American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics , abbreviated ASPET , is a scientific organization that deals with all aspects of pharmacological research. It is based in Bethesda, Maryland . The society was founded in 1908 by John Jacob Abel together with 18 pharmacologists. ASPET is one of the founding members of the " Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology " (FASEB). The society has 4800 members who carry out pharmacological research at universities, in industry and at government institutions.
activities
The company has nine departments, each headed by an executive committee:
- Division for Behavioral Pharmacology
- Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Division for Drug Discovery and Development
- Division for Drug Metabolism
- Division for Integrative Systems, Translational and Clinical Pharmacology
- Division for Molecular Pharmacology
- Division for Neuropharmacology
- Division for Pharmacology Education
- Division for Toxicology
Congresses
The association organizes annual congresses.
Trade journals
ASPET publishes four journals:
- Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics , founded in 1909, Impact Factor 2014 = 3.972
- Pharmacological Reviews , founded in 1949, impact factor 2014 = 17.099
- Molecular Pharmacology , founded in 1965, impact factor 2014 = 4.128
- Drug Metabolism and Disposition , founded in 1973, impact factor 2014 = 3.252
In addition, The Pharmacologist is published four times a year.
Awards
ASPET awards a number of scientific prizes:
- John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology , named after the founder of ASPET
- Julius Axelrod Award in Pharmacology, named after the Nobel Prize winner Julius Axelrod
- Goodman and Gilman Award in Receptor Pharmacology, named after pharmacologists Louis S. Goodman and Alfred Gilman
- Torald Sollmann Award in Pharmacology, named after the pharmacologist Sollmann who founded ASPET with John Abel
Web links
- Official website
- Chen, KK: The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - The First Sixty Years 1908-1969
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d ASPET website, About ASPET , accessed on February 14, 2016
- ↑ ASPET website, ASPET History , accessed on February 14, 2016
- ^ The Pharmacologist on the ASPET website , accessed February 14, 2016
- ^ ASPET website, ASPET Scientific Achievement Awards , accessed on February 14, 2016