Society for Research on Biological Rhythms

The society holds three key [https://srbr.org/about-us/mission/ goals]:

1. to promote the advancement and dissemination of basic and applied research in all aspects of biological rhythms.
2. to enhance the education and training of students and researchers in the field.
3. to foster interdisciplinary communication and an international exchange of ideas.

The society holds biennial meetings{{Cite web |last=Zivkovic |first=Bora |date=May 30, 2013 |title=Clocks, metabolism, evolution - toward an integrative chronobiology |url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/a-blog-around-the-clock/clocks-metabolism-evolution-toward-an-integrative-chronobiology/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/eNIT4?url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/a-blog-around-the-clock/clocks-metabolism-evolution-toward-an-integrative-chronobiology/ |archive-date=May 14, 2017 |access-date=May 14, 2017 |website=Scientific American}} and informal gatherings, and participates in peer-reviewed science and evidence-based policy making.{{Cite web |title=What is good quality sleep? National Sleep Foundation provides guidance |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123094549.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519133137/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170123094549.htm |archive-date=May 19, 2017 |access-date=May 14, 2017}} It is one of four prominent existing Chronology Research SocietiesRefinetti, Roberto (2016). Circadian Physiology, Third Edition. CRC Press. p. 17. {{ISBN|1466514981}}.{{Cite news |title=Carrie Partch honored by Society for Research on Biological Rhythms |url=http://news.ucsc.edu/2016/05/partch-award.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/Zihxi?url=http://news.ucsc.edu/2016/05/partch-award.html |archive-date=May 14, 2017 |access-date=May 14, 2017 |work=UC Santa Cruz News |language=en}} and one of the 14 societies that make up The World Federation of Societies for Chronobiology.{{Cite book |last1=Jay |first1=Dunlap |title=Chronobiology Biological Timekeeping |last2=Loros |first2=Jennifer |last3=DeCoursey |first3=Patrica |publisher=Sinauer Associates |year=2004 |location=Sunderland, Massachusetts}} Through its journal, the Journal of Biological Rhythms, and meetings, the society engages scientists of all backgrounds and nationalities. It advocates the need for funding in research areas in biological rhythms and supports other research efforts such as the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.

In 1986, Benjamin Rusak founded the Journal of Biological Rhythms.{{Cite book|title=The Circadian Clock|last=Albrecht|first=Urs|publisher=Springer-Verlag New York|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4419-1261-9|pages=27}} Rusak wanted an accompanying society that would hold meetings concerning research on biological rhythms, so he asked Fred W. Turek to organize the first meeting.{{Citation|last=ClockTool|title=Interview Fred W Turek|date=2017-01-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCwUUZpYGkc&index=7&list=PLsCe0pip0WjKMWbJUdD_D_71u5yj3Iw0m|access-date=2017-04-12|archive-date=2017-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410225443/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCwUUZpYGkc&index=7&list=PLsCe0pip0WjKMWbJUdD_D_71u5yj3Iw0m|url-status=live}} The society was officially founded on November 12, 1986 by Fred Turek, Dave Hudson, Joe Takahashi, and Gene Block.Tenth Meeting, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms: Program and Abstracts. 1st ed. Sandestin: SRBR, 2006. Web. 13. Apr. 2017. https://srbr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SRBR_2006_Program.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228173630/http://srbr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SRBR_2006_Program.pdf |date=2015-12-28 }} The society is sometimes cited as being founded in 1988, as this was when the first meeting occurred.

Colin Pittendrigh, Turek's Ph.D. adviser, and one of the fathers of the field, was initially opposed to the society, worrying that it would have an isolating effect on the field rather than connecting it to related disciplines. Pittendrigh came around to the idea after the successful first meeting. Turek, however, believed that the field had advanced and diversified enough to justify a meeting that would unify the diverse field. Turek had been involved with the Endocrine Society, a research society that was 70 years old by 1986. He thought about this well established organisation when working in the early phases of SRBR, hoping to create a society with the ability to make a lasting impact. The first meeting was held at the Wild Dunes Resort and Conference Center in Charleston, SC, in May 1988. The Plenary Lecture at the first meeting was given by Michael Menaker.First Meeting, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms: Program and Abstracts. 1st ed. Charleston: SRBR, 1988. Web. 13. Apr. 2017. https://srbr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SRBR_1988_ProgramAbstracts.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228173646/http://srbr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SRBR_1988_ProgramAbstracts.pdf |date=2015-12-28 }}

