Professional organizations - The organizations related to your discipline are important as a means of staying connected with your peers. Those organizations that are related to the teaching of biology courses can be helpful. Find some of the organizations in the following areas:

• AAA - American Association of Anatomists
• AACE - American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• AAFS - American Academy of Forensic Science
• AAI - American Association of Immunologists
• AAZK - American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc.
• ABFE - American Board of Forensic Entomology
• ABLE - Association for Biology Laboratory Education
• ABRF - Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities
• ADA - American Dietetic Association
• AFS - American Fisheries Society
• ABS - Animal Behavior Society
• AIBS - American Institute of Biological Sciences
• AMI - Association of Medical Illustrators
• ANDP - Association of Neuroscience Departments & Programs
• APS - American Peptide Society
• APS - American Physiological Society
• APS - American Phytopathological Society
• ASA - American Society of Agronomy
• ASAS - American Society of Animal Science
• ASBH - American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
• ASBMB - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• ASBMR - American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• ASCB - American Society for Cell Biology
• ASCI - American Society for Clinical Investigation
• ASCLS - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
• ASCP - American Society of Clinical Pathologists
• ASHG - American Society of Human Genetics
• ASHS - American Society for Horticultural Science
• ASIH - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
• ASIP - American Society for Investigative Pathology
• ASLO - American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
• ASM - American Society of Mammalogists
• ASM - American Society for Microbiology
• ASNS - American Society for Nutritional Sciences
• ASP - American Society of Parasitologists
• ASP - American Society for Photobiology
• ASPET - American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
• ASPB - American Society of Plant Biologists
• ASPT - American Society of Plant Taxonomists
• ASV - American Society for Virology
• AZA - American Zoo and Aquarium Association
• BIO - Biotechnology Industry Organization
• BMES - Biomedical Engineering Society
• --- - Biophysical Society
• BSA - Botanical Society of America
• ES - The Endocrine Society
• ESA - Ecological Society of America
• ESA - Entomological Society of America
• GSA - Genetics Society of America
• MCBI - Marine Conservation Biology Institute
• MSA - Microscopy Society of America
• MSA - Mycological Society of America
• NAA - National Arborist Association
• NABT - National Association of Biology Teachers
• NASW - National Association of Science Writers
• NGS - National Geographic Society
• NSC Alliance - Natural Science Collections Alliance
• NSGC - National Society of Genetic Counselors
• NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
• PS - The Protein Society
• PSA - Phycological Society of America
• SAF - Society of American Foresters
• SCB - Society for Conservation Biology
• SDB - Society for Developmental Biology
• SEJ - Society of Environmental Journalists
• SER - Society for Ecological Restoration
• SFN - Society for Neuroscience
• SICB - Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
• SIM - Society for Industrial Microbiology
• SIP - Society for Invertebrate Pathology
• SMB - Society for Mathematical Biology
• SMM - Society for Marine Mammalogy
• SSAR - Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
• SSR - Society for the Study of Reproduction
• STC - Society for Technical Communication
• SWS - Society of Wetland Scientists