International Academy of Cytology

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The International Academy of Cytology (Engl. International Academy of Cytology , IAC) is a scientific society for clinical cytology based in Ghent .

It was founded in Brussels in 1957 ; its first chairman was the German gynecologist Hans-Klaus Zinser . The IAC is based in Ghent , Belgium, and its chairman (as of 2017) is Robert Osamura from Japan . The official organ is the Acta Cytologica .

The IAC is the umbrella organization of 52 associations, including the German Society for Cytology , the Austrian Society for Cytology and the Swiss Society for Cytology . Since 1961, the association has presented the Maurice Goldblatt Cytology Award annually for outstanding work in the field of cytology.

Aims:

  • Promotion of collaboration between clinical cytologists
  • international knowledge exchange
  • Creation of standardized terminology
  • Stimulation of the development of clinical cytology
  • Promotion of research in the field

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Footnotes

  1. ^ IAC: Constitution & Bylaws. Retrieved September 25, 2019 . }
  2. ↑ www.cytology-iac.org (viewed February 1, 2016)