Pluripotency of a Founding Field: Rebranding Developmental Biology

Authors

• Crystal D. Rogers, School of Veterinary Medicine
• Chris Amemiya, UC Merced
• Swathi Arur, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Leslie Babonis, Cornell University
• Michael Barresi, Smith CollegeFollow
• Madelaine Bartlett, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Richard Behringer, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Blair Benham-Pyle, Baylor College of Medicine
• Dominique Bergmann, Stanford University
• Ben Blackman, University of California, Berkeley
• C. Titus Brown, School of Veterinary Medicine
• Bill Browne, College of Arts and Sciences
• Jasmin Camacho, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
• Chiswili Yves Chabu, University of Missouri
• Ida Chow, Society For Developmental Biol
• Ondine Cleaver, UT Southwestern Medical School
• Jonah Cool, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
• Megan Y. Dennis, UC Davis MIND Institute
• Alexandra Jazz Dickinson, University of California, San Diego
• Stefano Di Talia, Duke University Medical Center
• Margaret Frank, Cornell University
• Stewart Gillmor, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudio Avanzados, Campus Guanajuato
• Eric S. Haag, College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
• Iswar Hariharan, University of California, Berkeley
• Richard Harland, University of California, Berkeley
• Aman Husbands, University of Pennsylvania
• Loydie Jerome-Majewska, L'Institut de Recherche du Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill
• Kristen Koenig, Harvard University
• Carole Labonne, Northwestern University
• Michael Layden, Lehigh University
• Chris Lowe, Stanford University
• Madhav Mani, Northwestern University

Author ORCID Identifier

Crystal D. Rogers: l0000-0002-9549-1089

Siobhan Brady: 0000-0001-9424-8055

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2024

Publication Title

Development (Cambridge)

Abstract

The field of developmental biology has declined in prominence in recent decades, with off-shoots from the field becoming more fashionable and highly funded. This has created inequity in discovery and opportunity, partly due to the perception that the field is antiquated or not cutting edge. A 'think tank' of scientists from multiple developmental biology-related disciplines came together to define specific challenges in the field that may have inhibited innovation, and to provide tangible solutions to some of the issues facing developmental biology. The community suggestions include a call to the community to help 'rebrand' the field, alongside proposals for additional funding apparatuses, frameworks for interdisciplinary innovative collaborations, pedagogical access, improved science communication, increased diversity and inclusion, and equity of resources to provide maximal impact to the community.

Volume

151

Issue

3

First Page

1

Last Page

8

DOI

10.1242/dev.202342

ISSN

09501991

Recommended Citation

Rogers, Crystal D.; Amemiya, Chris; Arur, Swathi; Babonis, Leslie; Barresi, Michael; Bartlett, Madelaine; Behringer, Richard; Benham-Pyle, Blair; Bergmann, Dominique; Blackman, Ben; Brown, C. Titus; Browne, Bill; Camacho, Jasmin; Chabu, Chiswili Yves; Chow, Ida; Cleaver, Ondine; Cool, Jonah; Dennis, Megan Y.; Dickinson, Alexandra Jazz; Di Talia, Stefano; Frank, Margaret; Gillmor, Stewart; Haag, Eric S.; Hariharan, Iswar; Harland, Richard; Husbands, Aman; Jerome-Majewska, Loydie; Koenig, Kristen; Labonne, Carole; Layden, Michael; Lowe, Chris; and Mani, Madhav, "Pluripotency of a Founding Field: Rebranding Developmental Biology" (2024). Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/bio_facpubs/309