
2025 15th Tooth Morphogenesis & Differentiation Conference (Corfu, Greece)
The present conference on Tooth Morphogenesis and Differentiation has been a European intellectual institution starting in 1978 and continuing with 14 individual meetings until its present incarnation in 2025. TMD focuses on a broad range of topics centering on tooth morphogenesis and differentiation. Over the years, the meeting has come to include a broad range of topics mostly centering around craniofacial development and evolution. From a disease perspective, this conference also has become a forum for a plethora of craniofacial birth defects, offering novel insights toward deciphering mechanisms and finding therapeutic avenues.
Official announcement of the event
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 15th Tooth Morphogenesis & Differentiation Conference will be held in Corfu, Greece, from Sunday, June 29 to Friday, July 4, 2025!
Enter these dates in your agenda and keep an eye on our website for all the details.
The deadline for the registration and submission deadline is March 29, 2025.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Petros Papagerakis, Université Laval, Québec, Canada (Organizer)
Tom Diekwisch, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA (Co-Organizer)
This conference offers 35 training credits.

Chair: Petros Papagerakis
CoChair: Thomas Diekwisch
Accommodation : https://corfuholidaypalace.gr/en/
Awards
• Young investigator awards for students and Post-Docs
• Diversity travel awards for students and Post-Docs

Objectives of the Conference
To address critical unresolved issues in the field of tooth development research such as
o (1) in-depth understanding of the mechanisms involved in tooth formation and replacement through evolution and comparative anthropology and zoology
o (2) elucidating the complex mechanisms that contribute to tooth morphogenesis and patterning
o (3) research on the contribution of dental stem cells toward tooth initiation, development, and repair along species boundaries and through aging
o (4) discussions about the pathogenesis of dental pathologies and underlying physiological, genetic, and environmental factors within the context of the whole organism, and how studies of tooth formation and its structural and mechanical properties can inform new biomimetic materials and new bioinspired strategies for tissue repair and regeneration.
o (5) training of early investigators by exposure to career development and novel techniques.

Keynote and Invited Speakers
Agnes Block-Zupan
Strasbourg, France
Birth defects and next generation sequencing. Agnes Bloch takes a fresh look at Wittkop’s classic classification of enamel defects using recent molecular tools. This new strategy uncovered more than 30% novel phenotypes, most prominently MMP20 and Fam83H. This revised knowledge will greatly affect patient care.
Kristin Bruk Artinger
Minneapolis, USA
Polycomb proteins are major determinant of neural crest in zebrafish and humans. This presentation will discuss how epigenetic factors contribute to development and differentiation.
Axel Visel
Berkley, USA
Dr. Visel developed and applied novel computational and experimental sequence-based methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of thousands of genetic switches implicated in developmental and disease processes in the human genome. This work has led to an understanding of the fine tuning of craniofacial morphology by distant-acting developmental enhancers.
Katsu Takahashi
Kyoto, Japan
Targeting USAG-1 shows promise for treating missing congenital tooth. Anti-USAG-1 neutralizing antibodies have been developed and will progress towards clinical trials, which may regenerate missing congenital teeth in conditions, such as hypodontia and oligodontia. The protocol framework for a phase 1 study has been finalized, and preparation for future studies is underway. A summary of the early findings will be presented.
Luiz Eduardo Bertassoni
Portland, USA
Dr. Bertassoni's research studies the use micro-scale technologies and bioprinting for tissue engineering; nanoscale structural and mechanical properties of mineralized tissues; and different aspects of the emerging field of ‘organs-on-a-chip’.
Location
Corfu Holiday Palace
2 Nafsikas Kerkira Grèce, 491 00Registration period
September 18, 2024 - 12:00 AM until March 29, 2025 - 11:59 PM
Submission period
September 18, 2024 - 12:00 AM until March 29, 2025 - 11:59 PM
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact tmd2025@fmd.ulaval.ca .