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ASPET Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2019
The Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2019 will be held April 6-9, 2019, in Orlando, Florida. Abstract submission is open now.
The Pharmacologist September 2018 Issue
The September issue of ASPET's The Pharmacologist is now available.
2019 Washington Fellows Applications Open
Are you a developing and early career scientist interested in science policy and becoming more engaged with public policy issues? Learn more about becoming a Washington Fellow.
Health Professions Week
ASPET is pleased to participate in Health Professions Week 2018 - a virtual outreach event for high school and undergraduate students.

The Latest

September 21, 2018

The Pharmacologist September 2018 Issue

The September issue of ASPET’s The Pharmacologist is now available.
September 17, 2018

The Rita Allen Foundation and the American Pain Society Announce the 2019 Rita Allen Foundation Award in Pain

Applications open September 17, 2018 and close December 17, 2018.
September 17, 2018

Call for Papers – The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

A special section on the Drug Delivery Technologies is being planned for publication in the July 2019 issue of Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

Important Dates

September 27, 2018 2018 Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society Annual Meeting
On behalf of the Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society (MAPS) council, we would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming meeting entitled Opioids and Analgesia.
October 26, 2018 2019 Washington Fellows Applications Due
The mission of the ASPET Washington Fellows Program is to enable developing and early career scientists interested in science policy to learn about and become more engaged in public policy issues.
November 5-9, 2018 2018 Health Professions Week
HPW is an exciting, free, week-long virtual event for high school and college students interested in learning more about careers in health professions.
November 14, 2018 Abstract Submissions Due for EB 2019
We encourage submission of abstracts to ASPET topic categories in all areas of pharmacology detailing your latest work. ASPET regular members can both submit their own work or sponsor the work of graduate students, undergraduates, and non-members.

Advocacy

- Statement
August 20, 2018

The science policy community endorses Dr. Droegemeier for director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

ASPET and 46 other scientific societies and educational institutions sent a letter to the Senate Commerce committee recommending confirmation
- Statement
August 07, 2018

ASPET applauds President Trump’s nomination for director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier is a meteorologist from the University of Oklahoma and former member of the National Science Board.
- Statement
July 13, 2018

ASPET and 61 other organizations encourage lawmakers to provide robust funding to the Food & Drug Administration

Adoption of the recommendations from House and Senate appropriators would mean strong increases to FDA funding for FY 19

Job Postings

Latest Journal Updates

The Importance of Incorporating OCT2 Plasma Membrane Expression and Membrane Potential in IVIVE of Metformin Renal Secretory Clearance [Articles] Drug Metabolism and Disposition
September 7, 2018

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome--Metabolic Disease or Disturbed Homeostasis due to Focal Inflammation in the Hypothalamus? [Minireviews] Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
September 18, 2018

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives of Amlexanox Display Enhanced Potency toward TBK1 and IKK{varepsilon} and Reveal Mechanisms for Selective Inhibition [Articles] Molecular Pharmacology
September 7, 2018

International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CV. Somatostatin Receptors: Structure, Function, Ligands, and New Nomenclature [IUPHAR Nomenclature Report] Pharmacological Reviews
September 19, 2018