The American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Business Meeting Hyatt Regency St. Louis Wednesday, 17JUL13; 1530-1700 CDT
A. B. C. D. E. F.
Call To Order Report of Deceased Members Minutes of the 2012 Annual Business Meeting (A_01) Report of the Treasurer (A_02) ASP Foundation Board Report (A_03) Standing Committee Reports (Streamlined process as in previous years will be utilized)
D. J. Newman W. J. Keller W. J. Keller G. Pauli J. Cardellina & R. Krueger
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
B. Timmermann W. J. Keller DJN for Brad Moore DJN for Bill Baker J. Cardellina M. Puglisi-Weening J. Cardellina M. Sharaf M. O’Neil-Johnson A. D. Kinghorn
Nominating Committee (A_04) Teller’s Committee (A_05) Membership Committee Honorary Membership Committee (A_06) Farnsworth Award Committee (A_07) Awards and Funds Committee (A_08) Varo Tyler Award Committee (A_09) Constitution and By-Laws Committee (A_10 ppt) Publicity Committee Publications Committee (A_11) Local & Scientific Program Committees for Annual Meetings a. 2012 New York (A_12) b. 2013 St. Louis c. d. e.
2014 Ole Miss (Oxford, Mississippi) (A_13ppt) 2015 Copper Mountain, CO 2016 Copenhagen, Denmark (Joint Meeting with European Socs)
G. Carter & E. Kennelly R. Cooper & M. O’Neil-Johnson I. Khan R. Cichewicz B. Timmermann
G. Ad Hoc Committee Reports 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Conference (ASP Meetings) Committee (A_14) ASP Website Committee (A_15) ASP Job Service Committee (A_16) Auditing Committee Report (A_17) Resolutions Committee (A_18) ASP Newsletter (A_19) ASP Archives Committee (A_20) Younger Members Committee Schwarting and Beal Awards Committee (A_21) ASP Fellows Committee (A_22)
R. Okuda J. Porter L. Barrows J. Orjala J. Gloer E. Kennelly R. Okuda W. Strangman DJN for B. Shen G. Cragg
H. Old Business 1. I. J. K.
David Slatkin (Golden Gavel)
Installation of New Officers Nomination and Election of the New Nominating Committee New Business
G. Pauli
Attachments A_01 2012 Minutes A_02 Report of the Treasurer A_03 Foundation Report A_04 Nominating A_05 Teller’s A_06 Honorary Membership A_07 Farnsworth A_08 Awards & Funds A_09 Varo Tyler A_10 Constitution and By-Laws A_11 Publications A_12 2012 Meeting A_13 2014 Meeting A_14 Conferences A_15 Website A_16 Job Service A_17 Audit A_18 Resolutions A_19 Newsletter A_20 Archives A_21 Schwarting & Beal A_22 ASP Fellows
Annual Report 2013 – The Treasurer 1. Business Summary 1a. Accounting & Business • Financial Report: compiled for 2011 and 2012; coordinated with CPA (R. Donaldson) See attached 2012 Profit Loss Statement • IRS Tax Returns: filed for 2011 and 2012 • ASP Audit: Received for 2011 and 2012 • JNP Fiscal Management: managed payroll, expenses, and ACS business for 2012 • Online Payment System: renewed; negotiated (2x) reduced processing costs, achieved ~50% savings 1b. Membership • Memberclicks.com Database Management: Maintenance of forms and ~2,400 profiles • Membership Statistics: compiled for 2011 and 2012 plus history since 2008 See attached Table ASP Memberships Statistics • Established multi-year membership dues schedule ($70/y, $120/2y, $150/3y; $200/5y) per 2013 renewal 1c. Annual Meetings • New York ICNPR 2012 and St. Louis 2013: Performed/performing financial management, registration, (web)forms, accounting, and statistics; arranged liability insurance • Assisted with planning of OleMiss 2014 and Copper Mountain 2015; contracts & setup completed
2. Proposals •
Pending Proposal A: Establish D&O Insurance for ASP directors and officers
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Proposal B: Address limitation of $250k FDIC coverage CPA 2011 & 2012 Financial Statement: "Note E: Cash Deposits in Excess of Insured Limits: ...As of the balance sheet dates accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $ 250,000. Uninsured cash balances were $ 233,641, and $ 337,700, as of December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively." Proposed Resolution: Treasurer establishes Wells Fargo Brokerage Account for Investment in External CDs and Funds
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Pending Proposal C: Membership Committee supporting Annual Membership Booth Updating of membership database; interfacing with voters; new member recruitment
3. FYI & Discussion Topics •
Topic I: Development of income vs. operational expenses See attached Graph Cash Flow Statistics
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Topic II: IRS regulations, volunteer status and honoraria
Respectfully submitted, Guido F. Pauli, PhD - Treasurer Northbrook/Chicago, 4 Jul 2013
ASP, The Treasurer's Annual Report
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P&L Statement 2012
ASP, The Treasurer's Annual Report
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ASPF End of Year Report December 31, 2012 Raymond James Account Cash/ Cash Alternatives U.S. Equities Non U.S. Equities Fixed Income Securities Real Estate/Tangibles Non-classified
$ 54,344.14 $ 328,269.08 $ 77,806.13 $ 97,897.64 $ 10,595.00 $ 7,244.47
Total Assets
$ 576,156.46
RBC Acct Total Assets
$ 109,266.98
GRAND TOTAL
$ 685,423.44
Equities BP PLC Sponsored ADR Ford MTR GenTex (GNTX) Gilead Sci Intel Lilly Optimer (OPTR) Penn West (PWE) Teva Total SA
Quantity 5.000 1,700 1,300 200 1,000 500 1,800 1,100 300 250
Price ($) 41.640 12.950 18.850 73.450 20.620 49.320 9.050 10.885 37.340 52.010
Value ($) 208.20 22,015.00 24,505.00 14,690.00 20,620.00 24,660.00 16,290.00 11,973.50 11,202.00 13,002.50
Income/Yield (%) 5.19% 340.00 676.00 900.00 980.00 1,197.35 241.20 626.75
Unit Inv Trusts First STA Inc Otelco
2,953.279 1,300.000
9.060 1.340
27,028.52 1,742.00
Reits/Tangibles ISTAR FINL (SFI)
1,300.00
8.150
10,595.00
-
Other Equities VOC Energy Trust
4,100
12.830
52.603.00
7,544.00
Mutual Funds Open End DWS Short Duration Franklin Biotech Disc. Invesco MidCap Integrity Hi Income Ivy Global Nat Res
