American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
| Formation | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Bethesda, MD |
| Location |
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Membership | 4,800[1] |
Official language | English |
President | Ken E. Thummel |
Key people | Judith A. Siuciak (executive officer) |
Staff | 14 |
| Website | http://www.aspet.org/ |
The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) is an international scientific society founded in late 1908 by John Jacob Abel of Johns Hopkins University (also the founder of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), with the aim of promoting the growth of pharmacological research.[2][3] Many society members are researchers in basic and clinical pharmacology who help develop disease-fighting medications and therapeutics.[4] ASPET is one of the constituent societies of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB).[5] The society's headquarters are in Bethesda, Maryland on the FASEB campus. The current president is Ken E. Thummel.[6]
Publications
The society publishes three research journals and a review journal:
- Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- Drug Metabolism and Disposition
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Pharmacological Reviews
Starting in 2012 these subscriptions are only offered online only.
ASPET also publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Pharmacologist and Molecular Interventions magazine from 2001-2011.
Awards
The society gives out several awards:[7]
- John J. Abel Award
- Julius Axelrod Award
- Pharmacia-ASPET Award in Experimental Therapeutics
- Robert R. Ruffolo Career Achievement Award
- Travel Award for Pharmacology Educators
- Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism
- P.B. Dews Lifetime Achievement Award for Research in Behavioral Pharmacology
- Drug Metabolism Early Career Achievement Award
- Goodman and Gilman Award in Receptor Pharmacology
- Benedict R. Lucchesi Distinguished Lectureship in Cardiac Pharmacology
- Torald Sollmann Award in Pharmacology
- Paul M. Vanhoutte Distinguished Lectureship in Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Travel awards are also given to students and postdocs.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ About ASPET, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, archived from the original on 26 March 2012, retrieved 12 April 2012
- ↑ Chen, K. K., The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - The First Sixty Years 1908-1969, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1969, p6.
- ↑ Parascandola, J., A Brief History of ASPET on Its Centennial Anniversary, Molecular Interventions 7: 288-302 (2007), p288.
- ↑ About ASPET, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, archived from the original on 26 March 2012, retrieved 12 April 2012
- ↑ Constituent Societies, FASEB, retrieved 18 August 2010
- ↑ ASPET Council, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, archived from the original on 21 September 2013, retrieved 19 September 2013
- ↑ Awards and Fellowships, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, retrieved 17 April 2012
- ↑ Awards and Fellowships, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, archived from the original on 18 April 2012, retrieved 8 May 2012