Biological & Life Sciences

THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON BASIC RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS.

UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF LIFE ITSELF IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE SALK INSTITUTE. OUR TEAM OF WORLD-CLASS, AWARD-WINNING SCIENTISTS PUSHES BOUNDARIES OF KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS SUCH AS NEUROSCIENCE, CANCER RESEARCH, AGING, IMMUNOBIOLOGY, PLANT BIOLOGY, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, AND MORE. FOUNDED BY JONAS SALK, DEVELOPER OF THE FIRST SAFE AND EFFECTIVE POLIO VACCINE, THE INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK: SMALL BY CHOICE, INTIMATE BY NATURE, AND FEARLESS IN THE FACE OF ANY CHALLENGE.

BIOS'S MISSION IS TO SEEK AND SHARE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE OCEANS THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WORLD-CLASS FIELD EXPEDITIONS, AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.

THE MISSION OF TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH,INC. IS TO FOSTER EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION.OUR PRIMARY RESEARCH FOCUS IS THE ECOLOGY OF FIRE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING BOBWHITE QUAIL AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN. OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING PROTECT THE DISTINCTIVE RED HILLS LANDSCAPE OF SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA, AND ITS TRADITIONAL LAND USES. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM TRANSFERS RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INFORMATION FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.DEFINING EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP (ELS) BALANCES ECOLOGICAL VALUES AND ECONOMIC UTILITY WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF LONG-TERM CONSERVATION. THE FOUNDATION OF ELS ON UPLAND HABITATS IN THE RED HILLS IS THE FREQUENT USE OF FIRE TO ACCOMMODATE MANAGEMENT FOR BOBWHITE QUAIL, SELECTION TIMBER HARVEST, AND OTHER TRADITIONAL LAND USES. SCENIC, OPEN MULTI-AGED FOREST STRUCTURES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ELS.

MASSACHUSETTS BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVES, INC. ("MBI OR THE ORGANIZATION") IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FOCUSING ON BUILDING UP CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS A GLOBAL BIOMANUFACTURING HUB. OUR MISSION OF BEING A PARTNER FOR FOSTERING INNOVATION IN THE LIFE SCIENCES IS FULFILLED THROUGH OUR EFFORTS IN STARTUP INCUBATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND REGIONAL ADVOCACY.

ILSI IS A GLOBAL, NONPROFIT FEDERATION DEDICATED TO GENERATING AND ADVANCING EMERGING SCIENCE AND GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH TO ENSURE FOODS ARE SAFE, NUTRITIOUS AND SUSTAINABLE, AND THAT THEY IMPROVE PLANETARY AND HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

THE MISSION OF ALBANY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS TO SUPPORT AND FACILITATE APPROVED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMET ACTIVITIES AT THE SAMUEL S. STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER.

THE PASTEUR FOUNDATION SUPPORTS GRANTS FOR THE RESEARCH CARRIED OUT BY INSTITUT PASTEUR. THE FOUNDATION ALSO DEVELOPS EXCHANGES BETWEEN INSTITUT PASTEUR AND US SCIENTISTS BY WAY OF SEVERAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

STATISTICAL MEDICAL RESEARCH

SPONSORSHIP OF MEETINGS & CONFERENCES TO ADVANCE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE.

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TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EVAULATION OF NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS AND POLICIES IN CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH, WITH PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD FUNCTION, DYSFUNCTION AND DISEASE. THE ORGANIZATION IS SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN NEURODEGENERATIVE AND AGE-ASSOCIATED DISEASE.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION OF CLINICAL LABORATORY DIRECTORS, CONSULTANTS,AND SUPERVISORS. APPROVING CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED BY AN ASSOCIATION, COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY, OR INSTITUTE FOR CE CREDIT. RECORD AND MAINTAIN CE CREDIt RRCORDS OF CERTIFIED LABORATORY DIRECTORS, CONSULTANTS, AND SUPERVISORS.

TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE US AND PUERTO RICO IN THE BIOLOGICAL FIELD.

PROMOTES THE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF NEW OR IMPORTANT FACTS AND PROBLEMS IN PROTISTOLOGY, AND WORKS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THIS SCIENCE, INCLUDING THE PUBLICATION OF SOCIETY SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL.

TO PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE.

THE NORTH CAROLINA BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER AIDS THE BIOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED EFFORTS OF RESEARCHERS, BUSINESSES, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER AGENCIES PRIMARILY THROUGH AWARDS OF GRANTS AND LOANS RELATED TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES TO GROW [OR ADVANCE] THE INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

CORIELL'S MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY BY GENERATING, BANKING, STORING AND DISTRIBUTING WORLD-CLASS BIOMATERIALS, AND CONDUCTING GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IN GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS.

To improve human health by discovering fundamental mechanisms of tissue repair, aging and regeneration, translating our discoveries for the benefit of medicine and society, and developing the next generation of scientific leaders.

THE BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC (BRIT) CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES EDUCATION IN ORDER TO CREATE AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PLANT WORLD AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC INTO ACTION FOR A SUSTAINABLE PLANET. BRIT SERVES AS A THINK TANK AND CATALYST TO DEVELOP BOTANICAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS GLOBALLY CHALLENGING PROBLEMS. BRIT INSPIRES LEARNING AND FORMS INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS FOR CRITICAL RESEARCH WITHIN SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.

KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA WILL SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BIOMEDICAL LIFE SCIENCES BY CONNECTING SCIENTISTS WITHIN AND ACROSS DISCIPLINES AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS HELD AT VENUES THAT CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE.

EDUCATION, RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

THE CORPORATION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AT GOTHIC (RMBL) ADVANCES THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE THAT PROMOTES INFORMED STEWARDSHIP OF THE EARTH.

The primary purpose of the organization is to examine and report on public policy issues related to Science and Technology that affect the State of California. CCST is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization that was established as an independent science advising body at the request of the state legislature in 1988. CCST's mission is to engage leading experts in science and technology to advise state policymakers to ensure that California policy is strengthened and informed by scientific knowledge, research, and innovation. CCST's vision for the Golden State is that California enhances its global leadership in science, technology, and innovation to guide the state, nation, and world towards a healthy economy, society, and environment.CALIFORNIA'S POLICIES ARE STRONGER WITH SCIENCE, AND CCST IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION CREATED VIA THE LEGISLATURE TO CONVENE A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF EXPERTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND INSTITUTIONS. AS THIS COORDINATING BODY, CCST CAN PROVIDE IMPARTI

TO PROMOTE THE DISCOVERY AND EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN BEINGS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE DESIGN OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES OF ALL KINDS.

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENOME RESOURCES IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE THAT INNOVATES, COLLABORATES, AND EDUCATES IN THE FIELD OF GENOMIC DATA SCIENCE. AS LEADERS IN DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, WE PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA TO DRIVE BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY IN ALL KINGDOMS OF LIFE. WE DELIVER VALUE THROUGH EXPERTISE IN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, SOFTWARE, COMPUTATION, DATA INTEGRATION AND TRAINING A SKILLED WORKFORCE.

TO INSPIRE AND CATALYZE HIGHER EDUCATION TO LEAD THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY TRANSFORMATION. TO LEAD HIGHER EDUCATION TO BE A FOUNDATION FOR A THRIVING, EQUITABLE AND ECOLOGICALLY HEALTHY WORLD.

ABRF IS A UNIQUE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION COMPRISING OVER 700 MEMBERS WORKING WITHIN OR IN THE SUPPORT OF RESOURCE AND RESEARCH BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES. OUR MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER 340 LABORATORIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES IN GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. THE ABRF PROMOTES THE EDUCATION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTISTS THROUGH CONFERENCES, A QUARTERLY JOURNAL, PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES AND CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS. THE SOCIETY ALSO SPONSORS MULTI-CENTER RESEARCH STUDIES DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS INCORPORATE NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES INTO THEIR LABORATORIES.

SIMB'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AS APPLIED TO INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSES. IT PROMOTES THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION THROUGH ITS MESSAGE AND PUBLICATIONS AND SERVES AS LIAISON AMOUNG THE SPECIALIZED FIELD OF MICROBIOLOGY.

TO FURTHER THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT IN ALL ORGANISMS AND AT ALL LEVELS; TO REPRESENT AND PROMOTE COMMUNICATION AMONG STUDENTS OF DEVELOPMENT; TO PROMOTE THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY.

The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit organization that helps ensure students across the country receive an accurate and effective evolution and climate science education. We do this by supporting teachers with resources and best teaching practices; by monitoring and mobilizing against efforts to undermine science education, whether at the statehouse or in the classroom; and by engaging in research to understand, maintain, and improve science education. NCSE's supporters are scientists, teachers, and citizens with diverse political affiliations.

PROMOTES THE ETHICAL PRACTICE, SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY OF SPORT AND PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY.

THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY IS TO PROVIDE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORUMS TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION, COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION WITH RESPECT TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE STUDY OF PROTEINS.

To support marine research and education, provide collection and storage of marine specimens for educational and medical research, and to provide educational tours of our facilities.

FACILITATE THE DISSEMINATION OF BIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; ENCOURAGE SCIENTIFIC THINKING AND THE UTILIZATION OF THE METHODS OF SCIENCE THROUGH THE TEACHING OF BIOLOGY.

TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF REDOX BIOLOGY, A UNIFYING THEME IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASES.

THE HISTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY IS AN ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTISTS SHARING A PASSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF VISUAL TECHNIQUES THAT PROVIDE BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR INFORMATION ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF CELLS, TISSUES, AND ORGANS AND FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF THIS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. THE SOCIETY FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH PUBLISHING ITS JOURNAL, THE JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CYTOCHEMISTRY, AND THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT OF ANNUAL MEETINGS AND SHORT COURSES. BIOGRAPHIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND SCIENTIFIC DIVERSITY IN GOVERNANCE IS AN OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE HISTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY. THE HCS COUNCIL SEEKS TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO COMMITTEES WHO REPRESENT THIS DIVERSITY.

THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY FOR BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH AND PREVENTION IS TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE AND PATHOGENESIS OF DISORDERS OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE ORIGIN TO PREVENT THEIR OCCURRENCE AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES THROUGH RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, AND EDUCATION.

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To conduct seminars, research, and provide other educational opportunities, plus supply training aids (preparations) to support and further the bio-dynamic method of agriculture.

PROMOTE RESEARCH IN BIOSCIENCES