1,297.125 303.710 1,626.052 3,499.499 1,194.515
9.290 83.180 21.370 7.980 16.970
12,050.29 25,262.60 34,748.73 27,926.00 20,270.92
$ 339.85 $ 20.96 $ 195.13 $ 1,718.25 $ 37.03
2,073.38 -
Mutual Funds Closed End AGIC C&IFD AGIC C&IFD II Eaton Vance ETY ETV ETW EXG First Hi Inc (FSD) GDL F Com SH ING Global (IGD) NFJ Div INT PREM Putnam Premier INC Zweig (ZTR) Preferred Securities Kite Realty Grp
1,850.00 1,275.00 1,600.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 2,100.00 1,000.00 1,235.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,600.00 1,500.00
750
Asset Backed Remaining Value Ginnie Mae Pool 352158 $ 504.64
Balance December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 December 31, 2008
Account Performance 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
*No funds received from ASP
$ 527,986.77 $ 589,527.76 $ 507,283.18 $ 353,487.66
4.89% ( 7.18%)* 11.65% 43.15% (41.02%)
8.690 7.930 9.370 12.500 10.690 8.810 18.120 11.420 8.670 15.600 5.460 12.310
16,076.50 10,110.75 14,992.00 12,500.00 16,035.00 18,501.00 18,120.00 14,103.70 8,670.00 15,600.00 8,736.00 18,465.00
$ 23.160
$ 17,370.00
Annual Inc $ 37.85
Value $ 573.87
$ 1,998.00 $ 1,300.50 $ 1,619.20 $ 1,399.00 $ 1,752.00 $ 2,049.60 $ 1,386.00 $ 1,580.80 $ 1,008.00 $ 1,800.00 $ 499.20 $ 1,476.00
1,547.25
ASPF Donors 2013 Foundation Patrons John Cardellina, Ph.D. Richard Fitch, Ph.D Ed Kennelly, Ph.D. Robert Krueger, Ph.D. Nick Oberlies, Ph.D. Cedric Pearce, Ph.D. Otto Sticher, Ph.D.
Foundation Friends APA (APhA) Cindy Angerhofer, Ph.D. Gordon Cragg, Ph.D. Doug Kinghorn Ph.D. David Kingston, Ph.D. Phillip Proteau, Ph.D.
Foundation Associates John Beutler, Ph.D. Beatrice Gehrmann, Ph.D. Dick Powell, Ph.D.
Other Donors John Porter, Ph.D.
ASPF Account Summary April 30, 2013 Balance Raymond James Cash/ Cash Alternatives U.S. Equities Non U.S. Equities Fixed Income Securities Real Estate/Tangibles Non-Classified
$ 65,937.76 374,492.10 98,608.68 77,676.58 31,018.00 2,162.33 $ 649,895.45
RBC Wealth Management Taxable fixed Income
$ 108,476.57
Total Assets
$ 758,372.02
Liabilities Grants/Awards (Encumbered) CPA Fee Engraving, Plaques, etc. Postage
Investments
$ 50,200.00 1,464.00 1,200.00 (est.) 110.00 (est)
Quantity
Price
Value
Yield(%)
Equities Allstate BP PLC Facebook Ford GenTex Gilead Sci Intel InterOil Eli Lilly Optimer Penn West Teva Total SA Verizon Otelco Instar Fin (REIT) Voc TR Mutual Funds Open End Invesco Mid Cap DWS Short Dur Franklin Biotech Integrity Hi INC Ivy Global Res
100.00 5.00 150.00 1,700.000 1,300.000 400.000 1,000.000 250.00 500.00 1,800.000 1,100.000 300.000 250.000 300.000 1,300.000 1,300.000 4,100.000
1,626.052 1,309.328 303.710 3,564.515 1,194.515
$49.260 $ 3.600 $27.769 $13.710 $22.500 $50.640 $23.950 $79.120 $55.380 $15.440 $ 9.235 $38.290 $50.240 $53.910 $ 1.700 $11.680 $13.320
$ 4,926.00 $ 218.00 $ 4,165.35 $23,307.00 $29,250.00 $20,256.00 $23,950.00 $19,780.00 $27,690.00 $27,792.00 $10,158.50 $11,487.00 $12,560.00 $16,173.00 $ 2,210.00 $ 15,184.00 $54,612.00
2.03 4.95 2.92 2.49 3.76 3.54 11.61 2.28 5.02 3.82 14.41
$ 23.870 $ 9.270 $105.950 $ 8.160 $ 17.110
$38,813.86 $12,137.47 $ 32,178.07 $ 29,086.44 $ 20,438.15
0.50 2.73 0.07 5.87 0.18
Quantity Mutual Funds Closed End Allianz GI NC2 Allianz GI NCV Allianz GI NFJ Cohen Steers RQI Eaton Vance ETY Eaton Vance ETV Eaton Vance ETW Eaton Vance EXG GDL ING Global (IGD) Zweig ToT Ret
Preferred Securities KITE Realty
Performance YTD
1,270 $ 8.770 1,850 $ 9.480 1,000 $ 16.950 1,300 $ 12.180 1,600 $ 10.400 1,000 $13.180 1,500 $11.450 2,100 $ 9.600 1,235 $11.690 1,000 $ 9.480 1,519.818 $ 13.040
750.00
Asset Backed Securities Ginnie Mae #352158
12.99%
Price
Principle $ 492.01
$ 25.490
Price $113.661
Value 11,181.75 17,538.00 16,950.00 15,834.00 16,640.00 13,180.00 17,175.00 20,160.00 14,437.15 9,480.00 19,818.44
$ 19,117.50
Value 559.23
Yield 11.63 11.39 10.62 5.91 9.73 10.09 10.20 10.17 10.95 10.63 7.82
8.09%
Annual Income $ 36.90
Annual Meeting 2013 The Board of Directors of the ASP Foundation extends its congratulations to the ASP 2013 Awardees. •
Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement Award Satoshi Omura, Ph.D. Kitasato, Japan
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Tyler Prize for Botanical Research Joseph Betz, Ph.D. FDA, Washington DC
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2012 JNP Arthur E. Schwarting Award Rolf Muller, Ph.D. Helmholz Institute (Saarbrucken)
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2012 JNP Jack L. Beal Award Dong-ho Lee, Ph.D. Korea University (Seoul)
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Matt Suffness Award Kerry McPhail, Ph.D. Oregon State University
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ASP Student Research Award Rana Montaser University of Florida
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ASP Research Starter Grants Stephen Deyrup, Ph.D. Siena College (MI) Kevin Tidgewell, Ph.D. Duquesne University Kimberly White, Ph.D. Colorado Mesa University
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ASP Undergraduate Research Grants Cynthia Holland Andrew Osborn Henderson State University Oregon State University Mentor: M. Campbell Mentor: T. Mahmund
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Travel Awards Lynn Brady Student Travel Award Christine Theodore University of Oklahoma Vanida Choomuenwai Griffith University
Rasika Phansalkar University of Illinois Chicago
ASP David Carew Student Travel Award Yixi Liu Virginia Polytechnic ASP Waqar Bhatti Student Travel Award Navid Adnani University of Wisconsin (Madison) ASP Jerry McLaughlin Student Travel Award M.A. Leyte ASP Travel Award for Active Members HC Lini, Ph.D. S. Cai. UCLA University of Oklahoma Yanti University of Illinois at Chicago
X. Liu, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh
Graduate Student Travel Award M. Caspers Atma Jaya Catholic University
L. Li UCSD
M. Sang-Ngem University of Hawaii
