Bayliss and Starling Society
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The Bayliss and Starling Society was founded in 1979 as a forum for research scientists with specific interests in the chemistry, physiology and function of central and autonomic peptides.
The society was named in honour of William Bayliss
and Ernest Starling, who discovered the gastrointestinal peptide, secretin
in 1902 and coined the term hormone
in 1905.
The Society's main objective is to "advance education and science by the promotion, for the benefit of the public, the study of the chemistry, physiology and disorders of central and peripheral regulating peptides and by the dissemination of the results of such study and research." In doing so, the Society promotes research into peptides and facilitates scientists with research interests in peptides by aiding in the organisation of symposia and relevant conferences.
Additionally the Society offers the John Calam Travelling Fellowship Award for members who want to attend national and international academic conferences or visit laboratories to gain experience in new techniques to facilitate their research.
The society was named in honour of William Bayliss
William Bayliss
Sir William Maddock Bayliss was an English physiologist.He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire and gained a B.Sc from London University. He graduated MA and DSc in physiology from Wadham College, Oxford....
and Ernest Starling, who discovered the gastrointestinal peptide, secretin
Secretin
Secretin is a hormone that controls the secretions into the duodenum, and also separately, water homeostasis throughout the body. It is produced in the S cells of the duodenum in the crypts of Lieberkühn...
in 1902 and coined the term hormone
Hormone
A hormone is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. In essence, it is a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one...
in 1905.
The Society's main objective is to "advance education and science by the promotion, for the benefit of the public, the study of the chemistry, physiology and disorders of central and peripheral regulating peptides and by the dissemination of the results of such study and research." In doing so, the Society promotes research into peptides and facilitates scientists with research interests in peptides by aiding in the organisation of symposia and relevant conferences.
Additionally the Society offers the John Calam Travelling Fellowship Award for members who want to attend national and international academic conferences or visit laboratories to gain experience in new techniques to facilitate their research.