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 MISSION OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION THERAPEUTICS IS TO CURE CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND TO PROVIDE ALL PEOPLE WITH THE DISEASE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD FULL, PRODUCTIVE LIVES BY FUNDING RESEARCH AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTING INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT, AND ENSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, SPECIALIZED CARE. A LIFE-SHORTENING GENETIC DISEASE, CF AFFECTS THE LUNGS AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS OF MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO CURE.

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.

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is a world-renowned center for biological discovery and training that is notably affiliated with more than 60 Nobel Prize winners. Research is conducted by full-time faculty as well as hundreds of the world's leading scientists who are attracted by the MBL's unique resources and strengths, and who come to the MBL to conduct research for weeks or months at a time. Their work spans biological scales from molecules and cells to ecosystems. The MBL trains students from high school to postdoctoral levels. Central to the MBL's identity are its advanced graduate level research courses.

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

Supporting to research and develop oriental acupuncture & medicines.

Sage Bionetworks is a nonprofit research organization founded in 2009 to accelerate the translation of data-intensive science into medicine. Drawing on our roots in open science, we develop and apply community practices that address barriers that limit the implementation and interpretation of computational biomedical research. We are modernizing how biomedical data and insights are collected, managed, and used, and we partner with scientists in academia, industry and the nonprofit sectors to ensure that data-intensive science programs lead to actionable results.

THE NYSBC MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED RESEARCH RESOURCES TO THE FACULTY OF ITS PARTICIPATING MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCHERS FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY IN THREE KEY AREAS OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY: NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; AND X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.

J. CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE (JCVI) IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF GENOMICS COMMITTED TO ACCELERATING FOUNDATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO DRIVE ADVANCES IN HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THIS PAST YEAR JCVI COMMITTED RESEARCH EFFORTS IN HUMAN HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND SOFTWARE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY.

THE SCIENCE COMMUNIATION LAB'S MISSION IS TO CONVEY, IN THE FORM OF OPEN- ACCESS FREE VIDEOS,THE EXCITEMENT OF MODERN BIOLOGY AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES ARE MADE. THE ORGANIZATION'S AIM IS TO INTRODUCE THE LEADING SCIENTISTS IN BIOLOGY, HOW THEY THINK ABOUT SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS AND CONDUCT THEIR RESEARCH, AND MAKE KNOWN THEIR PERSONALITIES, OPINIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES. THE ORGANIZATION IS INNOVATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS THROUGH A SERIES OF COURSES THAT ADDRESS EXPERIMENTAL PLANNING, DESIGN, AND COMMUNICATION. THROUGH THEIR EXISTING VIDEO CONTENT AND A FAR-REACHING PROJECT SEEKING TO REIMAGINE AN INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK, THEY ALSO ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS WHO WANT TO INCORPORATE MATERIALS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE PROCESS AND PRACTICE OF SCIENCE INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. THE SCIENCE COMMUNIATION LAB IS INCREASINGLY PRODUCING CONTENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE SPIRIT OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, EXPANDS THE NOTION OF

THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE LABORATORIES IS TO SUPPORT EARLY-STAGE VENTURES IN LIFE SCIENCES TO GROWTH AND COMMERCIAL SUCCESS THROUGH CONNECTIONS, SERVICES, AND WORLD-CLASS LABORATORY FACILITIES IN MINNESOTA'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM.

To support and promote preservation of biological diversity and prevention of extinction and environmental crises through practical integration of advances in satellite imaging technology, spatial modeling, ecological statistics, and decision-support systems; to conduct research in the field of conservation biology and landscape ecology with the emphasis on developing and application of improved tools and robust information that will enhance the society's ability to respond to pressing conservation and environmental problems; to provide training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the fields of conservation biology and landscape ecology.

ISCB IS A SCHOLARLY SOCIETY FOR ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF LIVING SYSTEMS THROUGH COMPUTATION AND FOR COMMUNICATING SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES WORLDWIDE. IT SERVES ITS GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY MEETINGS, PUBLICATIONS, AND REPORTS ON METHODS AND TOOLS; FACILITATING TRAINING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND NETWORKING; ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES IN SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS AND TO BENEFIT SOCIETY AT LARGE.

