International Society for Developmental Psychobiology

02/25/2026

Hello to our community:

Thank you to those who were able to attend our 2025 Self-Reflection Meeting for the ISDP DEI committee. For those who were unable to attend, please see attached a summary and a copy of the presentation shared at this meeting please visit the ISDP website under DEI committee.

Interested in joining the ISDP DEI Committee? We are looking for new members at all training and career stages. More information and the form to apply can be found on the ISDP website under DEI committee. Please apply by March 15th, 2026.

As always, we value your feedback and insights. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, ideas, or concerns.

With gratitude,
Lana Ruvolo Grasser, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University Department of Psychology and Ben L. Silberstein Institute for Brain Health

01/23/2026

Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Healthy Development Across the Lifespan at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured

Brock University welcomes applications from outstanding established scholars in the area of Healthy Development Across the Lifespan for consideration as a nominee to the 2026 Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) competition. The CERC program is one of Canada’s most prestigious and well-funded ...

01/14/2026

ISDP 2026 Symposium Proposal Submission
On behalf of the Program Committee for ISDP 2026, we we invite Symposium Proposal Submissions. To submit a Symposium Proposal, you do not need to be an ISDP member, but at least one speaker must be an ISDP member and speakers must represent different laboratories and locations. The Symposium should be 1.5 hours in length, 4 speakers allowing time at the end of the session for discussion and Q&A, please plan for 1.5 hours total time, to include the introduction, the presentations and the Q&A Discussion. If your symposium proposal is chosen for inclusion in the program, the information you submit will be made available on the ISDP Meeting Website and in the meeting program.

Submit your symposium proposals by April 1, 2024 for consideration as a 1.5 hour symposium session at ISDP 2024 in Chicago, USA

01/14/2026

Announcing the NEW Mid-Career Award: ISDP Bethany Reeb-Sutherland Mid-Career Award. This award is given to honor the memory of Bethany Reeb-Sutherland https://isdp.org/in-memoriam-bethany-reeb-sutherland/, a promising mid-career investigator in the field of Developmental Psychobiology who was Treasurer of the ISDP at the time of her passing in November of 2020. She was also the 2017 FABBS Early Career Impact Award winner.

Nominations must be made by a Regular or Early-Career Member of the Society. The winners of this award receive a $700 cash award, an engraved plaque and will be invited to give a special presentation of their work at the annual meeting. This award does not include registration fees or travel to the Annual Meeting.

This award is intended for a mid-career researcher with a maximum of 15 years post-degree. It is, however, recognized that there may have been family-related, personal, or other circumstances resulting in extended time out of the laboratory. Exceptions to the 15-year limit will be considered based on a description of any special circumstances.

10/14/2025

🌴 Save $50 on registration to ISDP 2025 by October 14th 🌴If you have not yet registered for ISDP 2025, please view the online programand take a fe minutes to y TOMORROW, to save $50 on the registration fees.

If you have not yet registered for ISDP 2025, please view the online program and take a fe minutes to y TOMORROW, to save $50 on the registration fees.

08/16/2025

View Preliminary Program Oral, Flash Talk, Symposium Sessions and Poster Presentations! Additional rooms have been added to the group hotel block.

To view the searchable online program, please click here.