The American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) is a society of biomedical scientists who investigate mechanisms of disease.[1] ASIP membership includes scientists in the academic, government, hospital, and pharmaceutical arenas that focus their research on the pathogenesis, classification, diagnosis and manifestations of disease. Research findings are ultimately used in the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. The word pathology is derived from the Greek word "pathos" meaning "disease."
ASIP traces its earliest beginnings to the Boston Society of Medical Sciences that was begun in 1869 by a group of faculty from Harvard Medical School. In 1901 the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists (AAPB) was established. In 1976 the AAPB and the American Society for Experimental Pathology joined to form ASIP.
ASIP is a member of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), a coalition of 24 independent societies that includes 100,000 biomedical scientists from around the world. FASEB plays an active role in lobbying for the interests of its constituents.
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The American Journal of Pathology (AJP) [2] official journal of the American Society for Investigative Pathology publishes original manuscripts on the cellular and molecular biology of disease.
The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics (JMD) [3] the official publication of the Association for Molecular Pathology, co-published by the American Society for Investigative Pathology, publishes original manuscripts on scientific advances in the translation and validation of molecular discoveries in medicine into the clinical diagnostic setting, and the description and application of technological advances in the field of molecular diagnostic medicine.
ASIP Annual Meetings are held in conjunction with the FASEB Experimental Biology (EB) Annual Meeting.[4]
The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) [5] is a division of ASIP. ISBER is an international forum that focuses on the technical, legal, ethical and managerial issues relevant to repositories of biological and environmental specimens.