The Purpose
of the International Society of Differentiation, Inc. (ISD), is to encourage and develop research and communication in the fields of cell and developmental biology, molecular biology and oncology through meetings and publications. Membership in the Society is open to researchers in these fields with a professional degree or its equivalent in experience and to students enrolled in a graduate program leading to an advanced degree.

History
The International Society of Differentiation was founded as a result of the First International Conference on Differentiation held in NICE in 1971. The Society has since sponsored conferences in COPENHAGEN, 1975; MINNEAPOLIS, 1978; HEIDELBERG, 1985; BOULDER, 1987; VANCOUVER, 1990; HELSINKI, 1992; HIROSHIMA, 1994; PISA, 1996; HOUSTON, 1998; QUEENSLAND, 2000; LYON, 2002, HONOLULU 2004 and INNSBRUCK, 2006.