S-H. Kim Seoul National University
G. Polanco-Hernandez U. Biot. CICY
J. Rivera-Chavez UNAM
S. Carlson University Illinois Chicago
Treasurer’s Report St. Louis 2013 What a difference a year makes! As of our April 30 investment reports, the Foundation accounts reached the highest value since our inception. These include receipt of $ 60,000 from our parent society, a figure that should be the new annual transfer amount. Our annual campaign again relied solely on a web-based solicitation via the members click option on the website. The total here was $ 5,650.00. We had also placed ‘Meeting Participant’ solicitation letters in the New York meeting packets which resulted in an additional $ 600 contribution from foreign members. Finally, APA sent us their $ 300 match for the 2012 Kilmer Prize. The ASPF Board, in an attempt to solicit funds from those who received awards in the past assisted Ed Kennelly, newsletter editor, in contacting past Suffness awardees to ask the questions, “How did the award influence your career?” It is too early to measure the effect this may have on contributions. We continue to emphasize a “pay back to ensure the future.” Our ability to continue expansion of the awards, needs donations from past recipients who now are into their careers. More articles will be submitted by ASPF Board members for future publication along these lines. The treasurer will also submit articles stressing giving to ensure growth of the corpus and its specific funds. One good development this past year was an “email summit” concerning all the Society’s awards, that clarified the roles played by the ASP and ASPF and precisely of what the award consisted. An excel sheet created for all the present awards now exists detailing award amounts; whether registration or travel reimbursement is also involved, physical recognition (Plaques, pins, etc.) and most importantly: who pays for what! The obligation for the ASPF, should all awards be given out each year is currently $ 52,550 (This assumes 3 URG’s, 3 RSG’s, 5 PA, 6 STA, 3 LBSTA and 6 AMTA). This does not include the cost of plaques and other physical award entities. If we want our Foundation corpus to grow we need to become more effective in soliciting donations from our members. The general rule of thumb for estimating the total value of awards vs. size of the RJ corpus is 5%. With our awards we are almost 60% above that at 8.1% (This calculation does not include our RBC account value). Continuing as in the past our tax statements and compiled financial statement were prepared by Mr. Robert Boyce. Our investments continue with Raymond James (Grand Rapids, MI office) under the advice of Mr. Jeffrey Rush, 1st Vice President for Investments. Our RBC investments are held by us, but under the caveat that they are to be returned to the Society upon demand. This year marks the first year for presenting a Jerry McLaughlin Student Travel award. No Faulkner award was given out this year. No Kilmer Prize was given out this year.
Respectfully Submitted, Robert J. Krueger, Ph.D. Treasurer, ASPF
American Society of Pharmacognosy Nominating Committee Report 2013
The ASP Nominating Committee proposes the following slate of candidates for the 2014 election: Vice President
Edward Kennelly, Lehman College
Nicholas Oberlies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Executive Committee
Melany P. Puglisi-Weening, Chicago State University
Mark O’Neil-Johnson, Sequoia Sciences Respectfully submitted, Barbara N. Timmermann, Chair Craig Hopp Ray Cooper
Honorary Membership Committee Annual Report July, 2013 The Honorary Membership Committee (HMC) consulted with the Constitution and Bylaws committee and the Treasurer to determine that our Society membership is at a level to support the awarding of one new honorary member this year. The HMC therefore developed a short list and, after some discussion, selected Dr. John Cardellina as our nominee for honorary membership. Dr. Cardellina has proven a tireless and passionate champion of the Society, serving all manner of leadership roles (Executive Committee, President, and Parliamentarian), committee duties and annual meeting organization and we believe he exemplifies the qualities that the Society membership recognizes in our honorary members. We offer this candidate to the Executive Committee for discussion and vote. Respectfully submitted, Cindy Angerhofer Ray Cooper Bill Baker (HMC Chair)
2013 Report to the Executive Committee by the NRFRAA Awards Committee
This year the NRFRAA Awards Committee had four outstanding nominations to consider for the 2014 award. After serious deliberation and discussion, it was decided that the 2014 Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement Award should go to Professor Rachel Mata, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Dr. Mata has had a distinguished and highly productive career studying the structures and pharmacological activity of novel plant metabolites, and she is highly deserving of the award. There are several additional comments from the NRFRAA Awards committee. All of the current Awards Committee members have now served at least three years and are due to be replaced with new members. As such, the contact information on the ASP web page that describes the NRFRAA needs to be updated to direct nominations to the next Awards Committee chairman. In addition, ASP members should be encouraged to nominate highly qualified members of the natural products community that they feel are deserving of this award. Kirk Gustafson NRFRAA Awards Committee Chair
NRFRAA Awards Committee Kirk R. Gustafson, Chair, final year Natural Products Chemistry Section Head Molecular Targets Laboratory NCI-Frederick Fredrick, MD 21702 301-846-5197 Eric W. Schmidt, final year Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801-585-5234
Toni M. Kutchan, final year Donald Danforth Plant Sci Ctr 975 North Warson Road St Louis, MO 63132 314-587-1473
