Stem Cells: Environmental & metabolic control of stem cells & development
4th Dec 2025
This joint British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) and Genesis Research Trust (GRT) symposium aims to bring together and grow the community working on the in vitro modelling of development and metabolism, by inviting current and future leaders from across these fields to share ideas and discuss key topics for future research.
Stem-cell based models of embryo development have flourished over the past decade. These models recapitulate in culture fundamental aspects of gametogenesis and peri-implantation remodelling events, as well as organ development and function. Critically, they enable experimental approaches to unravel the molecular basis of human developmental disorders and infertility and delineate the importance of metabolism and environmental perturbations.
Registration fees:
£100 for Academics/Clinicians
£50 for Trainees (Students/Postdocs)
This conference is aimed at those interested in using stem cells and stem-cell derived models to study normal development and developmental disorders. Featuring talks from international leaders on a broad range of topics including modelling of metabolism in human development, diet and environmental interactions, stem cell models of peri/post implantation and much more!
Conference proceeds
Proceeds from all of our conferences support our research into problems with fertility, pregnancy and birth. Our scientists at the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Imperial College London continue to lead the world in this field of research. Many major findings at the site have contributed to the understanding of fertility and fetal development. This has improved in utero and newborn babies’ health.
Please see the Genesis Research Trust website for further information about us.
VENUE:
We will be delivering the conference in https://lms.mrc.ac.uk
Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Hammersmith Hospital Campus,
Du Cane Road,
London
W12 0NN
GOOGLE ADDRESS:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YUBZ5irq4cXR3WZv8
WHAT3WORDS ADDRESS:
Please see the link below in order to see the MRC entrance:
https://w3w.co/moons.cycle.shock
Directions:
- From WHITE CITY tube station take the bus n. 72 or 272 toward East Acton. After 4 stops you get off to Hammersmith Hospital and in 5 minutes you are in MRC London Institute of Medical Science.
- From WOOD LANE tube station take the bus n. 72 or 272 toward East Acton. After 4 stops you get off to Hammersmith Hospital and in 5 minutes you are in MRC London Institute of Medical Science.
- From EAST ACTON tube station take the bus n. 72/272/283 towards White City. After 2/3 stops you get off to Hammersmith Hospital and in 5 minutes you are in MRC London Institute of Medical Science.
Véronique Azuara, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology
Véronique Azuara is an Associate Professor/Reader in Stem Cell Biology, Head of Section for Gonadal and Developmental Biology at Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, and an Associate Member of the Francis Crick Institute. Her group focuses on understanding how cell potency and specification are balanced in stem cells and in the developing mammalian embryo from transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic perspectives. Full bio here
Twitter: @VAzuaralab
PWP: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/v.azuara
Michelle Percharde, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS)
Michelle Percharde is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and heads the “Chromatin and Development” group at the MRC LMS. Her lab uses mouse and human stem cell and embryo models to study the intersection between chromatin and transposon regulation in development and disease. Full bio here
Twitter: @MPercharde
Websites: www.perchardelab.com, https://lms.mrc.ac.uk/research-group/chromatin-and-development/