American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics


The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics is a scientific society founded in late 1908 by John Jacob Abel of Johns Hopkins University, with the aim of promoting the growth of pharmacological research. Many society members are researchers in basic and clinical pharmacology who help develop disease-fighting medications and therapeutics. ASPET is one of the constituent societies of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. The society's headquarters are in Rockville, MD. The current president is Edward T. Morgan.

Publications

The society publishes three research journals and a review journal:
Starting in 2012 these plublications are only offered online.
ASPET also publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Pharmacologist, and, from 2001-2011, Molecular Interventions magazine.

Awards

The society gives out several awards:
Travel awards to participate in its meetings are also given to students and postdocs.