Awards and Funds Committee Report
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July 13 to 17 , 2013 The ASP Awards and Funds Committee has selected the following award and grant recipients from the many worthy applications received this year: Matt Suffness Award: Kerry McPhail, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR ASP Student Research Award: Rana Montaser, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Research Starter Grant: Stephen Deyrup, Siena College, Loudonville, NY Kevin Tidgewell, Duquesne University, Pittsburg, PA
Kimberly White, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO
Undergraduate Research Award:
Cynthia Holland, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR Andrew Osborn, Oregon State University
Travel Grant for Active Members:
Hsiao-Ching Lin, University of California at Los Angeles Shengxin Cai, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Lin Du, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Linfeng Li, University of Colorado, Denver Yanti, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Lynn Brady Student Travel Award:
Christine M. Theodore, University of Oklahoma Vanida Choomuenwai, Griffith University Rasika Phansalkar, University of Illinois at Chicago
David Carew Student Travel Award:
Yixi Liu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Waqar H. Bhatti Student Travel Award: Navid Adnani, University of Wisconsin, Madison Jerry McLaughlin Student Travel Award: Martha Leyte-Lugo, Universidad National Autónoma de Mexico General Student Travel Grant:
Lawrence Januar, University of California at San Diego Muyuramas Sang-ngem, University of Hawaii at Hilo Seong-Hwan Kim, Seoul National University Glendy Polanco Hernández, Universidad de Biotecnologia CICY, Mexico Jose Rivera-Chavez, Universidad National Autónoma de Mexico Skylar Carlson, University of Illinois at Chicago
Awardees were selected on a competitive basis by review of the applications (or nominations in the case of the Suffness Award) received by the posted deadlines. The number of awards that were granted was determined by the funds available and any specific stipulations associated with the individual award guidelines. We are especially pleased to be able to present a new award this year, the Jerry McLaughlin Student Travel Award. No Faulkner Award or Kilmer Prize was given this year due to lack of sufficient applications meeting the award criteria. Sincerely, William Jones, Chair Wendy Kelly Kirk Manfredi Melany Puglisi-Weening Phil Williams Anthony Wright
2013 Report of the Varro E Tyler Prize Committee
There were two nominations submitted for the Varro E Tyler Prize this year. Each member of the committee independently reviewed and ranked the candidates. The committee unanimously agreed on the following recommendation:
2014 Dr. Ray Cooper, adj. Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic U., Hong Kong, in recognition of over 30 years of dedicated service to natural products research in both the pharmaceutical and botanical areas, with his fine record of productivity in the botanicals area over the past close to 20 years, both nationally and internationally. Throughout his career in the nutraceutical industry he has been strongly committed to the production of high quality botanical products for the marketplace, and he has been an exemplary leader in ensuring that high quality, efficacy and safety are the hallmarks of the products produced by the companies with which he has been associated. As such, he has dedicated his industrial career to promoting the standards and principles that Varro Tyler constantly advocated for the botanicals industry. His exceptional knowledge of the field, his hands-on expertise in the practical aspects of botanical analysis and validation, and his total dedication to the production of high quality botanical products, as well as to protecting the interests and safety of the consumers, qualify him as a most worthy candidate for the Tyler Award.
Respectfully submitted,
Gordon M. Cragg Nam-Cheol Kim Chantal Bergeron
From: The Constitution and By-Laws Committee: Gil Belofsky, Maged Sharaf, and Steve Swanson To:
David Newman, President, American Society of Pharmacognosy and Members of the Executive Committee.
Re:
Annual Report
Date: July 9, 2013 Dear David and Members of the Executive Committee, The responsibilities of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee this year were light. There was a need to incorporate language into the Constitution or By-Laws regarding what to do in the event that a Vice-President of the Society is unable to complete the term of office and, subsequently, succeed to the presidency. At the 2012 ASP meeting in New York, the Executive Committee held a straw poll recommending that the runner-up from the previous presidential election replace the departing Vice-President. It was generally agreed that an amendment to the By-Laws would be sufficient. The Constitution and By-Laws Committee propose the following wording for the amendment to the By-Laws: under: Section 1 : Duties of Officers add a new #6: In the event that the Vice-President is unable to complete his/her term or succeed to the presidency, the runner-up from the previous presidential election shall fill the position of VicePresident, and then President, for the remainder of these terms. This proposed amendment was submitted by e-mail and accepted on June 4, 2013 by the President for inclusion on the agenda of the Executive Committee’s meeting. If approved by simple majority of the Executive Committee on July 13, 2013, it can be brought to the Annual Business Meeting on July 17, 2013 for approval by a simple majority. If the amendment is approved, the Constitution and By-Laws Committee will communicate the change to the ASP webmaster to update the online version of the document. The Constitution and By-Laws Committee had no other business this year.
