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Todd J. Jones, SIVB President
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Dear Fellow Scientists,
As President of the Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), I am
happy to invite you to become a member of this old and prestigious
Society. In 2006 we celebrated our 60th Anniversary. The SIVB
was started in 1946 as the Tissue Culture Commission. In 1949
the name was changed to the Tissue Culture Association (TCA) and
in 1994 to the SIVB.
From its very beginning the Society has been foremost an educational
Society with mentors and students playing key roles. For many
of us, my self included, it was our initial opportunity to present
our first platform and poster presentation. We are committed to
encouraging students and young professionals to become active
members. To help accomplish this we are the only major professional
society that offers free registration to the Annual Meeting to
students, and for those that do attend, one year's free membership
with an internet subscription to one of the Society's journals.
Students currently represent about one quarter of the registrant
at annual meetings. The Society supports Science teachers through
the National K1-14 Scientific Educational Programs, and various
high school community outreach projects. As part of a national
effort to promote sciences in K1-14, high school and junior college
science teachers across the country have joined and formed a collaborative
partnership to participate in SIVB educational programs and workshops.
Scientific education is further enhanced through our Public Policy
Committee, Associate Membership with other Scientific Societies,
such as the ASCB (American Institute of Biological Science), AAAS
(American association for the Advancement of Science), IAPT&B
(International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology)
and CAST (Council for Agricultural Science and Technology). The
Society has two (2) official journals, In Vitro Cellular &
Developmental Biology -Animal and In Vitro Cellular &
Developmental Biology - Plant. Each Journal provides online
peer-reviewed publications. The Plant journal also has joint issues
with the International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and
Biotechnology (IAPTC&B).
In addition, the SIVB publishes the In Vitro Report, a
quarterly publication of general society and member news. Many
annual meetings are held in cooperation with other Societies,
such as the ETCS (Europe), JTCA (Japan), JAACT (Japan), JSPCMB(Japan),
and IAPTC&B (International).
By organizing the Society into 2 broad sections, Plant Biotechnology
and Animal Cell Sciences (both vertebrate and invertebrate), we
have the ease of structuring the annual meetings and journal articles
to represent current trends and interests of the membership. Current
trends have included biotechnology, molecular biology, cellular
toxicology, 3-D tissue constructs, stem cells, neurobiology, regenerative
medicine, cancer modeling, etc.
The Society continues to be a training ground for honing one's
leadership skills through the opportunity for active meeting and
committee participation. We are a very friendly Society where
every voice can be heard. Through our Awards programs, we also
recognize the achievements of both SIVB member and non-member
scientists who have contributed to the advancement of science
using in vitro technology.
For more information about the Society and to access an on-line
membership application, visit the web site at http://www.sivb.org.
Todd J. Jones, SIVB President 2008-2010
todd.jones@basf.org
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