|
1
|
Rogers CD, Amemiya C, Arur S, Babonis L, Barresi M, Bartlett M, Behringer R, Benham-Pyle B, Bergmann D, Blackman B, Brown CT, Browne B, Camacho J, Chabu CY, Chow I, Cleaver O, Cool J, Dennis MY, Dickinson AJ, Di Talia S, Frank M, Gillmor S, Haag ES, Hariharan I, Harland R, Husbands A, Jerome-Majewska L, Koenig K, Labonne C, Layden M, Lowe C, Mani M, Martik M, McKown K, Moens C, Mosimann C, Onyenedum J, Reed R, Rivera A, Rokhsar D, Royer L, Rutaganira F, Shahan R, Sinha N, Swalla B, Van Norman JM, Wagner DE, Wikramanayake A, Zebell S, Brady SM. Pluripotency of a founding field: rebranding developmental biology. Development 2024; 151:dev202342. [PMID: 38345109 PMCID: PMC10986740 DOI: 10.1242/dev.202342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Crystal D. Rogers
- Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
| | - Chris Amemiya
- University of California, Merced, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Quantitative and Systems Biology Program, 5200 N. Lake Road, SE1 262, Merced, CA 95343, USA
| | - Swathi Arur
- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
| | - Leslie Babonis
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
| | | | - Madelaine Bartlett
- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
| | - Richard Behringer
- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
| | - Blair Benham-Pyle
- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
| | - Dominique Bergmann
- Department of Biology and HHMI, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
| | - Ben Blackman
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720, USA
| | - C. Titus Brown
- Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
| | - Bill Browne
- Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
| | - Jasmin Camacho
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
| | | | - Ida Chow
- Society for Developmental Biology, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
| | - Ondine Cleaver
- Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
| | - Jonah Cool
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
| | - Megan Y. Dennis
- Genome Center, MIND Institute, and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
| | - Alexandra Jazz Dickinson
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Biological Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
| | - Stefano Di Talia
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
| | - Margaret Frank
- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
| | - Stewart Gillmor
- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, CINVESTAV-IPN, Irapuato, Guanajuato 36824, Mexico
| | - Eric S. Haag
- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Iswar Hariharan
- University of California Berkeley, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
| | - Richard Harland
- University of California Berkeley, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
| | - Aman Husbands
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
| | - Loydie Jerome-Majewska
- Department of Pediatrics, Human Genetics, Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre at Glen Site, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
| | | | - Carole Labonne
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
| | - Michael Layden
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
| | - Chris Lowe
- Hopkins Marine Station, Department of Biology, Stanford University, 120 Oceanview Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA
| | - Madhav Mani
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
| | - Megan Martik
- University of California Berkeley, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
| | - Katelyn McKown
- Department of Biology and Stanford Introductory Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
| | - Cecilia Moens
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
| | - Christian Mosimann
- Children's Hospital Colorado, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12801 E. 17th Avenue, RC1 South, 12114, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
| | - Joyce Onyenedum
- School of Integrative Plant Sciences and L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
| | - Robert Reed
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
| | - Ajna Rivera
- University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
| | - Dan Rokhsar
- University of California Berkeley, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
| | - Loic Royer
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
| | - Flora Rutaganira
- Departments of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
| | - Rachel Shahan
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
| | - Neelima Sinha
- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
| | - Billie Swalla
- Biology Department and Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
| | - Jaimie M. Van Norman
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
| | - Daniel E. Wagner
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
| | | | - Sophia Zebell
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
| | - Siobhán M. Brady
- Department of Plant Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
| |
Collapse
|