Report of 8th International Congress on Natural Products Research (ICNPR2012) July 28-August 1, 2012 The 8th International Congress on Natural Products Research (2012 ICNPR), held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York City, was a huge success with over 1,300 registered participants from 66 countries, making this the largest gathering of natural products researchers ever in North America. Before the formal opening of the conference on Saturday, July 28th, three outstanding scientific workshops took place that covered the diverse subjects of NMR structure determination, isolation, and characterization of Actinomycetes and fungi from the environment and determination of absolute configuration by circular dichroism. The NMR Workshop was given by Dr. Mark O’Neil-Johnson of Sequoia Sciences and Dr. Sandra Groscurth, Mr. Brian Killday, and Dr. Christian Fischer from Bruker Instruments. The Microbiology session was led by Dr. Valerie Bernan of Carter-Bernan Consulting and Dr. Jeffrey Janso from Pfizer. The CD course was given by Dr. Nina Berova of Columbia University and Dr. Ana G. Petrovic of New York Institute of Technology. Each of the presenters in these information-rich sessions brought unique insights to their subjects, which provided a stimulating learning experience. The Opening Reception of the ICNPR was held on Saturday July 28th in the spectacular Manhattan Ballroom in the Grand Hyatt, where attendees had the opportunity to greet colleagues in an informal atmosphere with live music provided by a 5 piece jazz band. Welcoming remarks were given by representatives from the sponsoring societies: Drs. Elisabeth Seguin (AFERP), Wolfgang Blaschek (GA), Lars Bohlin (PSE), and Barbara Timmermann for ASP and SIF, as Dr. Anna Rita Bilia was delayed on arrival from Italy. The formal scientific program began on Sunday morning, July 29th, with a tribute to one of our founding fathers, Dr. Norman R. Farnsworth, followed by an address by this year’s Farnsworth Award winner ASP member Dr. Chris Ireland, of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Sunday’s program included a plenary Symposium on the Promise of Biodiversity, chaired by New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Vice President Jim Miller and speakers Dr. Scott Strobel (Yale) and Dr. John Hooper (Queensland Museum), followed by the first of three afternoon poster sessions. Sunday evening featured perhaps the most memorable non-scientific event of the conference – an excursion to the NYBG aboard a dedicated Metro-North train leaving from Grand Central Terminal. The fun began as our orange T-Shirt-clad, engineer-hatted volunteers shepherded 800-plus participants from the poster session in the Ballrooms through the hotel lobby into Grand Central, all the way to Track 16. Once at the NYBG, the party continued for three hours under a giant tent filled with live music of a 5 piece Brazilian band, amazing food, and libations. Remarkably, not even one wayward pharmacognocist was lost in the Bronx, a real tribute to the capabilities of the local organizing team and NYBG. At the heart of ICNPR 2012 was a broad spectrum of exceptional scientists providing clear insights into their particular realm of natural products research. From molecular investigations using “omics” technologies through to clinical trials of natural product drugs and the actual practice of herbal medicine, a brilliant array of topics was presented. For most of the Congress there was little down-time, as the program was essentially continuous from 8:00 AM until 7:00 PM, however we have evidence that some attendees managed to find some time for extracurricular activities. (Please also see our article on the Young Members Committee Event.) An estimated crowd of 300 can claim to have seen the work of a master magician as our esteemed colleague and ASP member Dr. Koji Nakanishi performed his combination sleight-of-hand and stand-up comedy routine on Monday night. As always, Dr. Nakanishi was in rare form and only the children in the audience were able to figure out the tricks. Tuesday morning featured a plenary symposium dedicated to the publication of the 75th volume of the Journal of Natural Products, which was sponsored by our co-publishers, The American Chemical Society. JNP Editor in Chief, Dr. Douglas Kinghorn, chaired this session, which included insight-filled presentations by ASP members Drs. Bill Gerwick (University of California, San Diego), Rachel Mata (Universidad Nacional Autόnoma de México) and Bob Pettit (Arizona State University). We are grateful to the ACS for sponsoring this event as well as for the support and collaboration involved in making the Journal a success.
At the Closing Banquet on Wednesday evening, outgoing ASP President Barbara Timmermann delivered the final remarks in recognition of the contributions of the numerous members of the Scientific and Local Organizing Committees, as well as the dignitaries present from all of the participating Societies. Newly inaugurated ASP President David Newman concluded the formal program with his personal remarks. Owing to the sensitivities of our international audience, Presidential roasting was postponed until next year’s ASP Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. Two aspects concerning the participants in the Congress were particularly noteworthy from my perspective. First, I want to acknowledge the enthusiastic support from our European colleagues. All interactions with AFERP, GA, PSE and SIF were highly positive and enthusiastic from the planning stages through to the launch of the Congress. All of us in the ASP want to thank these colleagues for all their help, not to mention the tremendous numbers of participants! Perhaps the most significant impression that the ICNPR left with me is the huge potential that our young scientists hold for the future of natural products research. Young people representing research groups around the world made brilliant presentations at ICNPR. Whether on the podium or at posters, the eloquence, poise, and confidence, displayed by so many of these young scientists signal great things to come. Respectfully submitted,
Guy T. Carter Scientific Organizing Chair
Edward J. Kennelly, Local Organizing Chair
ASP/ICSB 2014 Oxford, MS Venue: Oxford Conference Center: Just off the Hwy 7 the Conference Center has over 25,000 sq. ft. of flexible event space; 11,000 sq ft. of column-free space; 282-seat auditorium; Beautiful lobby and outdoor terrace; Cedar Hall will accommodate 534 in a class room setting or can be broken into 3 rooms (2)129 Capacity & (1) 276 Capacity. The open lobby provides space for Registration area and will accommodate 11-12 vendor tables comfortably. 3 classrooms and a small business style conference room will also be available if needed. Registration Rate:
Students Post Docs ASP Members ASP Non-members Single Day
Early $300 $400 $500 $600 $200
Late $400 $500 $600 $700 $200
Proposed Evening Events: Saturday-Executive Council Meeting/Workshops. Opening Reception Option: “Mississippi Blues Night” at the Lyric, Downtown Oxford. Reception would include local southern food, open bar and a North MS Hill Country blues band. Sunday-Full day session: Poster Session. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in “Island Night.” Island Night on the grounds of the OCC and Hampton Inn properties - can include a steel drum band, games, island food and cocktails. Island shirts and casual wear encouraged. Monday- Full day session: Poster Session. Indian cuisine. Tuesday- ½ day session: Night excursions may be round trip busing ($50/person) to either (1) “Downtown Memphis.” Bus drops you in the heart of downtown Memphis, TN for a night on the town. Memphis is located an hour and a half from Oxford, MS. (2) “Tunica Queen Dinner Cruise or Casino Night.” Cap your day and begin your evening with a leisurely cruise and dinner on the Mighty Mississippi River! Or just enjoy a night at the casinos. Located in Tunica, MS., an hour and a half from Oxford, MS. (3) Free for all attendees: Stay in Oxford for a night of BBQ, music, and games on the Conference Center Grounds. Wednesday: Full day session: Closing Banquet Accommodations: There will be a block 250 rooms over four of hotels for the “ASP/ICSB”. The amount of rooms per hotel will be as follows: Hampton Inn Oxford – West: 60 rooms Holiday Inn Express: 60 rooms Hampton Inn Oxford – Conference Center: 65 rooms Marriot TownePlace Suites: 65 rooms The Estimated prices will be $139.00 - $159.00 + tax. There will be 20 government rooms at a rate of $96.00. These rooms will be reserved at the hotel of our choice. All four hotels provide complimentary hot breakfast, Business Center, Guest Laundry, Free high-speed internet. The TownePlace rooms are all suites that can sleep at least 4 guests. Individual participant billing is available for all hotels. Additional Accommodations available if needed: The Inn at Ole Miss, Comfort Inn, and Super 8 Transportation: Nearest airport is Memphis (Mem) International Airport. We will be encouraging carpool, but shuttle service is available to/from Memphis for a fee of Appx. $65 one way. Local transportation between the hotels and Conference Center will be provided free of charge. Oxford Mississippi: Enjoy a city tour of Oxford on our Double Decker Bus while learning this city’s history and viewing its charm. Sites include the Downtown Square, the University of Mississippi, The L.Q.C Lamar House, Cedar Oaks, and a guided tour of Rowan Oak, home of William Faulkner. The Oxford Square is home to a variety of boutiques, bookstores, art galleries and restaurants. Must see stops include the South’s oldest department store, Neilson’s and nationally renowned independent bookstore, Square Books. Dine at one of Oxford’s many nationally acclaimed restaurants.
