American Society of Plant Biologists
| Founded | 1924 |
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| Location |
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| Origins | Originally founded as American Society of Plant Physiologists |
Key people |
President: Richard Dixon Immediate Past President: Julian Schroeder President-Elect: Sally Mackenzie Secretary: Alice Harmon Treasurer: C. Robertson McClung Executive Director: Crispin Taylor |
| Website | www.aspb.org |
The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is a professional society devoted to the advancement of the plant sciences. It was founded in 1924 as the American Society of Plant Physiologists and renamed in 2001. It publishes The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology and organizes conferences and other activities that are key to the advancement of the science.
Membership in the American Society of Plant Biologists is open to anyone from any nation who is concerned with the physiology, molecular biology, environmental biology, cell biology, and biophysics of plants, and other related matters.
Mission
The American Society of Plant Biologists was founded in 1924 to promote the growth and development of plant biology, to encourage and publish research in plant biology, and to promote the interests and growth of plant scientists in general. Over the decades the Society has evolved and expanded to provide a forum for molecular and cellular biology as well as to serve the basic interests of plant science. It publishes the highly cited and respected journals Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell. Membership spans six continents, and members work in such diverse areas as academia, government laboratories, and industrial and commercial environments. The Society also has a large student membership. ASPB plays a key role in uniting the international plant science disciplines.
Publications
ASPB publishes monthly two peer-reviewed journals
- The Plant Cell, since 1989
- Plant Physiology, since 1926
The society also publishes ASPB News, a newsletter which is distributed to all ASPB members.
Sections
ASPB is divided into five geographic sections (some sections overlap on their borders):
- Mid-Atlantic Section: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
- Midwestern Section: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario
- Northeast Section: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Southern Section: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
- Western Section: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
Meetings
ASPB organizes an annual Plant Biology meeting each year:
- Plant Biology 2012: Austin, TX
- Plant Biology 2011: Minneapolis, MN
- Plant Biology 2010: Montreal, QC, Canada (joint meeting with the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists)
- Plant Biology 2009: Honolulu, HI (joint meeting with the Phycological Society of America)
- Plant Biology 2008: Mérida, Mexico (joint meeting with the Sociedad Mexicana De Bioquimica Rama: Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular de Plantas)
- Plant Biology & Botany 2007: Chicago, IL (joint Congress with the American Fern Society, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, and Botanical Society of America)
- Plant Biology 2006: Boston, MA (joint meeting with the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists)
- Plant Biology 2005: Seattle, WA
- Plant Biology 2004: Lake Buena Vista, FL
- Plant Biology 2003: Honolulu, HI
- Plant Biology 2002: Denver, CO
- Plant Biology 2001: Providence, RI
- Plant Biology 2000: San Diego, CA
- Plant Biology '99: Baltimore, MD
- Plant Biology '98: Madison, WI
- Plant Biology '97: Vancouver, BC, Canada (joint meeting with the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists)