The International Society for IGF Research
Our Mission / Leadership
The International Society for IGF Research (IGF Society) is an organization devoted to basic, translational and clinical research on the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), their receptors and their binding proteins (IGFBPs).
Officers of the IGF Society
President: Rosemary O’Connor
Vice-President: Cunming Duan
Immediate Past-President: JMP Holly
Secretary/Treasurer: Shoshana Yakar
Membership/Website: Terri Wood
Council Members:
Shin-Ichiro Takahashi
Briony Forbes
Peter Bang
Derek LeRoith
Rob Baxter
Junior Council Members:
Co-Chairs:
Chris Galifi (Wood Lab)
Mahya Shariat Razavi (Altindis’ lab)
The first elected Council (1996) was: Derek LeRoith (US) (President), Peter Rotwein (US), Robert Baxter (Australia), Jeff Holly (UK), Naomi Hizuka (Japan) and Victor Han (Canada) (Vice Presidents), Cheryl Conover (US) (Treasurer), Linda Giudice (US) (General Secretary), Terri Wood (US) (meetings Secretary) and several general officers.
The Society for Insulin-Like Growth Factor Research was founded on September 1, 1994. The mission of the society is to bring together basic and clinical scientists actively involved in research on the IGF ligands, receptors and binding proteins to have a formal venue for interactions, discussions and to organize focused meetings. The initial board members at incorporation were Derek LeRoith, Peter Gluckman, David Clemmons, and Cheryl Conover. The board appointed Derek LeRoith as president of the society.
Meetings & History
Past Meetings:
- The Gordon Research Conference 2023 – The IGF and Insulin System: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation and New Technologies. March 12 – 17, 2023
- The Gordon Research Conference 2023 – The IGF and Insulin System: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation and New Technologies. March 11 – 12, 2023
- Gordon Research Conference: The Impact of IGF and Insulin on Life-Long Health – March 10 – 15, 2019
- Gordon Research Seminar: Advances in Longevity Through IGF and Insulin Signaling for trainees and early career investigators prior to GRC – March 9 – 10, 2019
Joint Meetings of the Growth Hormone Research Society and IGF Society
- 9th: Seattle, WA, USA September 2018
- 8th: Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2016
- 7th: Singapore, October 2014
- 6th: Munich, Germany, October 2012
- 5th: New York, USA, October 20101s
- 4th: Genoa, Italy, September 2008
- 3rd: Kobe, Japan, November 2006
- 2nd: Cairns, Australia, April 2004
- 1st: Boston, MA, USA October 2002. The co-chairs of this conference were Robert Smith and Alan Moses.
The first official gathering of “IGF” scientists was at the Somatomedin Dinner held in conjunction with the US Endocrine Society meetings in 1979 in Anaheim, California. There was considerable enthusiasm and excitement for the emerging field of Somatomedins/IGFs in the Endocrine community. The attendees included Bill Daughaday, Ray Hintz, Jud Van Wyk, Lou Underwood, David Clemmons, Ernst Rinderknect, Rene Humbel, Rudi Froesch, Joe D’Ercole, Kerstin Hall, Peter Nissley and Matt Rechler. Dr. Rinderknecht presented the primary amino acid sequence of IGF-I, which he also published that year. Although the Somatomedins were re-named as IGFs, the “Somatomedin Dinner” retains the original name and has been held continuously since 1979.
Our Journal
Did you know? The original journal of the International Society for IGF research was entitled “Growth Regulation”. GH and IGF Research started in 1998 as the journal of the two societies, GRS and IGF. It combined “Growth Regulation” and “Endocrinology and Metabolism” and coincided with the amalgamation of their publishers, Churchill Livingstone and WB Saunders.
The IGF Research Society and The Growth Hormone Socieity now publish a common journal: “The Journal of GH and IGF Research”.