Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY FOR BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH AND PREVENTION IS TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE AND PATHOGENESIS OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, PERINATAL DEATH, AND OTHER DISORDERS OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE ORIGIN IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEIR OCCURRENCE AND IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT BY PROMOTING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS; COMMUNICATING INFORMATION TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC; AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
TO UNDERSTAND AND PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS AND DISORDERS OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE ORIGIN, THE TERATOLOGY SOCIETY PROMOTES MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS; COMMUNICATES INFORMATION TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC; AND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
ANNUAL MEETING - THE 59TH ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA IN JUNE 2019 AND WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 340 INDIVIDUALS. THE MEETING INTENDS TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS; INNOVATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION; AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING IN THE FIELD OF BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH.
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND PUBLICATIONS - THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES TWENTY-TWO ISSUES OF THE JOURNAL "BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH" WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND REVIEWS IN FIELDS RELATED TO EMBRYO-FETAL DEVELOPMENT AND REPRODUCTION.
AWARDS - THE SOCIETY HAS ESTABLISHED AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS FOR VARIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PROMOTING THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH. SEVERAL OF THESE AWARDS ARE FUNDED BY VARIOUS DONORS AND ARE THEREFORE NAMED AFTER THEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Heather Carskaddan | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Nicole Kleinstreuer | COUNCILOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gloria Jahnke | COUNCILOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Brannen | COUNCILOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Delise | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Pragati Coder | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Shuey | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Makris | VICE PRESIDENT ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Elise Lewis | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Curran | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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