AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY INC
1801 ROCKVILLE PIKE NO 350, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852 www.asip.org

Total Revenue
$2,379,891
Total Expenses
$2,179,466
Net Assets
$4,565,787

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY, INC. (ASIP) IS TO PROMOTE THE DISCOVERY, ADVANCEMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES. THIS SHALL BE ACHIEVED BY FOSTERING INVESTIGATION INTO THE PATHOGENESIS, CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANIFESTATIONS OF DISEASE THROUGH MEETINGS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

TO PROMOTE THE DISCOVERY, ADVANCEMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES.

PUBLICATIONS AND MEMBER SERVICESTHE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY (AJP) IS THE LEADING GLOBAL FORUM FOR REPORTING QUALITY ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASE, AND IS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY (ASIP) AND IS PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER, INC. THE JOURNAL PUBLISHES HIGH-QUALITY ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORTS, REVIEWS, AND COMMENTARIES RELATED TO THE MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BASIS OF DISEASE. THE EDITORS ACCEPT MANUSCRIPTS THAT ADVANCE BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MECHANISMS OF PATHOGENESIS OR PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE MECHANISTIC INQUIRIES. EXAMPLES OF SUCH FOUNDATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDE DATA MINING, IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS, MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY, AND DISCOVERY RESEARCH. FOUNDATIONAL STUDIES THAT INCORPORATE DEEP LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE ALSO WELCOME. HIGH PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO STUDIES OF HUMAN DISEASE AND RELEVANT EXPERIMENTAL MODELS USING MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND ORGANISMAL APPROACHES. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY IS THE MOST HIGHLY CITED JOURNAL IN THE FIELD OF PATHOLOGY RESEARCH.THE JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS (JMD) PUBLISHES HIGH-QUALITY ORIGINAL PAPERS ON SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES IN THE TRANSLATION AND VALIDATION OF MOLECULAR DISCOVERIES IN MEDICINE INTO THE CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SETTING, AND THE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE FIELD OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE. ARTICLES REPORT NOVEL DISCOVERIES WITH DIRECT APPLICATION TO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS OR CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATIONS INCLUDING STUDIES IN ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INHERITED DISEASES, PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE, CLINICAL INFORMATICS, OR THE DESCRIPTION OF POLYMORPHISMS LINKED TO DISEASE STATES OR NORMAL VARIATIONS; THE APPLICATION OF DIAGNOSTIC METHODOLOGIES IN CLINICAL TRIALS; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OR IMPROVED MOLECULAR METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OR MONITORING OF DISEASE OR DISEASE PREDISPOSITION. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE TECHNICAL ADVANCES, A PEER-REVIEWED SECTION FEATURING NOVEL METHODS TO SOLVE DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMAS. REVIEWS, COMMENTARIES, AND SPECIAL ARTICLES PROVIDE FOCUS ON CONTROVERSIAL OR "HOT" RESEARCH TOPICS AND ISSUES.MEMBER SERVICESMEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST GROUPS, SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AND COMMITTEES.THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY WAS HELD APRIL 6-9, 2019 IN ORLANDO FL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2019. OVER 10,000 SCIENTISTS ATTENDED THE MEETING IN THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER, WHICH WAS CO-ORGANIZED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ANATOMISTS (AAA), THE AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY (APS), THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (ASBMB), AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS (ASPET). THE MEETING FEATURED A ROBUST SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM, FEATURING 2 MERITORIOUS AWARD LECTURES, 14 MAJOR SYMPOSIA, 5 WORKSHOPS, 6 SESSIONS DEDICATED TO EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND 10 MINISYMPOSIA AND 25 POSTER SESSIONS REFLECTING 398 ABSTRACTS. EBTV FEATURED INTERVIEWS WITH DR. DAVID WILLIAMS AND DR. BILL COLEMAN THAT PROVIDED INSIGHTS INTO THE ASIP SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM AND ASIP INVOLVEMENT IN EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2019. SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE (CHAIRED BY DR. DAVID WILLIAMS), THE COMMITTEE FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY (CHAIRED BY DR. CECELIA YATES), AND THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE (CHAIRED BY DR. DIANE BIELENBERG) FOR ASSEMBLING AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE ANNUAL MEETING ALSO PROVIDED AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO NETWORK AND SOCIALIZE. THIS BLOG WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ASIP ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2019. MEETING SUPPORT AND GUEST SOCIETIES. THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING WAS ENHANCED BY THE PRESENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A NUMBER OF PARTNERING GUEST SOCIETIES, INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATION OF MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY (AMP), AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MATRIX BIOLOGY (ASMB), HISTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY (HCS), SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY (SCVP), SOCIETY FOR TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY (STP), AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS (ACVP), AND THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF PATHOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (SIPMET). SEVERAL OF THESE GUEST SOCIETIES CONTRIBUTED TO THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM BY ORGANIZING A SYMPOSIUM OR WORKSHOP. THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING WAS ALSO GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY UNRESTRICTED EDUCATIONAL GRANTS FROM FLUIDIGM, SAMSARA SCIENCES, EARLIER.ORG, BAKER, COY LAB PRODUCTS, PELOTON THERAPEUTICS, AND ELSEVIER. SUPPORT FOR SPEAKERS IN SOME SESSIONS WAS PROVIDED BY THE R.E. STOWELL ENDOWMENT FUND. IN ADDITION, R13 GRANTS FROM THE NCI AND NIEHS SUPPORTED SPECIFIC TRAINEE TRAVEL AWARDS AND SESSION SPEAKERS. SOME TRAVEL AWARDS WERE ALSO GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY THE HISTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY. WE THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND ASIP LEADERSHIP THAT PROVIDED TIME AND EFFORT TO SECURE SPONSORS AND GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL MEETING.BUSINESS MEETING. EACH YEAR AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, A BUSINESS MEETING IS HELD AND REPORTS ARE PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT, COMMITTEE CHAIRS, AND THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY. THE 2019 BUSINESS MEETING WAS PRESIDED OVER BY CURRENT ASIP PRESIDENT DR. ASMA NUSRAT (UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN). THE RESULTS OF THE 2019 ELECTION WERE PRESENTED, AND THE 2020 MERITORIOUS AWARD RECIPIENTS WERE ANNOUNCED. SEVERAL MERITORIOUS AWARDS FOR 2019 WERE PRESENTED, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS TRAVEL AWARDS (SEE BELOW). AT THE END OF THE MEETING, DR. NUSRAT PRESENTED THE PRESIDENTIAL GAVEL TO DR. DANI ZANDER (UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI) WHO WILL SERVE AS ASIP PRESIDENT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2019. MERITORIOUS AWARDS AND AWARD LECTURES. EACH YEAR, A VARIETY OF MERITORIOUS AWARDS ARE GIVEN BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND LEADERSHIP BY SENIOR INVESTIGATORS, MID-CAREER INVESTIGATORS, AND EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS. AT EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2019, THREE MEMBERS WERE RECOGNIZED WITH MERITORIOUS AWARDS. DR. VINAY KUMAR (ALICE HOGGE & ARTHUR A. BAER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO) RECEIVED THE 2019 ASIP GOLD-HEADED CANE AWARD, WHICH IS THE SOCIETY'S OLDEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES LONG-TERM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF PATHOLOGY, INCLUDING MERITORIOUS RESEARCH, OUTSTANDING TEACHING, GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD, AND LEADERSHIP IN PATHOLOGY. DR. KUMAR DELIVERED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS ENTITLED THE ACCIDENTAL PATHOLOGIST A CURIOSITY DRIVEN JOURNEY FROM PLANT EVOLUTION TO NATURAL IMMUNITY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. DR. JERRY TURNER (HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL) INTRODUCED DR. KUMAR'S LECTURE AND PRESENTED THE AWARD. DR. GREGORY J. TSONGALIS (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER, NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER, DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY) RECEIVED THE 2019 ASIP ROBBINS DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR AWARD. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION IN PATHOLOGY HAVE HAD A MANIFEST IMPACT AT A REGIONAL, NATIONAL, OR INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, AND IS NAMED IN HONOR OF DR. STANLEY L. ROBBINS. DR. TSONGALIS PRESENTED LECTURE ENTITLED MOVING BEYOND NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING: THE ROLE OF STAT DNA TESTING DURING THE CANCER BIOMARKERS WORKSHOP ON SUNDAY MORNING. DR. BILL COLEMAN (ASIP) MADE THE AWARD PRESENTATION. DR. DENUJA KARUNAKARAN RECEIVED THE 2019 ASIP YOUNG SCIENTIST LEADERSHIP AWARD. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING AND SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE EARLIEST STAGES OF A CAREER IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE A.D. SOBEL ASIP EDUCATION FUND. DR. BILL MULLER (NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY) MADE THE AWARD PRESENTATION.FACULTY TRAVEL AWARDS, TRAINEE MERITORIOUS AWARDS, AND TRAINEE TRAVEL AWARDS. THREE MEMBERS RECEIVED GEORGE K. MICHALOPOULOS JUNIOR FACULTY TRAVEL AWARDS TO ATTEND EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2019: DENNIS JONES, PHD (BOSTON UNIVERSITY), MATTHEW MCMILLEN, PHD (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN), AND EDWARD MEDINA, MD, PHD (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER). THESE AWARDS PROMOTE THE PARTICIPATION OF EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATORS IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES, AND RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED BY ASIP REGULAR AND NEXT-GENERATION SCIENTIST MEMBERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED AS JUNIOR FACULTY AT INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD. SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. GEORGE MICHALOPOULOS AND HIS FAMILY FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE AWARDS AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEM. THE EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING (EPIT) AWARD IS A PRESTIGIOUS HONOR PRESENTED TO AN ASIP TRAINEE MEMBER WHO IS A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW AND HAS EXCELLED IN INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS IN STUDYING MECHANISMS OF DISEASE. THE 2019 EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DR. SHENGMIN YAN (INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE) AND THE EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING MERIT AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DR. FRANCISCO J. CARRILLO-SALINAS (TUFTS UNIVERSITY).

EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR TRAINEES AND YOUNG INVESTIGATORS REPRESENTS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE SOCIETY. TO FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, THE ASIP HAS TWO STANDING COMMITTEES: THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY. THESE GROUPS DEVELOP INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF PROVIDING TRAINEES, YOUNG INVESTIGATORS, AND OTHERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY RESEARCH. FURTHER, WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINEES, YOUNG INVESTIGATORS, AND OTHERS TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS THROUGH MENTORING, ACQUISITION OF NEW SKILLS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES TO ENSURE SUCCESS. THESE INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT THE ASIP SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS THROUGH VIRTUAL EVENTS.

ADVOCACY ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES ARE ACHIEVED BY THE ASIP'S RESEARCH AND SCIENCE POLICY COMMITTEE. AREAS OF INTEREST INCLUDE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF FUNDING FOR RESEARCH INTO HUMAN DISEASES, HUMAN SUBJECTS PROTECTIONS IN RESEARCH, ETHICAL USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, FUNDING FOR GRADUATE AND MEDICAL EDUCATION, PATHOLOGY WORKFORCE PIPELINE (INCLUDING CLINICAL PATHOLOGISTS AND BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCHERS), ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF REGULATIONS, HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, GENE PATENT LAW, HIPPA POLICY AND IMPACT ON RESEARCH, AND ISSUES RELATED TO BIOREPOSITORY AND BIOSECURITY REGULATION.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
William B Coleman PhdEXECUTIVE OFFICER50.25$189,868
Lisa Mcfadden Dir Of ScientMEETINGS, MEMBERSHIP/EDUCATION40$106,204
Roy A Jensen MdFASEB SCIENCE POLICY COMMITTEE1$0
Charles A Parkos Md PhdFASEB BOARD REPRESENTATIVE1$0
Magali Saint-Geniez PhdPUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR1$0
William A Muller Md PhdRSPC CHAIR1$0
Jonathon W Homeister Md PhdPROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR-ELECT1$0
David C Williams Jr Md PhdPROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR1$0
Elaine L Bearer Md PhdEDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR-ELECT1$0
Diane Bielenberg PhdEDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR1$0
Edward A Medina Md PhdCCDD CHAIR-ELECT1$0
Cecelia C Yates PhdCCDD CHAIR1$0
Monte S Willis Md Phd MbaCOUNCILOR AT-LARGE3$0
Robin G Lorenz Md PhdCOUNCILOR AT-LARGE UNTIL 6/191$0
Pilar Alcaide PhdCOUNCILOR AT-LARGE3$0
S Paul Monga MdSECRETARY/TREASURER3$0
Asma Nusrat PhdPAST PRESIDENT4$0
Patricia A D'Amore PhdVICE PRESIDENT3$0
Richard N Mitchell Md PhdPRESIDENT-ELECT4$0
Dani S Zander MdPRESIDENT4$0

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