Oxford, MS Oxford Conference Center
Over 25,000 sq. ft. of flexible event space 11,000 sq ft. of column-free space 282-seat auditorium Beautiful lobby and outdoor terrace
Room can be divided into 3 breakout areas Dotted lines indicate where room can be divided
Registration & Vendor Area
Give your attendees a downhome welcome to Oxford in style. Opening reception would be hosted in the historic Lyric Theater located on the Oxford Square. Reception would include local southern food, open bar and a North MS Hill Country blues band.
Downtown Memphis – bus drops you in the heart of downtown Memphis, TN for a night on the town. Located an hour and a half from Oxford, MS
Tunica Queen Dinner Cruise or Casino Night - Cap your day and begin your evening with a leisurely cruise and dinner on the Mighty Mississippi River! Or just enjoy a night at the casinos. Located in Tunica, MS., an hour and a half from Oxford, MS.
Round Trip Bus Fare to Either Destination $40/person
Graceland Too – Not exactly Graceland, but enter and enjoy this crazy and fun ‘museum’ of Elvis memorabilia. Located just down the road in Holly Springs, MS., and just 20 minutes for Oxford.
Island Night on the grounds of the OCC and Hampton Inn properties - can include a steel drum band, games, island food and cocktails. Island shirts and casual wear encouraged.
Enjoy a city tour of Oxford on our Double Decker Bus while learning this city’s history and viewing its charm. Sites include the Downtown Square, the University of Mississippi, The L.Q.C Lamar House, Cedar Oaks, and a guided tour of Rowan Oak, home of William Faulkner.
The Oxford Square is home to a variety of boutiques, bookstores, art galleries and restaurants. Must see stops include the South’s oldest department store, Neilson’s and nationally renowned independent bookstore, Square Books. Dine at one of Oxford’s many nationally acclaimed restaurants.
110 Heritage Drive
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I 105 Ed Perry Blvd I 103 Ed Perry Blvd
They will block 250 rooms over all 4 of hotels for the “ASP/ICSB”. The amount of rooms per hotel will be as follows: Hampton Inn Oxford – West: 60 rooms Holiday Inn Express: 60 rooms Hampton Inn Oxford – Conference Center: 65 rooms Marriot TownePlace Suites: 65 rooms
The Estimated prices will be $139.00 - $159.00 + tax. We will allow 20 government rooms at a rate of $96.00. These rooms will be reserved at the hotel of our choice.
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Built in 2011 88 rooms Complimentary hot breakfast Expanded exercise facility Outdoor Pool 1,200 sq. ft. of meeting space Business Center Guest Laundry Free high-speed internet in every room
• Scheduled completion Spring 2014 • 95 rooms, all suites with kitchenette • Indoor pool • Outdoor public patio area with fire pit and grills • Business Center • Guest Laundry • Expanded exercise facility • Complimentary hot breakfast
• Built in 2003 and renovated in 2013 • 80 rooms • Complimentary hot breakfast • Exercise facility • Indoor Pool with whirlpool • 390 sq. ft. boardroom • Business Center • Guest Laundry • Free high-speed internet access in every room
• Built in 1999 and renovated in 2011 • 80 rooms • Complimentary hot breakfast • Exercise facility • Business Center • Guest Laundry • Free high-speed internet access in every room
• The Inn at Ole Miss • Comfort Inn
• Super 8
55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy St. Louis, MO, July 13th – 17th Report of the ASP Meetings Committee The conference committee has been asked to support the future meetings through an engaged support of the proposed locations for 2014 (Halifax) and 2015 (Copper Mountain). The Halifax organization proved to be very complex since the lead organizer, Paula Brown, was off-site and involved in a large grant proposal which made her unavailable for some time to work on the meeting. Other concerns around Halifax arose based on its location outside the USA and on the financial situation (costs for organizing). After a discussion with Ikhlas Khan and some members of the executive committee, Ikhlas agreed to merge the Oxford conference with the ASP meeting for 2014, to be held in Oxford, MS. The discussions surrounding Halifax as a proposed meeting site have brought some of the problems with having a meeting off-site to the forefront: -
Using professional meeting organizers is too costly for ASP Meeting sites outside the USA are very challenging to many of our active members (lack of financial support and visa issues for non-residents)
Keeping those issues in mind, the meetings committee will start looking in meeting sites for 2017 and for someone who is willing to step up to the plate and is willing to help in organizing our meeting. Respectfully submitted
Bill Baker John Beutler Robert Cichewicz Stefan Gafner (chair) Roy Okuda
2012-2013 ASP Web Page Ad Hoc Committee Report
This year, email addresses for officers, major committee chairs, and others were provided hosted through the pharmacognosy.us domain (list appended at the end of the report). The recipient will be updated as necessary, while the email address for the office or committee will remain constant. The use of the websites continues at a steady pace. We experienced over 8000 hits per month from around the world, an increase from the traffic experienced last year. Meetings, graduate programs and industrial web sites of interest to the members continue to be updated, upon request, in appropriate pages of the web site. Periodic requests for links to various pages are received by the webmaster. Such sites are evaluated for content and appropriate pages are linked. In general, sites lacking educational or general interest content, especially those primarily focused on selling of herbal products to general consumers, or those offering general employment services are not linked from the ASP pages. An undergraduate and graduate programs link was provided at the request of President Newman. Feedback was provided to the service, as they do not list pharmacognosy, natural products chemistry, or similar programs. The ASP employment service has continued to be an actively used part of the website. Management of the site is done by Lou Barrows. Scott Baggett continues to pitch in when Lou is out of the country. The newsletter is published only electronically, and the members are informed as a new issue is posted. An archive of past issues is maintained on the web pages. Recently, a highlights mailing was provided to encourage wider reading of the newsletter as it appears. ASP award winners, election results, changes to bylaws, meeting notices, natural products new items, event- and research-related photographs, and announcements are updated as needed or requested; these are available on the web site. Steven Mautone (Extremis.com) continues to provide assistance with the hosting service, WordPress. Steven has also provided advice on hosting the voting process through Google sites; this would allow us to move the voting function from the MemberClicks service. We welcome all comments and suggestions from members and hope to continue to make the web site useful to as many members as possible. Suggestions for additional pages of interest, additional functions, and improvements to the site are welcome and should be directed to the webmaster. Respectfully submitted, John Porter, chair and webmaster July 6, 2013