THE RNA SOCIETY (THE "SOCIETY") IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OPERATING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING THE FIELD OF RNA RESEARCH. THE SOCIETY GENERATES REVENUES PRIMARILY FROM MEMBERSHIP DUES, PUBLISHER SUPPORT, AND HOLDING AN ANNUAL MEETING.

ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP, SCIENCE, AND EDUCATION TO ENSURE THE LIFE-SUSTAINING BENEFITS OF WILDERNESS.

THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE ORAL HEALTH OF ALL CALIFORNIANS BY SUPPORTING THE DENTAL PROFESSION AND ITS EFFORTS TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS.

ISSX IS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTISTS THAT PROMOTES THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERACTIONS OF MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS WITH LIVING SYSTEMS.

CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ANCIENT SOCIETIES IN THE PETEN JUNGLE OF NORTHERN GUATEMALA. THE FOUNDATION EXCAVATES, STUDIES, PRESERVES, AND CONSOLIDATES ANCIENT STRUCTURES. THE FOUNDATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE AREA.

ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY.

TO ILLUMINATE THE GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS, WORK TOGETHER WITH OTHER NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN ISLAND AND MARINE CONSERVATION, AND CREATE INFORMATIONAL MEDIA TOOLS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF ISLAND AND MARINE CONSERVATION.

THE PURSUIT OF HOLISTIC AND CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT FOSTERS RESPONSIBLE HUMAN ACTION.

TO SUPPORT INTEGRITY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

TO PROTECT, CONNECT AND EXPAND NATIVE FLORIDA WILDFLOWER HABITAT THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PLANTING AND CONSERVATION.

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE JOBS, WEALTH, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING THE TRANSITION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, LIFE-SCIENCES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES FROM INCUBATOR STAGE THROUGH THE COMMERCIALIZATION STAGE.

FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE IA AN ORGANIZATIOJ DEDICATED TO FOSTERING SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TEACHING. FBS HAS BEEN INVO;VE IN THESE ACTIVITIES SINCE JAN. 1 1996. FBS HAS PUBLISHED OBER 4000 SCHOLARLY SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY FROM WELL KNOWN SCIENTISTS. FBS ALSO CARRIES RESEARCH IN UNDERSTANDING CANCER SINCE 2007 AND HAS BEEN WORKING ON AGING REVERSAL SINCE 2011. OUR RESEARCH ON CANCER IS GEARED TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE REASON FOR CANCER GROWTH AND REURRANXCE AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSE OF DISTURBED METABOLISM OF CANCER CELLS IN ORDER TO GAIN AN INSIGHT TO PROVIDE NEW AVENUES FOR TREATMENT. WE USE STEM CELLS AS WELL AS SIGNALING MOLECULES TO ACHEIVE THE THERAPEUTIC END.

To help find a cure for leiomyosarcoma by creating relationships with researchers and funding research that can lead to an effective treatment. To provide a forum for patients and care givers to share there experiences and to keep them informed of current studies.

TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS.

ANNUAL MEETINGS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND ALLOW NETWORKING OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGISTS WHO SHARE COMMON INTEREST.

PRESERVING AND RESTORING RARE WETLAND PLANTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HABITATS ON THE COASTAL PLAIN OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA

1 To promote friendship and fellowship among the members and Chinese Community 2 To promote the exchange of professional information and experience to help members career development 3 To exchange and cooperation between the US and China in the area of science, technology, culture and education.

SUPPORT, PROMOTE, AND FACILITATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE EARLY-STAGE AND STARTUP COMPANIES TO LESSEN THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT BY PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CREATING SUSTAINING JOBS IN WISCONSIN.

MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ALONG THE EASTERN SEA BOARD. EDUCATION IS PROVIDED THROUGH WEB-SITE AND HANDS-ON RESEARCH SESSIONS, WHERE THE PUBLIC AT LARGE CAN GAIN DIRECT ACCESS TO RESEARCH.