Society for Neuroscience
| Founded | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Neuroscience |
| Location |
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Members | Nearly 37,000 (2017) |
Key people |
Richard L. Huganir, President[1] Diane Lipscombe, President-elect[2] |
| Website |
www |
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is a professional society, headquartered in Washington, DC, for basic scientists and physicians around the world whose research is focused on the study of the brain and nervous system.[3]
History
SfN was founded in 1969 by Ralph W. Gerard and, at nearly 37,000 members, has grown to be the largest neuroscience society in the world.[3] The stated mission of the society is to:
- Advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system.
- Provide professional development activities, information, and educational resources.
- Promote public information and general education about science and neuroscience.
- Inform legislators and other policy makers about the implications of research for public policy, societal benefit, and continued scientific progress.[3]
The Society publishes two peer-reviewed scientific journals. The Journal of Neuroscience publishes papers on a broad range of topics of general interest to those working on the nervous system. eNeuro is an open-access journal that publishes high-quality, broad-based, peer-reviewed research focused solely on the field of neuroscience.
Annual meeting
The Society holds an annual meeting that is attended by scientists and physicians from all around the world. The first annual meeting of the society was held in Washington, DC in 1971, and it was attended by 1,396 scientists. Subsequent meetings have been held annually in a variety of cities throughout the US, with the exception of the 1988 meeting, which was held in Canada. Attendance has increased to approximately 30,000 attendees. The 2017 meeting was held in Washington, DC, and the 2018 meeting will be held in San Diego, CA.
Presidents
The following people have been President of the Society:[4]
- Ralph W. Gerard (Honorary president)
- Edward R. Perl (1969–1970)
- Vernon Mountcastle (1970–1971)
- Neal E. Miller (1971–1972)
- Walle Nauta (1972–1973)
- Theodore Holmes Bullock (1973–1974)
- Edward Evarts (1974–1975)
- Robert W. Doty (1975–1976)
- Floyd E. Bloom (1976–1977)
- W. Maxwell Cowan (1977–1978)
- Torsten Wiesel (1978–1979)
- Solomon H. Snyder (1979–1980)
- Eric Kandel (1980–1981)
- David H. Cohen (1981–1982)
- Dominic P. Purpura (1982–1983)
- Gerald D. Fischbach (1983–1984)
- William D. Willis Jr. (1984–1985)
- Bernice Grafstein (1985–1986)
- Mortimer Mishkin (1986–1987)
- Albert Aguayo (1987–1988)
- David H. Hubel (1988–1989)
- Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1989–1990)
- Robert H. Wurtz (1990–1991)
- Joseph T. Coyle (1991–1992)
- Ira B. Black (1992–1993)
- Larry R. Squire (1993–1994)
- Carla J. Shatz (1994–1995)
- Pasko Rakic (1995–1996)
- Bruce McEwen (1996–1997)
- Lorne Mendell (1997–1998)
- Edward G. Jones (1998–1999)
- Dennis Choi (1999–2000)
- Donald L. Price (2000–2001)
- Fred Gage (2001–2002)
- Huda Akil (2002–2003)
- Anne B. Young (2003–2004)
- Carol A. Barnes (2004–2005)
- Stephen F. Heinemann (2005–2006)
- David C. Van Essen (2006–2007)
- Eve Marder (2007–2008)
- Thomas J. Carew (2008–2009)
- Mickey Goldberg (2009–2010)
- Susan Amara (2010–2011)
- Moses Chao (2011–2012)
- Larry W. Swanson (2012–2013)
- Carol A. Mason (2013–2014)
- Steven Hyman (2014–2015)
- Hollis Cline (2015–2016)
- Eric Nestler (2016–2017)
- Richard L. Huganir (2017–present)
References
- ↑ "SfN Election Results: Meet Your New Leaders". Society for Neuroscience. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "SfN Election Results: Meet Your New Leaders". Brown University. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Mission and Strategic Plan". Society for Neuroscience. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "SfN Presidents". Society for Neuroscience. Retrieved December 14, 2015.