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ASP Jobs Service Report, 2012-2013. Louis Barrows committee Chairman, Ed Kennelly, Esperanza Carache de Blanco and Scott Baggett Itemized ASP Job records 2012-2013: New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Postdoctoral fellow Organization Rutgers University Location New
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New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Government Title Senior Research Scientist/NMR Facility Manager Organization Biosciences
Jun 11
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Postdoctoral Researcher Organization University of Illinois at Chicago
May 7
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Assistant Professor Organization University of Texas Health Science
Apr 23
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Biomedical Research Internships in Panama Organization CREO (Conservation
Apr 22
(2)New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title R&D Extracts Natural Product Research Scientist Organization PSW
Mar 20
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Chair and Professor of Pharmacognosy Organization The University of
Mar 1
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Pharmacognostic studies of medicinal plants and development of
Feb 21
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Research Group Leader (Drug Discovery) Organization Cancer Research
Feb 19
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title article scientific Organization personnelle Location France Website https
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New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Research Feb 4 Fellow Organization California State University, Fresno New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title (Associate) Scientific Liaison Organization United States Pharmacopeia
Feb 1
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Natural Products Research Organization
Jan 18
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Molecular 12/12/12
Pharmacology of Natural Products Organization University New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Postdoctoral Position in Marine Natural Products Organization
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New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title SENIOR SCIENTIST BIOCHEMISTRY, R&D Organization Firmenich Aromatics (
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New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Tenure-Track 11/5/12 Faculty Position, Division of Medicinal Chemistry and New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:
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New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title Microbiologist Organization Quorum Biofilm Research Laboratories Location
9/26/12
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Postdoctoral Position in Marine Functional Foods: Bioactives from
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(2)New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Assistant Professor – Structural Biology. Organization University of
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New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Academic Title Department Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Science Organization
8/30/12
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Post-Doctoral Title Postdoctoral Research Position in Microbiology and Biosynthesis of
8/3/12
New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title Associate Scientist / Scientist - Fermentation (Job code: 1230-AP-01) (3) New Job Posting for pharmacognosy.us - Job Category Industry Title Manager, Scientific Affairs 120474 Organization Herbalife International
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7/23/2012-6/24/2013 Total: 29 Academic (non-postdoc): 10 Government: 1 Industry: 9 Post-Doctoral: 9 7/1/2011-6/30/2012 Total: 35 9/20/2010 – 7/26/2011 Total: 21
REPORT OF THE ASP AUDITING COMMITTEE (for the years ending on December, 31 2011 and on December, 31 2012) The Auditing Committee met on May 23, 2012 with the ASP Treasurer. We examined the documents provided by the Treasurer - financial statement for year ended in 2011 and financial statement for year ended in 2012. Both documents had been compiled and reviewed by Ron Donaldson, a certified public accountant. We asked several of questions that were answered satisfactorily either directly at the meeting or subsequently via email. The Auditing Committee found the reports and financial statements for both years to be satisfactory and the Auditing Committee accepted both reports. It should be noted that the net assets have increased by over 40% to $578,546 over the last two years.
Jimmy Orjala, Chair of the Committee Chun-Tao Che Taichi Inui June 24th, 2013
Report of the 2013 ASP Resolutions Committee 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy July 13-18, 2013, St. Louis Resolution I Whereas, the members of the Local Organizing Committee; Ray Cooper (Chair), Mark O'Neil-Johnson (co-Chair), John Beale, Rainer Bussmann, Toni Kutchan, and Roy Okuda; and the Scientific Organizing Committee; Mark O'Neil-Johnson (Chair), Ray Cooper (co-Chair), Veronika Butterweck, Jim Gloer, Ed Kennelly, Ikhlas Khan, Nick Oberlies, Melany Puglisi, Judith Rollinger, Barbara Timmermann, and Amy Wright; have generously contributed their talents to arrange a panel of internationally renowned scientists who contributed outstanding presentations on aspects of natural products research, and to organize many excellent contributions to the podium and poster sessions; and Whereas, the above Local Organizing Committee members have contributed to the superb, orderly execution of the many details of the formal program, as well as providing for enjoyable and relaxing social amenities; and Whereas, the officers, executive committee members, committee chairs, and members of the American Society of Pharmacognosy, through their cooperative efforts, have fostered the success of this meeting in large part through the encouragement of its members to convene here at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis. Be it resolved that the Society provide an expression of gratitude in the form of letters from Secretary Keller to each whose efforts have provided the participants with local and scientific programs of such an exemplary order. Resolution II Be it further resolved that we, the members of the American Society of Pharmacognosy here assembled at the Hyatt Regency for its 54th Annual Meeting, record an expression of appreciation to the officers of the Society in recognition of their efforts on behalf of the Society during the past year, by now rising to present a standing ovation.
