American Society of Plant Biologists

The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is a non-profit professional society for research and education in plant science^[1] with over 4,000 members world-wide.^[8] It was founded in 1924, as the American Society of Plant Physiologists (ASPP).^{[1][2][9][10]} The name was changed to the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) as of 2001.^[11][12] Membership in the society is open to any person from any country who deals with physiology, molecular biology, environmental biology, cell biology and plant biophysics or related issues.^[13]

American Society of Plant Biologists

Founded	1924
Founder	Rodney Beecher Harvey^[1]^[2]
Type	501(c)(3) organization^[3]
Purpose	Sharing information about Agricultural economics
Headquarters	15501 Monona Drive, Rockville, MD 20855^[4]
Location	International membership
President^[7]	Gustavo Macintosh (2022-2023)^[5]^[6]
Website	aspb.org
Formerly called	American Society of Plant Physiologists

The society publishes the peer-reviewed journals Plant Physiology (1926-)^[14] and The Plant Cell (1989-)^[15] as well as ASPB News.^[16] The American Society of Plant Biologists also has partnered with the Society for Experimental Biology, and Wiley to publish an online-only science journal Plant Direct.^[17] In 2000, it published the first edition of the textbook Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants.^[18][19]

The society has given the Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award since 1925.^[20] It established the Stephen Hales Prize in 1927.^[21] As of 2007, the society began to designate Fellows of the ASPB for "long-term contributions to plant biology".^[22] ASPB Fellows are distinct from ASPB's "Plantae Fellows", who are selected from a variety of countries and backgrounds for their work as science communicators.^[23]

The first President of the Society was Charles Albert Shull (1924-1925), with founder R. B. Harvey as Secretary-Treasurer.^[7][1] Other presidents of the Society include Harry Beevers (1961-1962)^[24][25] and Aubrey Naylor (1960-1961).^[26][7] The first woman to be president of the society was Elisabeth Gantt (1988-1989).^[27][7]

References

1. "In Memoriam: Rodney Beecher Harvey May 26, 1890—Nov. 4, 1945". Plant Physiology. 21 (1): vi–x. 1946. PMC 437713.
2. Hanson, J. B. (1989). History of the American Society of Plant Physiologists (PDF). American Society of Plant Physiologists. ISBN 0-943088-16-X.
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4. "About". ASPB. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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6. Macintosh, Gustavo (2022). "Well, How Did I Get Here? (Once in a Lifetime)". ASPB News. Vol. 49, no. 4. American Society of Plant Biologists. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
7. "Past Presidents". American Society of Plant Biologists. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
8. Sacks, Luke (19 August 2022). "Leeann Thornton named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists | News". TCNJ News. The College of New Jersey. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
9. Shull, Charles A. (1 January 1955). "Address to the American Society of Plant Physiologists". Plant Physiology. 30 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1104/pp.30.1.1. PMC 540587. PMID 16654719.
10. Munns, DPD (2021). "The age of biology: When plant physiology was in the center of American life science". History of Science. 59 (4): 492–521. doi:10.1177/0073275320954123. PMID 32927976. S2CID 221724381.
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12. "Chandler to Head American Society of Plant Biologists". University of Arizona News. 9 November 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
13. "Back Matter". The Plant Cell. 3 (1). 1991. ISSN 1040-4651. JSTOR 3869205.
14. Aoyagi, William Shurtleff; Akiko (19 July 2021). History of Soybean Physiology and Botany Research (250 BCE to 2021): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Lafayette, CA: Soyinfo Center. pp. 243–244. ISBN 978-1-948436-44-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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16. Schmidt, Diane (14 April 2014). Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition. CRC Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-4665-5857-1.
17. "Plant Direct". SEB Journals. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
18. "Biochemistry & molecular biology of plants". Choice Reviews Online. 38 (7): 38–3895–38-3895. 1 March 2001. doi:10.5860/choice.38-3895.
19. "ASPP Publishes Maior Plant Biology Textbook" (PDF). ASPP News. 27 (5): 12. 2000.
20. "Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award | Instrumentl". www.instrumentl.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
21. Shull, Charles A.; Livingston, Burton E. (9 December 1927). "The Stephen Hales Prize Fund of the American Society of Plant Physiologists". Science. 66 (1719): 561–562. Bibcode:1927Sci....66..561S. doi:10.1126/science.66.1719.561. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17820507.
22. "Fellow of ASPB". American Society of Plant Biologists.
23. "Announcing the 2023 ASPB Plantae Fellows". Plantae. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
24. Chrispeels, Maarten J. (2005). "Harry Beevers January 10, 1924–April 14, 2004". Biographical Memoirs. Vol. 86. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. pp. 16–35. doi:10.17226/11429. ISBN 978-0-309-09304-0.
25. Stephens, Tim (April 19, 2004). "In Memoriam, 04-19-04". UC Santa Cruz Currents. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
26. Gibbs, Martin (June 1999). "Educator and editor". Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology. 50 (1): 1–25. doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.50.1.1. ISSN 1040-2519. PMID 15012201.
27. "Elisabeth Gantt". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 May 2023.