the Birology Research Centre, the Company of Biologists, Zeiss, MDPI and the
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The REARRANGED Second V4SDB Meeting 2021 - EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! by ALEX

The REARRANGED Second V4SDB Meeting in Szeged (Hungary) between  2nd - 5th Sept. 2021, EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
*** APRIL 2021 *** Announcing collaboration with MDPI journal titles (Life & Journal of Developmental Biology) for a joint special issue on the V4SDB Szeged meeting - more details below
 
The Second V4SDB meeting (in Szeged, Hungary) will be 2nd - 5th September 2021 and…
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Danube Epigenetics Webinar Series (8th October 2020 - 15.30) by ALEX

Danube Epigenetics Webinar Series (8th October 2020 - 15.30)
INFORMATION HERE
The Danube Conference on Epigenetics was cancelled due to the COVID -19 pandemics. The organizers decided to launch the Danube Epigenetics Webinar Series with the original invited speakers of the conference. The webinars will take place every other week on
Thursday at 3:30 pm CET. The series starts on Thursday October 8.
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Society for Developmental Biology (SDB - USA) 1st Annual Postdoctoral Seminar Series by ALEX


 

The Society for Developmental Biology is proud to announce the inaugural speakers for the 1st Annual SDB Postdoctoral Seminar Series.  Michael Piacentino from the California Institute of Technology and Natasha O’Brown from Harvard University will present their postdoctoral research on Friday, October 9 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time.
 
Registration
The SDB Postdoctoral Seminar Series is free…
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Cilia Meeting/Symposium 2020 (Masaryk University, Brno) 29.06.2020 by ALEX



Announcing Cilia Meeting/Symposium 2020 (Masaryk University, Brno) 29.06.2020
Masaryk University Campus Brno
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The Second V4SDB Meeting 2020 - POSTPONED (not cancelled) by ALEX

The Second V4SDB Meeting in Szeged (Hungary) 3rd - 6th Sept. 2020
 
It is with great regret that we have to inform you that our planned 2nd V4SDB meeting (Szeged 2020 - 3rd - 6th September) has been postponed due to the current uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and what may follow. The V4SDB committe is currently in dialogue with various stakeholders about how we may rearrange a new date…
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2020 bioS/TEM (Electron Microscopy) Meeting, Poland by ALEX

2020 bioS/TEM (Electron Microscopy) Meeting,
April 22nd - 24th 2020, at the Guido Mine in Zabrze  (Poland)

More information can be found here 
https://www.biostem.pl/
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2021 International Society of Developmental Biologist (ISDB) meeting by ALEX

Announcing the 2021 International Society of Developmental Biologist (ISDB) Meeting 
October 17th - 21st 2021, Algarve (Portugal)

More information can be found here website.
Note the V4SDB is now an offcially recognised affiliate society of the ISDB!
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The Inaugural Meeting of V4SDB 2018 by HOBIT

The Inaugural Meeting of the Visegrád Group Society for Developmental Biology (V4SDB) took place in the Czech city of Brno between the 7-9th September 2018 (supported by the Visegrád Fund).
Download final programme
Download list of posters
Download abstract book
Programme included:
Seven highly respected plenary speakers Poster sessions with selected abstracts (delegate talks) in sessions covering;
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