International Society for Developmental Psychobiology

International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
Name	International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
Abbreviation	ISDP
Formation	1968
Type	Scientific society
Headquarters	United States
Region served	International
Leader title	President

International Society for Developmental Psychobiology.

The International Society for Developmental Psychobiology is a professional association that promotes research at the intersection of behavioral development, neurobiology, and physiology, linking investigators across academic institutions and research centers. Founded in the late 1960s amid expanding interest in lifespan development, the society connects scholars affiliated with Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, and University of Oxford as well as clinicians from Massachusetts General Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Karolinska Institutet, and Institute Pasteur. The society’s activities draw members who also participate in meetings organized by Society for Neuroscience, American Psychological Association, European Brain and Behaviour Society, International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology, and Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

History

The society was established by researchers influenced by programs at National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Jackson Laboratory, and Princeton University and by seminal work from laboratories at University of California, Los Angeles, McGill University, Columbia University, New York University, and University of Pennsylvania. Early leaders included investigators associated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Salk Institute, Bell Labs, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Max Planck Society, who helped shape agendas parallel to meetings of Royal Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science. Over decades the society expanded international ties to groups in Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Conseil National de la Recherche Scientifique, Australian National University, and National University of Singapore.

Mission and Activities

The society’s stated mission emphasizes fostering interdisciplinary exchange among investigators from University College London, University of Cambridge, University of Toronto, McMaster University, and University of Melbourne as well as trainees from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory School of Biological Sciences, Scripps Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, University of Chicago, and Duke University. Activities include symposia featuring speakers connected to Smithsonian Institution, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of Canada, and European Research Council, and workshops co-sponsored with Wellcome Trust, Gates Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and National Health Service. The society supports career development initiatives linked to Fulbright Program, Humboldt Foundation, Rhodes Trust, Marshall Scholarship, and NIH K-awards.

Governance and Membership

Governance is conducted by an elected council with officers drawn from faculties at Brown University, Vanderbilt University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Pennsylvania State University, following bylaws modeled after charters used by American Psychiatric Association, British Psychological Society, European Society for Cognitive Psychology, and International Neuropsychological Society. Membership categories include student, regular, emeritus, and institutional members from University of British Columbia, University of Sydney, Seoul National University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University. Committees liaise with funders such as Wellcome Trust, European Commission, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, and National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Annual Meetings and Conferences

The society convenes annual meetings hosted at venues associated with University of California, San Diego, University of Edinburgh, University of Amsterdam, ETH Zurich, and University of São Paulo, often coordinated with satellite symposia at Society for Research in Child Development, International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Gordon Research Conferences, Keystone Symposia, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meetings. Programs feature keynote addresses by scholars affiliated with Columbia University Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Imperial College London, King's College London, and University of Freiburg and attract participants from National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Riken Brain Science Institute, and CERN—underscoring interdisciplinary reach.

Publications and Awards

The society sponsors peer-reviewed outlets and honors that recognize research excellence, partnering with publishers connected to Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press. Awards include recognitions named in the tradition of prizes such as those from Guggenheim Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Kavli Prize, Brain Prize, and Lasker Award, and travel grants for trainees supported in collaboration with Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Wellcome Trust, National Science Foundation, European Commission Horizon, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The society’s awardees frequently hold appointments at Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine, UCSF, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Yale School of Medicine.

Research Impact and Collaborations

Research presented under the society’s auspices has influenced work at laboratories in Salk Institute, Max Planck Society, Riken, Broad Institute, and Allen Institute for Brain Science and contributed to policy discussions at World Health Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, National Institutes of Health, European Commission, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Collaborative projects link investigators at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Cornell University, and Rutgers University with clinicians and educators from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, and SickKids Hospital. The society’s networks have supported translational studies cited alongside reports from Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, Royal Society, Academia Europaea, and American Association for Anatomy.

Category:Scientific societies Category:Organizations established in 1968