ISIRD - Congress

13th International Congress on Invertebrate Reproduction and Development:
Invertebrate Reproduction and Development in the Age of Systems Biology and Stem Cell Research

July 14-19, 2013

Organized at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

Planned symposia include:

  • Central nervous system development
  • Crustacean and insect reproduction; Molluscan reproduction
  • Impacts of climate change on invertebrate reproduction and development
  • Evolution of animal body plans
  • Epigenetic mechanisms, gamete and larval biology
  • Mechanisms of sex determination and regulation of sex chromosomes
  • Esthetic, educational, and agricultural values of invertebrates
  • Reproduction and development of invasive and nuisance invertebrates
  • Invertebrate reproduction and human health
  • High throughput technologies for understanding invertebrate development
  • Stem cells in invertebrate model systems
  • The conference website is under contruction. For further information, please contact ICIRD-2013-at-wayne.edu