SEB March 2025 Newsletter
MARCH 2025
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Plant Environmental Physiology Group (PEPG)s Field Techniques Workshop 2025: registration is now open; Celebrating 75 Years of the Journal of Experimental Botany: Abstract submission is now open; Book your place for the "How to Successfully Engage with the Media" workshop; Promote your work for the upcoming SEB Spring 2025 Magazine; Unlock new research opportunities with Horizon Europe; SEB Conference Antwerp 2025 - 🚨 Urgent: Beware of Scam Email - Important Notice 🚨; The SEB Travel Grant 2025 is currently open for travel to the annual conference in Antwerp; UNCCC Virtual Informal Exchange of Views on the Preparation for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2025; Contribute to the Ask a Scientist project; Download the ‘Scientists with Impact’ article collection; |
SEB NEWS
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A just a few days left to apply for this round of the Company of Biologists Travel grant;
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Plant Environmental Physiology Group (PEPG)s Field Techniques Workshop 2025: registration is now open;
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Celebrating 75 Years of the Journal of Experimental Botany: Abstract submission is now open;
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Promote your work for the upcoming SEB Spring 2025 Magazine;
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SEB Conference Antwerp 2025 - 🚨 Urgent: Beware of Scam Email - Important Notice 🚨;
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Book your place for the "Confident Scientific Presentations" Workshop;
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Book your place for the "How to Successfully Engage with the Media" workshop;
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Unlock new research opportunities with Horizon Europe;
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UNCCC Virtual Informal Exchange of Views on the Preparation for the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2025;
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Contribute to the Ask a Scientist project;
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Download the ‘Scientists with Impact’ article collection;
EVENTS
- Confident Scientific Presentations (6 – 8 May 2025)
- How to Successfully Engage with the Medias (13 May 2025)
- SEB Annual Conference Antwerp 2025 (8 – 11 July 2025)
- Plant Environmental Physiology Group (PEPG)'s Field Techniques Workshop 2025 (1 – 5 September 2025)
- Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB) 75th Anniversary Symposium (17 – 18 September 2025)
- Interdisciplinary collaboration (12 November 2025)
- Other Meetings
MEMBERSHIP
- Discover the benefit spotlight of the month 💡
- Recommand a colleague
CAREERS
- Careers and Coffee
- Leaders of the Future
- Events videos are available on demand
- Professional Development Resources available for SEB members!
- Developing Excellent Research Proposals
- Quick start guide to connecting with industry
- Getting started with interdisciplinary collaborations
- Public Engagement 101
- Free "Standing up for Science" - media workshop
- Dealing with the media - Free media training and advice for SEB members
JOBS BOARD
JOURNAL NEWS
- Conservation Physiology: Prior thermal acclimation gives White Sturgeon a fin up dealing with low oxygen
- Journal of Experimental Botany: Special Issue Editorial: Improving crop nutrient status: discovery, innovation, and translation
- Plant Biotechnology Journal: Natural variation in ZmNRT2.5 modulates husk leaf width and promotes seed protein content in maize
- Plant Direct: Overexpression of plasma membrane SUT1 in poplar alters lateral sucrose partitioning in stem and promotes leaf necrosis
- The Plant Journal: Pyridoxine dehydrogenase SePdx regulates photosynthesis via an association with the phycobilisome in a cyanobacterium
GRANTS AND FUNDING
- 🚨 Company of Biologists Grant (31 March) 🚨
- Sponsorship for a Small Conference
- SEB Diversity Grant
- SEB Outreach Grant
- Hardship fund
- Funding for Satellite Meetings
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ASK A SCIENTIST PROJECT
This project was developed and delivered in two public engagement events we hosted this year, where the attendees could ask questions for scientists. We posted the questions on our website and need scientists to answer them!
The attendees have the webpage address, so they can go there and check the answers to their questions. Please look at these thought-provoking questions and reply to the ones you feel comfortable with through the form.