Respectfully submitted, Jim Gloer (Chair) Mick Cronan Muralee Nair
ASP Newsletter Annual Report July, 2013 The mission of the ASP Newsletter is to serve “as the primary source to disseminate information in various scientific disciplines to the membership of the Society. It also serves to convey messages to the membership and to encourage individuals to become members.” The past year's issues included extensive promotion and coverage of the largest natural products meeting in North American history, the International Congress on Natural Products Research, including articles on awards, scientific programs, and local recommendations of New York City highlights. We also worked hard to promote this current meeting in St. Louis, and included local input on enjoying this exciting city. We featured the incoming Presidential Address by Dr. David Newman, celebrated the 75th volume of the Journal of Natural Products, and covered numerous member awards and honors, mourned the passing of members, and covered current topical events such as the Food and Drug Administration approval of the second botanical drug in its history, appearing in our latest issue. We have begun several new feature articles, including ASP Fellows editorials. I thank Dr. Bill Gerwick for his leadership with this column. Recent Fellow articles include "Collaboration: The Key to Exploring Nature’s Treasure Trove" by Dr. Gordon Cragg, and "Optimism for the Natural Products Sciences?" by Dr. Bill Gerwick. As these articles contain valuable insight and advice, we have begun a discussion on how to index them for wider access. "Field Notes in Pharmacognosy" contains adventure stories from pharmacognosy fieldwork, and has featured Dr. Alison Pawlus's work on wine in France, Dr. Ted Molinski's journeys at sea, and Dr. Marcy Balunas's adventures collecting samples from Panama to Alaska. We hope to share the adventurous side of pharmacognosy research through this column, and pique the interest of younger ASP members. "Hot Topics in Pharmacognosy" is contributed by President Newman and features fascinating applications and news in pharmacognosy breaking science. The "Matt Suffness Award Winners" column aims to connect current members with a past influential ASP member, Dr. Matt Suffness, by sharing interviews with previous awardees throughout the Society's history. These new features have been wildly successful, and have provided greater connections between our membership, from inspirational travel tales to advice and news from our Fellows. These varying perspectives are what make our Society such a valuable part of our careers and lives. Another crucial aspect of our Society is friendship, as could be seen in the touching tributes to our recently deceased members, Mr. Paul Klausmeyer, Dr. Gerald Sullivan, and Dr. Andrew Marston, each article written or informed by close colleagues and friends. Our regular columns have seen a few changes. We wish to thank Dr. Diane Swaffar for her contributions with "Meet a New Member" and welcome ASP younger member Mr. Dan Kulakowski, who has taken on this column with gusto! Archivist Ms. Anna Heran at the Lloyd Library has done a terrific job with "From the Archives" and we wish to thank her, as well as welcome Archivist Ms. Devhra BennettJones as our new contributor for this column. Ms. BennettJones has already written a few columns for us, and has done a smashing job! Our longest contributor, Dr. Georgia Perdue, continues to provide timely, thorough, and very necessary coverage of pharmacognosy in our nation's capital, and has covered the Sequester, pharmaceutical approval news, and budgetary issues on The Hill. We wish to acknowledge Dr. Perdue's excellent column! Lastly, I would like to thank our Assistant Editor, Dr. Amy Keller, who has continued to help edit the Newsletter, write various articles, and manage our communications, as well as our Layout Editor, Ms. Nancy Novick, who transformed our mastheads both on the front page and for our "Brief News from Washington" column. These mastheads look colorful and enticing, and Ms. Novick has continued to make our Newsletter exciting and gorgeous to look at. Thanks for allowing me the continued opportunity to serve the Society by editing the Newsletter. This is rewarding work, and I welcome another exciting year of ASP reporting. Respectfully submitted,
Edward J. Kennelly
Report of the ASP Archives Committee – July 2013 Saint Louis, MO In the May 2013 issue of the ASP Newsletter, Ms. Devhra BennettJones, Archivist of the Lloyd Library and Museum (LLM), reported that the collection of papers from Tip Tyler have been completely processed and entered into the archives. Link to the Newsletter (article is on page 23): http://www.pharmacognosy.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/XII-ASP-fifth-5-15.pdf At the end of the article is a link to collections held by LLM. The "finding aid" gives a general description of the items present in the collection. The entire Tyler collection consists of 98 boxes covering 50 linear feet! Processing has begun on the papers of George M. Hocking. Ms. BennettJones will be the Archivist at the LLM in charge of the ASP Archives. ASP members with items to submit for the ASP collection may contact her at
[email protected] She will also be present for questions during the meeting in St. Louis.
Submitted, July 13, 2013 Bill Baker Douglas Kinghorn Roy Okuda, Chair.
Annual Report of the ASP Fellows 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy July 13-‐18, 2013, St. Louis, Missouri
The ASP Fellows met for a no-‐host lunch at the New York City annual ASP meeting, and discussed ideas for how the Fellows could be of service to the society. Several ideas were presented, and the one for which there has been action is to initiate a series of articles in the ASP Newsletter. The concept is to rotate the writing responsibility through the ASP Fellows for articles that blend science, perspective and scientific philosophy so as to give seasoned insight and advice to the membership. Continuing discussions are underway and will be continued at this year’s ASP meeting as to the role and purpose of this article in the newsletter, as well as other mechanisms by which the Fellows may be of service. Because Dr. Gerwick was not available to attend this year’s meeting, Dr. Gordon Cragg has graciously agreed to coordinate and lead the discussion at a no-‐host lunch. We added two new members to the ASP Fellows this year. The first is this year’s Norman Farnsworth Research Award Winner, Dr. Satoshi Omura, who is automatically invited to ASP Fellow membership. Additionally, based on membership numbers supplied by Professor Guido Pauli, ASP Treasurer, which are 824 (up substantially from last year’s supplied numbers of 597), the 5% maximum of total ASP members that can be ASP Fellows is 41. Thus, we felt it appropriate and useful to vote in one additional member this year. There was a unanimous decision to invite Dr. Guy Carter to join the ASP Fellows, bringing our total ASP Fellows to 27 (3.3% of membership). Dr. Carter has a long history in the research and development of natural products, and has served the ASP as its president in 2008-‐ 09 and hosted the 2012 annual meeting of the ASP in New York City. We are proud to welcome both Drs. Omura and Carter to the ASP Fellows in 2013. Respectively submitted, William Gerwick, Chair ASP Fellows
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2012 JNP Arthur E. Schwarting Award Rolf Muller, Ph.D. Helmholz Institute (Saarbrucken)
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2012 JNP Jack L. Beal Award Dong-ho Lee, Ph.D. Korea University (Seoul)