Society for the Study of Reproduction explained

Society for the Study of Reproduction
Type:Not-for-Profit Organization[1] [2]
Founded:1967
Location:United States of America
Purpose:Reproduction research

The Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) is an international not-for-profit[2] professional society for scientists working in the fields of reproduction, fertility and development.[3] The Society focuses on reproduction in both people and animals, including research from the areas of medicine, agriculture and basic biology.[4] [5] It is credited with being the first organization to focus on "the full panoply of reproductive phenomena"[6] and is listed as a major professional association publishing reproductive research[6] and a major organization in American animal agriculture.[6] The Society includes members from at least 50 countries worldwide.[7] The official peer-reviewed scientific journal for SSR is Biology of Reproduction.[8] [6]

History

The Society for the Study of Reproduction was formed in June 1967, in an organizational meeting held during the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana.[9] [4] The first president of the Society was Robert M. Melampy.[10] [11] He organized SSR's first annual meeting, which was held in August 1968 at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. The Society's journal Biology of Reproduction first appeared in 1969.[6] [7] The Society's articles of incorporation as a nonprofit organization were filed in the state of Illinois in 1974.[12]

Activities

As of 2021, the Society's president was Troy L. Ott, Professor of Reproductive Physiology at Pennsylvania State University's Department of Animal Science.[13] The first woman to be president of SSR was Neena Schwartz, who held the office from 1977 to 1978.[14] Schwartz credits SSR as being more willing than older scientific societies to admit women as participants in its administration, board and program planning. She contrasts SSR favorably with the American Physiological Society and Endocrine Society, of all of which she was a member.[15]

The Society recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of reproduction through a number of awards, including the Carl G. Hartman Award,[16] the SSR Research Award,[17] [18] SSR Jansen Distinguished Leadership and Service Award,[19] the Fuller W. Bazer SSR International Scientist Award,[20] the Virendra B. Mahesh New Investigator Award,[21] and the SSR Trainee Mentoring Award[22] as well as additional funding for future scientists.[23] [24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Society for the Study of Reproduction Charity Navigator Profile . Charity Navigator . 3 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Society For The Study Of Reproduction - Nonprofit Explorer . ProPublica . 3 November 2022 . en . 9 May 2013.
  3. Hamernik . Deb L . Cupp . Andrea S . Davis . John S . Triennial Reproduction Symposium: Looking back and moving forward—how reproductive physiology has evolved1 . Journal of Animal Science . 28 April 2018 . 96 . 7 . 2949–2951 . 10.1093/jas/sky148 . 29718286 . 6095356 . 3 November 2022 . 0021-8812.
  4. Book: Desjardins . Claude . Cellular and Molecular Regulation of Testicular Cells . 6 December 2012 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-1-4612-2374-0 . 2 . en.
  5. Web site: Sencen . Lisa . Society for the Study of Reproduction . NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders) . 22 July 2022.
  6. Book: Clarke . Adele E. . Disciplining Reproduction: Modernity, American Life Sciences, and the Problems of Sex . 25 March 2022 . University of California Press . Berkeley, CA . 978-0-520-30575-5 . 3 November 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: Society for the Study of Reproduction . bioone.org . 22 July 2022.
  8. Web site: Biology of Reproduction Oxford Academic. 2022-02-15. OUP Academic. en.
  9. Dziuk . Philip . The Society for the Study of Reproduction: 25 Years in Retrospect . Biology of Reproduction . 1 January 1993 . 48 . 1 . 28–32 . 10.1095/biolreprod48.1.28 . 8418914 . free .
  10. Memorial Robert M. Melampy . Journal of Animal Science . 1 October 1984 . 59 . 4 . 1106–1107 . 10.2527/jas1984.5941106x . 3 November 2022.
  11. Web site: Anderson . LL . Day . BN . Ford . SP . Robert M. Melampy: first president of the SSR (1909–1984) . Society for the Study of Reproduction . 3 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Articles of Incorporation . State of Illinois . 22 July 2022.
  13. News: Penn State Scientist to Head Society for the Study of Reproduction . 22 July 2022 . Plone site . August 4, 2021 . en-us.
  14. News: Newman . Mark . Remembering Neena B. Schwartz, PhD: A Lab & Life of Her Making . 3 November 2022 . Endocrine News . 26 April 2018.
  15. Book: Schwartz. Neena B.. A lab of my own. 2010 . Rodopi . Amsterdam . 9789042027374 . 119–123 .
  16. News: Newman . Mark . Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD, Wins Top Award from Society for the Study of Reproduction . 3 November 2022 . Endocrine News . 16 March 2022.
  17. News: Lenox . Kelly . DeMayo elected to leadership of Society for the Study of Reproduction (Environmental Factor, July 2018) . 3 November 2022 . National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences . July 2018 . en.
  18. News: Kirtley . Ellyn . UNR Med's Dr. Yan honored with 2018 SSR Research Award . 3 November 2022 . University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine . April 24, 2018 . en-us.
  19. News: Bernard Robaire honoured by Society for the Study of Reproduction . 22 July 2022 . McGill Reporter . 4 February 2020.
  20. Web site: Fuller W Bazer SSR International Scientist Award . Monash University . 3 November 2022 . en.
  21. News: O'Malley . Shannon . Francesca Duncan awarded 2019 Society for the Study of Reproduction Virendra B. Mahesh New Investigator Award: Center for Reproductive Science . 3 November 2022 . Northwestern University . March 22, 2019 . en.
  22. News: Bazer "grand slams" professional awards . 3 November 2022 . AgriLife Today . 25 August 2009.
  23. News: Yewell . John . Prestigious research society recognizes NIEHS trainee (Environmental Factor, December 2021) . 3 November 2022 . National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences . December 2021 . en.
  24. Web site: Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Reproduction - Society for the Study of Reproduction, Inc. . United States Department of Agriculture . 22 July 2022.

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