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	Reduced page charges to publish in ASPET journals - half of the price non-members pay.  You save enough on just one five-page article in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Molecular Pharmacology,or Drug Metabolism and Disposition  to pay for the annual dues.
	Reduced fees to publish color figures in ASPET journals - $200/figure instead of $400/figure.
	Free online full-text access to all five of ASPET's journals.
	Free subscription to the print edition of  Molecular Interventions.
	Reduced rates for ASPET print journals The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (monthly) Pharmacological Reviews (quarterly) Molecular Pharmacology (monthly) Drug Metabolism and Disposition (monthly)
	Reduced rates for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, the journal of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
	Receive The Pharmacologist online quarterly.
	Reduced registration fees for ASPET meetings, including Experimental Biology.
	Membership in one or more of  ASPET's Divisions- Division membership is a benefit of ASPET membership and there is no additional charge to belong to a division.  It is highly recommended that you join a division so that you can take full advantage of Society participation.  Joining a Division allows you to participate in creating the scientific program for the annual meeting, network with people in your field at mixers and divisional programs, and receive special notices and newsletters about items and activities of interest in your field.  Be sure to pick a division!
	Free updates from FASEB's Office of Public Affairs.
	Free online access to Pharmacology International, the newsletter of the International Union of Pharmacology.
	Regular public affairs reports on issues of specific interest to pharmacologists.
	Access to the many features of the new Members Only Site.

   Regular Members

Any qualified investigator who has conducted and published a meritorious original investigation in pharmacology shall be eligible for membership in the Society. An individual who holds an earned doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent) is considered a qualified investigator. (Exceptions may be made for someone who does not meet the degree requirement but who has made major original research contributions to pharmacology.)  Dues for regular members of 2008 are $140.00.  Applicants for Regular membership must be sponsored by two (2) Regular or Retired ASPET members.  Regular member benefits include:

• Reduced page charges to publish in ASPET journals.
• Half-price color fees to publish color figures in ASPET journals.
• Free full-text access to all five online ASPET journals, including all back issues.
• Free subscription to Molecular Interventions (print) and The Pharmacologist (online).
• Reduced subscription rates for ASPET print journals.
• Reduced registration fees for ASPET meetings (include EB).
• Sponsorship of papers (their own or a non-member's) at the ASPET meeting.
• Sponsor individuals for membership in ASPET.
• Best Abstract Awards for young scientists at the ASPET meeting.
• Free listing in the FASEB online directory.
• Membership in multiple ASPET Divisions for no additional dues.
   

   Affiliate Members

Any qualified person who is engaged in the study of problems in pharmacology but does not meet the requirements for Regular Membership may be eligible for Affiliate Membership, which shall be nonvoting. Affiliate members may later be proposed for Regular Membership, upon meeting the requirements. Affiliate Members include representatives in the following careers: faculty members who have made their contribution in teaching; productive research team members who have not published a meritorious original publication; administrators in government, industry, universities, or other organizations who do not have sufficient independent research.  Dues for Affiliate Members for 2008 are $105.  Applicants for Affiliate membership must be sponsored by one (1)  Regular or Retired ASPET member.  Affiliate member benefits include all of the benefits of Regular Members except they may:

• Sponsor candidates for Student membership only.
• Not sponsor a paper for a non-member at a Society meeting (but they may sponsor their own).
• Not vote in Society elections.
• Not hold an elected office in the Society.
   

   Student Members

Graduate Student Members
Persons who are enrolled in graduate, or professional degree programs, and who have an interest in pharmacology, are eligible for Student membership, which shall be non-voting.  Student members may be proposed later for regular membership or affiliate membership upon meeting the requirements for that membership category.  Upon completion of their research doctoral degree, applicants are normally eligible for regular membership but may remain in the Student Member category for no more than two (2) years. The first year of student membership is free.  In subsequent years, students pay dues that are one-quarter the amount of Regular Member dues.  For 2008, student dues will be $30.  Undergraduate student members do not pay dues.  Applicants for Student membership must be sponsored by one (1) Regular, Affiliate or Retired ASPET member.

Undergraduate Student Members
Persons who are enrolled in undergraduate degree programs and who have an interest in pharmacology, are eligible for Undergraduate Student membership, which shall be non-voting.  Undergraduate student members do not pay dues.  Applicants for Undergraduate Student membership may be sponsored by an ASPET Regular, Affiliate, or Retired member or by their department chair or ASPET SURF Program Director.

Student members have all the benefits of Regular Members except they:

• Pay no dues their first year (Undergraduate student members pay no dues and get the first year as a graduate student free).
• Pay only 25% of Regular Member dues in subsequent years.
• Must have their papers sponsored at the ASPET meeting sponsored by a Regular Member.
• May not vote in Society elections.
• May not hold an elected office in the Society.
   

   Retired Members

A Regular or Affiliate member may qualify for Retired status in ASPET if they have been a member of ASPET for 30 years or have retired because of disability.  Members granted Retired status pay no dues but retain all of the privileges of regular membership.  A Regular or Affiliate member who has not yet been a member of ASPET for 30 years but who has retired from his/her active career, may apply for Semi-retired status.  Members granted Semi-retired status pay the same level of dues as students until the reach the point of 30 year membership at which time they are automatically granted Retired Status.

 

Fill out the online ASPET Membership Form .  Please  e-mail your CV with bibliography if applying for Regular, Affiliate, or Graduate Student membership to rphipps@aspet.org.

You may also print out the application form and mail it to:

Membership Department
ASPET
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD  20814