Committee members
The BSDB is run by a committee elected by its members.
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Marysia Placzek Chair – responsible for the overall running of the BSDB
Research interests: Vertebrate hypothalamus development, using chick and mouse
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Tristan Rodriguez Secretary
Member since: Officer since 2021
Research interests: Cell fate & survival in early mouse & ES cells
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Shankar Srinivas Meetings Officer
Member since: Officer since 2023
Research interests: Patterning and morphogenesis of the early mammalian embryo, mouse
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Tom Bennett Treasurer
Member since: Officer since 2024
Research interests: Coordination of growth and development in plants
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Raman Das Communications Officer
Member since: Officer since 2023
Research interests: Cellular mechanisms underlying neuronal differentiation, chick
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Abigail Tucker Awards Officer
Member since: Officer since 2025
Research interests: Development of the head, with particular focus on structures that form in association with the jaw, using a number of model and non-model organisms, including mouse, chick, opossum, guinea pig, shrew, bearded dragon, snake, gecko and chameleon
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Tamina Lebek Graduate Representative
Research interests: Interplay between cell autonomous effects and collective behaviour during mouse development
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Anahi Binagui-Casas Postdoc Representative
Research interests: Mesoderm specification and regionalisation in mouse embryos and ES cells