About Us
History
The International Society of Differentiation (ISD) was founded as a result of the First International Conference on Differentiation held in Nice in 1971.
Our Mission
ISD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) professional society dedicated to the advancement of the field of cell and developmental biology. ISD seeks to provide an international forum to support researchers in cell differentiation as it relates to developmental, stem cell, and cancer cell biology, through global scientific meetings, opportunities for collaboration, and the dissemination of research.
Join Us
Becoming an ISD member supports the International Society of Differentiation community. It also offers some advantages, among which:
- Being part of an energetic and dedicated community of international researchers that is working for the advancement of the field of cancer, morphogenesis and stem cells.
- Free on-line subscription to the Society's journal, Differentiation, including free color pages to authors submitting manuscripts to Differentiation.
- Access to personal contacts in the field through the online ISD membership directory.
- Get support to attend meetings thanks to our researcher travel award program available to students and members at post-doctoral positions who are presenting their research in a scientific forum related to cell and developmental biology.