General Information for 2008 Neuroendocrine Workshop on Stress 

Registration Information for Stress Workshop

 

2008 Neuroendocrine Workshop on Stress 

The scientific program for  Stress 2008 promises to be exciting. Registration information is now available.  The deadline for early registration is March 20, 2008.  The deadline submitting abstracts for poster presentations will be May 2, 2008.  

ANS Mission:

The American Neuroendocrine Society functions to promote and encourage basic and applied research in all aspects of neuroendocrinology, to develop and enhance the education and training of students and researchers in this field, to inform the general public of significant research results that may ultimately enhance the quality of life, to sponsor regularly scheduled workshops focused upon a specific topic in neuroendocrinology, and to foster interdisciplinary communication.

Membership in the American Neuroendocrine Society is open to all interested in fostering the field of neuroendocrinology. The Society has three classes of members:(a) Regular members: any scientist or clinician engaged in research or clinical practice of neuroendocrinology who has received a Ph.D. or M.D. degree from an accredited university and who has demonstrated competence in and made scientific contributions to the general field of neuroendocrinology.(b) Student members: any person with at least one year of graduate study and currently enrolled in an education and training program in any area of neuroendocrinology, provided that the person is sponsored for membership by a regular member of the Society.(c) Associate members: any person, institution, or organization interested in supporting the field of neuroendocrinology with the approval of the membership committee and council.

A general meeting of the membership is held annually at a place and time associated with either the Endocrine Society or the Society for Neuroscience annual meetings. In addition, workshops on special topics are held annually. The scientific program consists of symposia of invited speakers and an open poster session with abstracts submitted for presentation by any attendee of the Workshop.

For additional information contact: Dr. Susan Wray at the NINDS by phone (301)-496-8129, fax (301)-496-8578 or email: swray@codon.nih.gov.

President's Statement:

Welcome to the American Neuroendocrine Society. The ANS was established to enrich scientific dialogue within the field of neuroendocrinology, and promote the interests of colleagues within the community of basic neuroendocrine scientists and clinical neuroendocrinologists. It is now an official participating society of the International Neuroendocrinology Federation. If you are a basic scientist or clinician with interests in any area of neuroendocrinology, then I hope that you will consider joining the society to further our common goals.

Since the inception of the ANS in 1996, its major function has been to organize a yearly Neuroendocrine Workshop - a lively forum for neuroendocrinologists to present and discuss their most recent work. Past themes of the workshops include:

- Molecular and cellular biology of the GnRH neuron (1997)
- Neuroendocrinology of stress (1998)
- Neuroendocrinology of food intake, body weight, and obesity (1999)
- Estrogen, growth factors and neuroplasticity (2000)
- Neuroendocrine Mechanisms in Mood, Affect, and Affective Disorders (2001)
- Functional Genomics in Neuroendocrinology (2002)
- Neuroendocrinology of Developement (2003)
- Neuroendocrinology of Energy Balance and Obesity (2004)
- Neuroendocrinology of Stress (2005)
- International Neuroendocrinology Meeting (2006)

A second major endeavor for the ANS is also underway - we will soon function as the new steward for the distinguished journal, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. For over 30 years FIN has served as an invaluable source of information on current neuroendocrine research, and this tradition will now continue under the ANS editorship as of the end of this year. It will continue to provide review articles on a wide range of important topics, along with commentary on particularly newsworthy issues. The membership fee for the ANS will now include a subscription to FIN. I invite you to take advantage of this second major benefit of becoming an ANS member.

The ANS will also continue to provide information to our members on professional openings, upcoming meetings, and other matters of professional importance. Our members will also continue to do our share towards the common efforts of the IFN, including the quadrennial International Neuroendocrine Meeting.

Please look through our website, and contact us with any questions about membership in the ANS. I hope you'll join us at the workshop this year, and that you will consider becoming a continuing member of the Society.

Jon E. Levine, Ph.D.
President, American Neuroendocrine Society

 

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Revised 2/5/08