A new scientific society is being formed, the North American Society for Comparative Endocrinology (NASCE; La Societé Nord-Americaine d'Endocrinologie Comparée; La Sociedad Norteamericana de Endocrinologia Comparada).The first meeting of the NASCE (NASCE 2011) will be held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in July 2011 (July 14-17). NASCE 2011 will run concurrently with the 7th International Symposium on Amphibian and Reptilian Endocrinology and Neurobiology (ISAREN; beginning on July 13). We will also be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first issue of the official journal of the NASCE, General and Comparative Endocrinology.

Our Mission:

The purpose of the NASCE is to promote the comparative study of hormones and hormone action. This includes topics in evolutionary, environmental (including endocrine disrupters), general and biomedical endocrinology/neuroendocrinology. The NASCE will foster the study of diverse species, and of non-traditional animal model systems (i.e., invertebrate and vertebrate) to elucidate basic mechanisms of hormone action, the evolution of animal endocrine systems, and factors affecting the health of human and wildlife populations.

NASCE Logo Contest!

Please submit entries for a logo for the NASCE to NASCElogo@gmail.com. The winning entry will be chosen by a special committee of NASCE council members and the winner will receive free registration for the first NASCE meeting in Ann Arbor.

NASCE Co-chairs:

Robert Denver, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Vance Trudeau, University of Ottawa, Canada
Carlos Arámburo, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

NASCE Council:

Gary Ankley, Environmental Protection Agency, USA
Brian Barnes, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA
John Chang, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Carmen Clapp, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
David Crews, University of Texas, Austin, USA
Robert Dores, University of Denver, USA
Cunming Duan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Steve Harvey, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Penny Hopkins, University of Oklahoma, USA
Yun-Bo Shi, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, USA
Angela Lange, University of Toronto, Mississuaga, Ontario, Canada
David Lovejoy, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lynn Riddiford, Janelia Farm, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
Nancy Sherwood, University of Victoria, Canada
Stacia Sower, University of New Hampshire, USA
Peter Thomas, University of Texas, Austin, USA
Stephen Tobe, University of Toronto, Canada
Carlos Valverde Rodríguez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Glen van der Kraak, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
John Wingfield, University of California, Davis, USA

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