For more information and to access the form, visit:
Dive into the past of the SEB by discovering the SEB History Articles Series
SEB’s Annual Conference is renowned for fostering groundbreaking research, inspiring discoveries, and meaningful collaborations.
This year, join us as we explore "The Impact of Experimental Biology to Tackle Global Challenges."
Don’t miss out on your chance to present your research amongst 1000 scientists from all around the globe.
Early bird registration will be closing at Midnight (GMT) on Friday 16 May 2025 so do not miss out on your chance to take advantage of our discounted registration fees.
Please use the following link:
- If you do not already have an account, you will need to create an account to register
MEET OUR PRESIDENT MEDALLISTS
The SEB President's Medals are awarded annually to young scientists of outstanding merit.
The awards are presented at the Annual Conference of the Society.
Sandra Binning
University of Montreal
Animal section
Raphael Souza Pavani
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Cell section
Bipin Pandey
University of Nottingham
Plant section
Emma Yhnell
Cardiff University
Outreach, Education and Diversity section
PLENARY LECTURERS
Each year at the Annual Conference of the SEB, the work of George Parker Bidder III and Harold Woolhouse is honoured with plenary lectures alongside the Cell Biology plenary lecture.
Lucia Strader
Duke University
Cell Winner
Andrew Leakey
University of Illinois
Woolhouse Winner
Anne Todgham
University of California Davis
Bidder Winner
Shane Austin
UWI Cave Hill - The University of the West Indies
Outreach, Education and Diversity winner
CHILDCARE
The SEB is delighted to announce that to make our conference more inclusive we will again be offering a crèche to provide childcare at our Antwerp 2025 Annual Conference. To provide this facility we will be teaming up with Nipperbout, an award-winning event childcare company with over 25 years of experience.
The creche must be booked and paid for via our registration portal alongside your conference registration. If you would like to add this to your booking at a later stage, please contact [email protected].
TRAVEL GRANTS
The SEB Travel Grant 2025 is currently open for travel to the annual conference in Antwerp.
To be eligible for a travel grant, you must meet the following criteria:
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Applicant must be a current student or an early career SEB member.
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Applicant must be in the second consecutive year of SEB membership; if you are a new member, you must hold a multi-year membership.
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Applicant must be the first author presenting an accepted poster or talk at the conference.
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Applicant must not have been awarded a SEB conference travel grant for last year's SEB Annual Conference in Prague.
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Applicant must not have received funding from the Company of Biologists Travel Grant to attend the upcoming SEB Annual Conference.
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Applicant must have registered and paid to attend the conference.
Visit the official website by clicking the link below:
We look forward to welcoming you to this unmissable event!
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UNCCC Virtual Discussion on Ocean and Climate Change (3 April 2025) Monogram 2025 (7 – 10 April 2025) International Advances in Plant Virology 2025 (8 - 11 April 2025)
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The Company of Biologists Travel Grant
🗓️ Application deadline: 🚨 31 March 2025 🚨
The Company of Biologists Travel Grant 2025 is available for student and early career scientist SEB members.
It supports their participation at conferences, workshops, and even training courses. The COB Travel Grant was recently reviewed, giving more support to applicants depending on their travel distance.
From 1 July, the grant limits are as follows:
- £300 travel within own country
- £600 travel within own continent
- £800 travel beyond own continent
You can find out more about eligibility and apply via
Sponsorship for a Small Conference
🗓️ Application deadline: 1 March 2025
SEB members can apply for up to £1000 to help with the cost of organising a scientific meeting independently or in collaboration with another organisation.
Diversity Grant
🗓️ Application deadline: 31 December 2025
SEB members can apply for funding of up to £1000 for projects associated with improving diversity and increasing inclusivity in academia and bioscience research.
Outreach Grant
🗓️ Application deadline: 1 June 2025
A maximum of £1000 is available to SEB members and £200 non-members to cover the costs associated with holding or participating in an outreach event that promotes experimental biology to a wide range of audiences.
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