Anatomical Society Meetings

Theme- Human Cerebral Cortex Development III

Co-Chairs:

Gavin Clowry and Zoltán Molnár

Organising Committee:

Lyndsay Murray (Deputy to Meetings Officer), Hannah Webb (Meetings Administrator)

The symposium will explore various aspects of human cortical development, including cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating cell number and diversity, migration and circuit assembly from the beginning of cortical plate formation until birth. We have selected speakers to invite from around the world who will describe how advances in developmental neurobiology, organoids, transcriptomics and imaging are offering new insights into the mechanisms controlling the development of the human cerebral cortex, as well as the developmental abnormalities and clinical advances.

Check out the schedule for the meeting.

Anatomical Society Oxford Meeting 2025 Schedule

Travel to conference

The conference will be held St. John's College, Oxford, UK. OX1 3JP For more information click here .

Accommodation

• St. John's College have a 60 standard single rooms with a shared bathroom available. The price per night is £82.61 per night. Check in will be from 2pm, with check out at 10am, and we can make a luggage store available should it be required. https://tinyurl.com/Anatomical-Society-July-25
• University Rooms has a number of rooms available at the colleges around the city to have a look visit University Rooms.
• 20 B&B rooms have been reserved at Cotswold Lodge hotel until mid-June. £160 per night. Ring to book +44 1865 512 121. Parking is available. 

Drinks Reception

There will be a drinks reception held on the evening of Monday 14th July after the conference sessions finish, in The Barn Gallery. During this time you will get the opportunity to view the Beyond Fear- Surgery, hands, Healing Anatomy photography exhibition by Caroline Seymour. 

Gala Dinner

Tuesday 15th July 2025 in St. John's College elegant 16th century Hall. Max capacity 135 guests. With special post dinner speech by the College President Professor Lady Sue Black. Tickets sold separately. 

Early Career and Student Social

Monday 14th July 7pm onwards. The Early Career social event is hosted by the early career team at the Anatomical Society. Casual drinks and a few fun social activities to help you get to know others in a  similar position in their careers. Everyone is welcome. "Join us after Monday's conference for an early career social in St John's marquee for a catch up or to meet new members with drinks and a classic pub quiz!. A selection of soft and alcoholic drinks will be provided, however if you wish to eat you're welcome to order in freshly made pizzas from local favourites White Rabbit or Rickety Press. We look forward to seeing you there!"

Early Career pre-conference event

Monday 14th 10am-12. Medical Sciences Teaching Centre.

In recent years, Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) and Medical Science Department (MSD), Oxford University have embraced innovative teaching methods along with conventional teaching and learning for pre-clinical and biomedical students. At the pre-conference event, attendees will witness this remarkable transformation, discovering how the department uses creativity and innovation to inspire and educate our students. If you are eager to explore our facility and resources, please register as spaces are limited. To know more about our recent work visit here. Deadline for signing up is 11th July. 

Journal of Anatomy ECR workshop

This is an interactive workshop chaired by the Journal of Anatomy Editors and Early Career Researcher (ECR) Editorial Board. The goal of the session is to inform authors of the requirements for publication, reviewing and editing and avoid common pitfalls that are frequently a barrier to acceptance in a journal. The workshop aims to demystify the editorial and reviewing processes. Note: if you wish to attend the workshop please ensure that you select the earlier lunch sitting for this day. 

Exhibition celebrating the founder of neurology, Thomas Willis (1621-1675) - Neurologist - Chemist - Physician

To honour the Anatomical Society Summer Meeting 2025 at St John’s College, Oxford, the Library presents once more its successful exhibition celebrating the founder of neurology, Thomas Willis (1621–75). Born into the time of the Scientific Revolution, the emergence of modern science in Europe, Willis received his Bachelor of Medicine in Oxford during the Civil War. A co-founder of the Royal Society, Willis contributed to the emergence of 'science' in his field of Medicine by extracting knowledge from observation and experiments. Today, the circular arteries that supply blood to the brain are still known as the Circle of Willis. He also coined a considerable number of other neuroanatomical terms still in use and was the first to recognise a substantial number of pathologies.

The exhibition showcases first and early editions of his publications, his shorter-lived legacy in Chemistry, and his compassion as a practical physician in surviving letters to a colleague.

Attendees of the Anatomical Society Summer Meeting can visit the exhibition between 11 and 16 July in St John’s College’s Library & Study Centre. The entrance to the Library is located in the Canterbury Quad. For more information click here.

Cave Young Investigator Poster Prize.

The Cave Young Investigator poster prize will be awarded for the best poster presented by an attendee, normally of relatively junior status, at the summer meeting. To be eligible for this prize, the work presented must have been carried out while the first author was an undergraduate or postgraduate student and be presented within 1 year of the award of the doctorate, if applicable. The presenter may be a member of the Anatomical Society or a non-member. For more information on poster guidelines click here. 

For further information about this prize click here

Dr Sophie Miller Memorial Prize.

Ms Orla Mitchell, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).'Early Life Adversity & Brain Structure: A Longitudinal Structural MRI Study'

Talk to be given at the Anatomical Society Summer Meeting, 14th to 16th July 2025, hosted by the University of Oxford. 

For more information on the Dr Sophie Miller Memorial Prize click here

Keynote speakers

• Alain Chedotal, Paris
• Arnold Kriegstein, San Francisco
• Zeljka Krsnik, Zagreb
• Madeline Lancaster, Cambridge
• Tom Nowakowski, San Francisco
• Ana Namburete, Oxford
• Faye McLeod, Newcastle
• Katie Long, KCL, London
• E. S. Anton, Chapel Hill
• Sara Bandiera, Oxford
• Becky Carlyle, Oxford
• David Price, Edinburgh
• Nenad Sestan, New Haven
• Rebeccah Slater, Oxford
• Helen Stolp, London
• Luana Campo Soares, Oxford
• Tim Zolnik, Berlin
• Flora Vaccarino, New Haven
• Jetro Tuulari, Turku
• Masahiro Tsuji, Kyoto
• Anton Tonchev, Varna
• Chiaki Ohtaka-Maruyama, Tokyo

The Anatomical Society Summer Meeting

14th-16th July 2025,

St. John's College, Oxford, UK

Early bird registration fees

Member (Anatomical Society): £100

Non-member: £140

Early career researcher/student member (Anatomical Society): £60

Student non-member: £90

Late registration fees

Member (Anatomical Society): £120

Non-member: £170

Early career researcher/ student member (Anatomical Society): £80

Student non-member: £120

Attendance at the Gala dinner will cost £55 (student price £40), to include a 4 course dinner in St. John's Hall. Spaces are limited. 

Please note if capacity for the conference is reached before registration closes: registration will close early.