American Institute of Biological Sciences
- American Institute of Biological Sciences
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is a nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education. Founded in 1947 as a part of the National Academy of Sciences, AIBS became an independent, member-governed organization in the 1950s.[cite news | url=http://www.aibs.org/about-aibs/ | title=AIBS: Serving Biology and Society | publisher=American Institute of Biological Sciences |date= 2008| first= | last= | accessdate =2008-07-17] Today, with offices in Washington, DC, and Reston, VA, and a staff of approximately 50, AIBS is sustained by a robust membership of 200 professional societies and scientific organizations representing more than 250,000 individuals.]AIBS advances its mission through:
*Coalition activities in research, education [http://www.aibs.org/education] , and public policy [http://www.aibs.org/public-policy]
*Publishing the peer-reviewed journal BioScience [http://www.aibs.org/bioscience ]
*Providing scientific peer advisory and review services under contract (including GSA MOBIS) to government agencies and other clients through its SPARS division [http://spars.aibs.org ]
*Convening scientific conferences
*Managing scientific programs
*Maintaining a job postings site [http://www.aibs.org/classifieds ] , in collaboration with BioOne [http://www.bioone.org ] , with traffic in excess of more than 340,000 users per month
In addition, AIBS manages the project office for the National Ecological Observatory Network [http://www.neoninc.org ] , assists the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center [http://www.nescent.org ] with education activities, and houses the national office of the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science [http://www.copusproject.org ] .
References
External links
* [http://www.aibs.org American Institute of Biological Sciences main web site]
* [http://www.aibs.org/bioscience/ BioScience journal]
* [http://www.neoninc.org/ National Ecological Observatory Network]
* [http://www.nescent.org/ National Evolutionary Synthesis Center]
* [http://www.copusproject.org/ Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science]
* [http://www.bioone.org/ BioOne ]
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