Vascular Biology Societies
NAVBO
9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3993
(301) 634-7938 - Fax: (301) 634-7990
http://www.navbo.org/
NAVBO's mission is to promote and support research in vascular biology.
Membership in this society provides several benefits including:
- reduced registration to NAVBO sponsored meetings
- 50% discount on subscriptions to the journals: Endothelium, Angiogenesis, Cardiovascular Pathology, Apoptosis (80% discount)
- Advertisement of positions and on-line directory
Awards: trainee travel awards for International Vascular Biology Meetings and Junior Investigator Awards for Annual Meetings
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231-4596
http://www.americanheart.org/
The following is the current mission statement of the American Heart Association.
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
The mission statement was affirmed by the Delegate Assembly at its meetings of June 1993, June 1996 and June 1999. The mission statement undergoes a formal review process every third year.