Developmental Biology workshops

The workshop connects basic and clinical research on ovaries and reproductive health. Topics include development, cellular interactions, endocrine regulation and new experimental technologies, bringing single-cell analysis, culture systems, imaging and mechanobiology into discussion of reproductive biology.

Participants use Xenopus to investigate development and disease through genetic perturbation, embryological techniques, organ culture and imaging. The course connects CRISPR, transgenesis and other manipulations with microscopy, single-cell approaches and analysis of experimental phenotypes. This is an intensive residential programme; selection and tuition terms are set by the organizer.

This EMBO Practical Course trains early-career researchers to integrate experimental and computational tools for studying development. Practical modules cover live and optogenetic imaging in teleosts, single-cell transcriptomics, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, multiplex hybridization chain reaction for spatial gene-expression analysis, and morphometric analysis in African cichlids. Lectures and data-analysis sessions connect the methods to cell fate, lineage relationships, cellular dynamics and morphogenesis. Participants with foundational developmental-biology experience are encouraged to bring their own biological material for selected practicals. Applications are due 22 February 2027. The preliminary programme starts with welcome and safety guidance at 14:00 on 31 May and closes with feedback at 11:30–12:30 on 8 June (Europe/Berlin).

The course connects mammalian development and disease with practical mouse-model methods. Lectures and laboratory work cover embryo manipulation, genome engineering, tissue preparation, organ culture and imaging, providing a conceptual and experimental foundation for developmental research. This is an intensive residential programme; selection and tuition terms are set by the organizer.

The workshop studies how control of cell division contributes to multicellular development. Topics include tissue growth and patterning, evolutionary variation, embryonic cell cycles and links with cellular state, connecting regulatory mechanisms with imaging and single-cell approaches.

Experimental researchers are introduced to computational models of multicellular systems through extensive laptop exercises. The course connects gene-regulatory pattern formation with mechanical models in two and three dimensions, examining dynamics in systems such as embryos and organoids.

The course combines plant genetics, genomics, physiology, biochemistry, development and evolution with practical training. Participants use molecular, imaging, computational and high-throughput approaches across model and other plants, including an AI workbench for interpreting biological datasets. This is an intensive residential programme; selection and tuition terms are set by the organizer.

This residential lecture course examines how cells interact to generate biological form and how these processes evolve. Researchers connect cell communication, tissue shape, mechanical and extracellular properties with conceptual and quantitative approaches to organization across developmental scales.

Researchers examine the evolution of plant form from multicellular algae to land plants. The workshop connects developmental and cell biology with genomics, evolution and paleobotany, comparing cellular toolkits and the emergence of diverse tissues, organs and architectures.

Researchers examine how energy, metabolites, cellular state and environmental information shape development. The workshop connects metabolism with genetics, epigenetics, physiology, imaging and theory to study integration across scales during embryogenesis and tissue formation.