Meetings for the Society of Research on Biological Rhythms occur once every two years, typically in May or June. The location of the meeting is determined by the President of the SRBR with the help of existing members. Meetings typically last four or five days and are open to all registered members. The meetings serve as a forum to share the latest research in biological rhythms, with hundreds of chronobiologist from around the world presenting at poster sessions and lectures. According to 2016 President Paul Hardin, the meeting is "an exceptional forum for hearing the latest cutting-edge research, reengaging with colleagues from years past, and exchanging ideas that will shape the future of the field with a talented and diverse group of chronobiologists from around the globe."SRBR 2016. 1st ed. Palm Harbor: SRBR, 2016. Web. 13. Apr. 2017. https://srbr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SRBR-2016-Program-Book-with-abstracts.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410121406/https://srbr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SRBR-2016-Program-Book-with-abstracts.pdf |date=2017-04-10 }}

The last day of the meeting also features a keynote speaker referred to as the Pittendrigh/Aschoff speaker, named after notable chronobiologist Colin Pittendrigh and Jürgen Aschoff. Notable past Pittendrigh/Aschoff speakers include: Fred Turek, Joe Takahashi and Michael Young.

In addition to lectures and poster sessions, the meeting also serves as an opportunity to review the accomplishments of the society and its members over the previous two years, provide updates on the Journal for Biological Rhythms, introduce the incoming administration, and officially transfer the presidency to the president-elect.

The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms offers various awards and fellowships to researchers and trainees with diverse backgrounds from all over the world. Researchers and trainees must be participating in SRBR's biennial meeting to be considered.

• International Travel Fellowships - This fellowship covers part of the travel costs for selected researchers and trainees from international countries. SRBR believes in the invaluable contributions the participation of a diverse group of researchers brings to its meetings. Trainees from [https://owc.parthenonmgmt.com/owncloud/index.php/s/pM4WZ8IPb85OOHL economically disadvantaged countries] are especially encouraged [https://srbr.org/meetings/upcoming-meeting/awards/ to apply].
• Diversity Travel Award - The SRBR provides awards funded by the [https://www.nih.gov NIH] to cover part of the travel costs for selected researchers and trainees from certain backgrounds. Researchers with disabilities or from underrepresented backgrounds in the chronobiology field are strongly encouraged [https://srbr.org/meetings/upcoming-meeting/awards/ to apply].
• Trainee Travel Award - The SRBR gives two different awards to trainees based on excellence and merit: the Trainee Research Excellence Award and Trainee Research Merit Award. All submitted abstracts that fulfill criteria are automatically reviewed.

This award is given to principal investigators, usually newly independent researchers, for their exemplary work in the chronobiology field. Those eligible must be principal investigators at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track) and must have published at least one notable paper on their research as a corresponding author.

Only those nominated by a SRBR member, excluding oneself or former lab members, are considered for this award.

The SRBR gives Directors' Awards to honor those who have made significant contributions to the chronobiology field through their service, innovative research, and/or mentorship.

A list of notable recipients of some of the awards described above:{{Cite web|url=https://srbr.org/meetings/upcoming-meeting/awards/|title=Awards {{!}} SRBR: Society for Research on Biological Rhythms|website=srbr.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-13|archive-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504160758/https://srbr.org/meetings/upcoming-meeting/awards/|url-status=live}}

The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms is governed by a board of directors whose members consists of the following:{{Cite web|url=https://srbr.org/about-us/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors {{!}} SRBR: Society for Research on Biological Rhythms|website=srbr.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-12|archive-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504160119/https://srbr.org/about-us/board-of-directors/|url-status=live}}

Current Executive Committee

• Horacio de la Iglesia, University of Washington - President
• John Hogenesch, Cincinnati Children's Hospital - President-Elect
• Christine Merlin - Treasurer
• Hiroki Ueda, RIKEN - Secretary

Members-at-Large

• Ilia Karatsoreos, Washington State University
• Ana Silva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República
• Shin Yamazaki, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

This is a list of Ex Officio members associated with the society and/or are committee chairs.{{Cite web|url=https://srbr.org/about-us/committees/|title=Committees {{!}} SRBR: Society for Research on Biological Rhythms|website=srbr.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-27|archive-date=2017-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427192942/https://srbr.org/about-us/committees/|url-status=live}}

• Paul Hardin, Texas A&M University - Past President
• William Schwartz, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin - Editor, Journal of Biological Rhythms (JBR)
• Horacio de la Iglesia, University of Washington - 2018 Program Chair
• Nico Cermakian, McGill University - 2018 Fundraising Chair
• John Hogenesch, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine - Comptroller
• Ilia Karatsoreos, Washington State University - Professional Development Committee Chair
• Anna Wirz-Justice, University of Basel, Switzerland - ChronoHistory Chair
• Shelley Tischkau, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine - Communications Chair

There are about 500 publicly listed members of the SRBR;{{Cite web|url=https://srbr.org/about-us/member-directory/|title=Public Member Directory {{!}} SRBR: Society for Research on Biological Rhythms|website=srbr.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-12|archive-date=2017-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410121410/https://srbr.org/about-us/member-directory/|url-status=live}} the 2016 membership reached a record high of 702. All members must engage in research or training programs involving biological rhythms. The SRBR has three tiers of membership options:{{Cite web|url=https://srbr.org/join/membership/|title=Membership {{!}} SRBR: Society for Research on Biological Rhythms|website=srbr.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-12|archive-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504160700/https://srbr.org/join/membership/|url-status=live}}

1. Regular
2. Trainee
3. Emeritus

Regular Members enjoy benefits such as discounted registration for the SRBR meeting, online access to the Journal of Biological Rhythms and chronobiology teaching materials, and voting rights in SRBR officer and Executive Committee elections. Trainee Members, who must be enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral training programs, pay lower membership fees than Regular Members, at the cost of forfeiting SRBR voting rights. Trainee Members also have opportunities to participate in Trainee Professional Development Day, dedicated to scientific and career development, and to apply for travel awards to Trainee Day.{{Cite news|url=http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/3552?eventId=17629617&calMin=201310&cal=20120513&skinId=4833|title=Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR) Conference|access-date=2017-04-12|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410051042/http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/3552?eventId=17629617&calMin=201310&cal=20120513&skinId=4833|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://appadvice.com/game/app/srbr-2016/1109902140|title=Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Meeting|access-date=2017-04-25|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003530/https://appadvice.com/game/app/srbr-2016/1109902140|url-status=live}} Emeritus Members must be retired from full-time employment, and must have been Regular Members for at least 10 years. They enjoy similar privileges to Regular Members; however, membership fees will be waived after 10 years of Emeritus Member status.

Notable SRBR members, and their select contributions to chronobiology, include:

