45th Annual David W. Smith Workshop on Malformations and Morphogenesis
August 16-21, 2024
University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
We are pleased to announce that the David W. Smith Workshop on Malformations and Morphogenesis for 2024 will be held at the University of British Columbia (UBC) - Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. A 402 hectare campus, surrounded by forests and beautiful beaches on the west side of the city, is located on the traditional unceded territory of the Musqueam people.
Participants should plan to arrive the afternoon of Friday August 16th with registration and a welcome reception that evening. The meeting will conclude late Tuesday with departures planned for Wednesday August 21st.
The closest airport is the Vancouver International Airport (YVR). UBC’s Vancouver campus is easily accessible from the Vancouver International Airport which is approximately 13km (8 miles) away. Taxi, uber, car rentals and public transit are available from the airport (~ 25 minute drive). For international attendees, please ensure you have appropriate documentation (e.g. passport) for entry into Canada.
Please see venue/travel section regarding hotel accommodations and travel instructions.
The themes for the meeting will be:
1. Neural tube Defects
Gene/Environment interactions and birth defects
Treatment/prevention
2. Disorders of skeletal morphogenesis
Regulators
Limb malformations
Skeletal dysplasias
3. Craniofacial disorders
Neural crest
Spliceosomopathies/Ribosomopathies
Mandibulofacial/Acrofacial disorders
4. Indigenous Populations, Unique populations
Communities/patient/family engagement
Conditions defined in, or insights gained from
Service delivery as it pertains to dysmorphology
5. Solving unknowns
Recognizable disorders with no known cause
Defining new recognizable patterns of malformations/syndromes
Outcomes or updates of new studies of previously published/described “unsolved” disorders
Patient/family experience for the above
And of course, Mechanisms of Morphogenesis
Please submit your best work
2024 DWS Workshop Planning Committee
Alison M. Elliott
Mike Innes