The INF was founded in June 2000 at the Council Meeting of the International Society of Neuroendocrinology (ISN) in Toronto (at the time, Dionysia Theodosis was President, and Sergio Ojeda was Secretary/Treasurer of ISN). At that meeting, the ISN was dissolved, and the International Neuroendocrine Federation (INF) formed, with Dionysia Theodosis (Acting President), John A Russell (Acting Secretary) and Tony M Plant (Acting Treasurer) as the Acting Officers.
At the INF Council Meeting held at the 5th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology (ICN, Bristol 2002) the following were elected: John Russell (President); Tony Plant (Secretary General); Tony Plant (Treasurer, pro tem); Greti Aguilera was elected Treasurer in 2003.
June 2007: Inaugural Meeting of Strategic Action Committee Toronto. Chair, John A Russell.
Sept 6, 2007: INF incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bylaws adopted, and US Tax Exempt Status granted. Officers were restored to President (Tony M Plant), Treasurer (Mitsuhiro Kawata) and Secretary General (William Rostene).
Current President’s Address 2020-2024
Previous President’s Address 2016-2019
Message to the Japan Neuroendocrine-Society
Spring 2009 Report
Previous President’s Address
Retiring President’s Address
Winter 2005 Report
Summer 2004 Report
Previous ISN presidents:
Past Presidents (before INF funding):
1972-1976: J Meites (USA)
1976-1980: BA Cross (UK)
1980-1984: L Martini (Italy)
1984-1988: SM McCann (USA)
1988-1992: B. Flerko (Hungary)
1992-1996: B. McEwen (USA)
1996-1997: M Dallman (USA)
1997-2000: DT Theodosis (France)
2000-2002
Acting President: Dionysia Theodosis (France) (formerly President, International Society of Neuroendocrinology)
Acting Secretary: John A Russell (UK)
Acting Treasurer: Tony M Plant (USA)
POC Chair for ICN 2002: Susan Wray (USA)
2002-2007
President: John A Russell (UK)
Secretary: General Tony M Plant (USA)
Treasurer (Pro-tem): Tony M Plant (USA) 2003
Treasurer: Greti Aguilera (USA) 2004-2006
POC Chair for IC 2006: Iain Clarke (Australia)
2007-2012 (extended to 2011 by Council in 2008)
President: Tony M Plant (USA)
Secretary General: William Rostene (France)
Treasurer: Mitsuhiro Kawata (Japan)
POC Chair for ICN 2010: Gareth Leng (UK)
2012-2016
President: Gareth Leng (UK)
Secretary: Janete Anselmo Franci (Brasil)
Treasurer: Susan Wray (USA)
POC Chair for ICN2014: Quentin Pittman (Canada)
2016-2020
President: Bob Millar (South Africa)
Secretary: Yoichi Ueta (Japan)
Treasurer: William Armstrong (USA)
POC Chair for ICN2018: Valerie Simonneaux (France)
INF is an academic partnership with the mission of bringing together researchers and promoting relevant discoveries in the field of neuroendocrinology