• Serge Daan: theoretical modeling of circadian systems and human sleep regulation{{cite journal |vauthors=Daan S, Beersma DG, Borbély AA |title=Timing of sleep: recovery process gated by a circadian pacemaker |journal=Am J Physiol |volume=246 |issue=2 Pt 2 |pages=R161–R178 |year=1984 |pmid=6696142 |doi=10.1152/ajpregu.1984.246.2.R161 |s2cid=1032247 }}
• Jay Dunlap: cloning frq, the first clock gene identified in a non-animal system, in Neurospora; collaboration with Jennifer Loros{{cite journal |author=Gabrielsen P |title=Profile of Jay C. Dunlap |journal=PNAS |volume=112 |issue=38 |pages=11745–11747 |year=2015|doi=10.1073/pnas.1514590112 |pmid=26305970 |pmc=4586857 |bibcode=2015PNAS..11211745G |doi-access=free }}
• Susan Golden: identification of cyanobacterial clock genes kaiA, kaiB, and kaiC; collaboration with Takao Kondo (see below){{cite journal |author=Gupta S |title=Profile of Susan S. Golden |journal=Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |volume=110 |issue=22 |pages=8758–8760 |year=2013 |pmc=3670312 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1305064110|pmid=23620521 |bibcode=2013PNAS..110.8758G |doi-access=free }}
• Carla Green: circadian regulation of metabolism{{cite journal |vauthors=Stubblefield JJ, Terrien J, Green CB |title=Nocturnin: at the crossroads of clocks and metabolism. |journal=Trends Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=23 |issue=7 |pages=326–333 |year=2012 |pmc=3389576 |pmid=22608110 |doi=10.1016/j.tem.2012.03.007}}
• Erik Herzog: discovery of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide as a coupling factor in the mammalian clock{{cite journal |vauthors=Aton SJ, Colwell CS, Harmar AJ, Waschek J, Herzog ED |title=Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide mediates circadian rhythmicity and synchrony in mammalian clock neurons |journal=Nature Neuroscience |volume=8 |issue=4 |pages=476–483 |year=2005 |doi=10.1038/nn1419|pmid=15750589 |pmc=1628303 }}
• Takao Kondo: identification of cyanobacterial clock genes kaiA, kaiB, and kaiC; collaboration with Susan Golden (see above){{Cite journal|last1=Millius|first1=Arthur|last2=Ueda|first2=Hiroki R.|date=2017-02-06|title=Systems Biology-Derived Discoveries of Intrinsic Clocks|journal=Frontiers in Neurology|volume=8|pages=25|doi=10.3389/fneur.2017.00025|issn=1664-2295|pmc=5292584|pmid=28220104|doi-access=free}}
• Michael Menaker: discovery of extra-retinal photoreceptors in the house sparrow{{cite journal |author=Menaker M |title=Extraretinal light perception in the sparrow. I. Entrainment of the biological clock. |journal=Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=414–421 |year=1968 |pmc=224688|pmid=5238974 |doi=10.1073/pnas.59.2.414 |bibcode=1968PNAS...59..414M |doi-access=free }}
• Steven M. Reppert: discovery of clock functions of Cry1, Cry 2, mPer1, and mPer2{{cite journal |vauthors=Zylka MJ, Shearman LP, Weaver DR, Reppert SM |title=Three period Homologs in Mammals: Differential Light Responses in the Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock and Oscillating Transcripts Outside of Brain |journal=Neuron |volume=20 |issue=6 |pages=1103–1110 |year=1998 |pmid=9655499|doi=10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80492-4 |doi-access=free }}{{cite journal |vauthors=Kume K, Zylka MJ, Sriram S, Shearman LP, Weaver DR, Jin X, Maywood ES, Hastings MH, Reppert SM |title=mCRY1 and mCRY2 Are Essential Components of the Negative Limb of the Circadian Clock Feedback Loop |journal=Cell |volume=98 |issue=2 |pages=193–205 |year=1999 |pmid=10428031|doi=10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81014-4 |doi-access=free }}
• Michael Rosbash: identification of a Drosophila CLOCK mutant{{cite journal |vauthors=Allada R, White NE, So WV, Hall JC, Rosbash M |title=A mutant Drosophila homolog of mammalian Clock disrupts circadian rhythms and transcription of period and timeless. |journal=Cell |volume=93 |issue=5 |pages=791–804 |year=1998 |pmid=9630223|doi=10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81440-3 |doi-access=free }}
• Satchidananda Panda: discovery of non-image-forming functions of melanopsin{{cite journal |vauthors=Panda S, Provencio I, Tu DC, Pires SS, Rollag MD, Castrucci AM, Pletcher MT, Sato TK, Wiltshire T, Andahazy M, Kay SA, Van Gelder RN, Hogenesch JB |title=Melanopsin is required for non-image-forming photic responses in blind mice. |journal=Science |volume=301 |issue=5632 |pages=525–7 |year=2003 |pmid=12829787 |doi=10.1126/science.1086179 |bibcode=2003Sci...301..525P |s2cid=37600812 }}
• Ueli Schibler: discovery of circadian clocks in mammalian peripheral tissue{{cite journal |vauthors=Balsalobre A, Damiola F, Schibler U |title=A serum shock induces circadian gene expression in mammalian tissue culture cells. |journal=Cell |volume=93 |issue=6 |pages=929–37 |year=1998 |pmid=9635423|doi=10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81199-X |doi-access=free }}
• Amita Sehgal: discovery of the timeless Drosophila mutant
• William J. Schwartz: demonstration of SCN rhythmicity using a functional marker, 2-deoxyglucose{{cite journal |vauthors=Schwartz WJ, Gainer H |title=Suprachiasmatic nucleus: use of 14C-labeled deoxyglucose uptake as a functional marker. |journal=Science |volume=197 |issue=4308 |pages=1089–91 |year=1977 |pmid=887940|doi=10.1126/science.887940 |bibcode=1977Sci...197.1089S }}
• Paul Taghert: discovery of PDF's function as a coupling factor in the Drosophila clock{{cite journal |vauthors=Renn SC, Park JH, Rosbash M, Hall JC, Taghert PH |title=A pdf neuropeptide gene mutation and ablation of PDF neurons each cause severe abnormalities of behavioral circadian rhythms in Drosophila. |journal=Cell |volume=99 |issue=7 |pages=791–802 |year=1999 |pmid=10619432|doi=10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81676-1 |doi-access=free }}
• Joseph Takahashi: identification of the mammalian clock gene{{Cite journal|last1=Zheng|first1=Xiangzhong|last2=Sehgal|first2=Amita|date=2017-04-12|title=Speed control: cogs and gears that drive the circadian clock|journal=Trends in Neurosciences|volume=35|issue=9|pages=574–585|doi=10.1016/j.tins.2012.05.007|issn=0166-2236|pmc=3434952|pmid=22748426}}
• Fred W. Turek: molecular basis behind sleep/wake cycle and circadian rhythms; seasonal reproductive cycles{{cite journal|year=2012|title=Environmental Perturbation of the Circadian Clock Disrupts Pregnancy in the Mouse.|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=7|issue=5|pages=e37668|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0037668|pmid=22649550|pmc=3359308|vauthors=Summa KC, Vitaterna MH, Turek FW |bibcode=2012PLoSO...737668S|doi-access=free}}

