12th Canadian Developmental Biology Conference

Name: 12th Canadian Developmental Biology Conference
Start: 2025-05-25T16:00:00Z
End: 2025-05-29T00:00:00Z
Location: The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

May 25-28, 2025

Attendee Information

Online schedule is now available (login required using credentials sent during registration).

Registration desk:

Sunday: Mezzanine, Engineering, Management, Education building (EME) (2:00-4:30PM)

Monday: Sunroom, Administration building (7:00-8:30AM)

Room key pick-up:

Sunday: Registration desk (4:00-4:30PM & 5:45-6:00PM)

Monday: Registration desk (7:00-8:30AM)

After-hours: UBCO Conference and Accommodation check-in desk

Luggage storage:

Check-in is after 4:00 PM on Sunday. Luggage can be stored at the UBCO Conference and Accommodation check-in desk.

Transportation:

From the Kelowna International Airport

Bus (#23) and shuttle: ~10 min

Rental Car: 3-4 min

From Vancouver

About 4.5 hr drive via Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 E, BC-5 N and BC-97C

Parking:

UBCO Lot F

This event will take place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan People.

Invited Speakers

"Form and function in the ciliary proteome."

"Function of nuclear envelope proteins beyond the nuclear envelope."

"Cryptic persistence of truncated abdominal legs in insects enabled diverse outgrowths with novel functions."

"The role of prominin-1 in photoreceptor development and disease."

"Species-specific developmental clock models derived from pluripotent stem cells."

"Mechanisms of epithelial polarization and connectivity."

"Neuronal primary cilia modulate synaptic development and function."

"Uncovering cytoneme regulated signaling events in spinal cord development"

"Developmental cell state transitions as drivers of pediatric solid tumor metastasis."

"Chromatin remodelling complexes link developmental timing to neurodevelopmental disorders."

"Building and maintaining the touch system: Insights from zebrafish skin."

AI & Teaching workshop

"GenAI as a Tool in Academia: Promise, Pitfalls, and (Current) Limitations."

"New insights into immune regulation of craniofacial morphogenesis."

"Cilia, the developing face, and PCP signalling."

"Signalling dynamics required for sequential segmentation of vertebrate embryos."

"The birth and death of hippocampal neurons."

"Coordination of distince transcription programs between different neurons regulate coherent behavior."

Venue information

Accommodation:

Room type:

1. Adjoining Single (Purcell residence): consisting of two single rooms connected by a shared bathroom. Each unit in this room type will have its own key and independent entrance. Yes: single bed, desk, dresser, AC, shared washroom with a shower, wifi. No: TV, fridge, hair dryer and other amenities.

2. Monashee Studio (limited availability): Yes: queen bed, small dining table with 2 chairs, kitchen, fridge, desk, dresser, private washroom, AC, wifi. No: TV, hair dryer.

The Adjoining Single and Monashee Studio are located in different buildings on campus. TV and fridge are in the common lounges. Hair dryers and irons can be borrowed at the front desk in Nechako building (open 24/7).

2025 UBCO Accommodation.pdf

Adjoining Single - Purcell_Nicola.pdf

Poster Presentation Guidelines

The suggested poster size is 48 inches (1.21 m) in height by 40 inches (1.01 m) in width. Please strictly adhere to the width limit to avoid overlapping with the other poster, although there is some flexibility with the height (the poster board measures 48 inches in height, but there is some extra room below).

12th CDB Organizing Committee

_{Fred Berry (University of Alberta), Sarah Childs (University of Calgary), Brian Eames (University of Saskatchewan), Jennifer Hocking (University of Alberta), Peng Huang (University of Calgary), Sarah Hughes (University of Alberta), Andrew Simmonds (University of Alberta), Kenji Sugioka (University of British Columbia), Guy Tanentzapf (University of British Columbia)}