The Journal of Biological Rhythms has been the official journal for the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms since the founding of both in 1986. The JBR publishes scholarly articles, original research, and reviews on a variety of topics all centering around periodicity in organisms. The journal focuses on circadian and seasonal rhythms, but articles about other biological periods are published as well. A variety of approaches are explored by the journal including: genetic, behavioral, modeling, and clinical trials. In 2015 SAGE Publications gave JBR a five-year impact factor of 3.167 and a ranking of 19/86 in biology.{{Cite web|url=https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal-of-biological-rhythms/journal200933#description|title=Journal of Biological Rhythms {{!}} SAGE Publications Inc|website=us.sagepub.com|access-date=2017-04-27|date=2015-10-28|archive-date=2017-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428053609/https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal-of-biological-rhythms/journal200933#description|url-status=live}} The impact rating is a measure of how frequently the average article from the journal is cited. JBR is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.

[https://srbr.org/publications/jbrish/ JBRish] is a collection of editorials and letters written by Martin Zatz while he was editor of the Journal of Biological Rhythms. These are not scholarly articles about the science of biological rhythms; instead they focus on various aspects of life in academia and science. Some pieces are comedic or satirical in nature, and others are more serious. The collectors of the pieces, Anna Wirz-Justice and Irving Zucker, describe the selections as, “wistful, others poignant or trenchant, and an occasional one offers advice. They not infrequently document and lampoon trends and human foibles.”{{Cite web|url=https://srbr.org/publications/jbrish/|title=JBRish {{!}} SRBR: Society for Research on Biological Rhythms|website=srbr.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-12|archive-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504160839/https://srbr.org/publications/jbrish/|url-status=live}}

The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms publishes a newsletter two to three times a year. It contains a letter from the President of the society, recent developments in the field, and society business. The society business often includes programs for meetings, recent grants, and newsworthy events involving members. Recent newsletters can be viewed by non-members and can be found on the SRBR's [https://srbr.org/publications/newsletter/ website].{{Cite web|url=https://srbr.org/publications/newsletter/|title=Newsletter {{!}} SRBR: Society for Research on Biological Rhythms|website=srbr.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-12|archive-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504160846/https://srbr.org/publications/newsletter/|url-status=live}}

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