The Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics is a non-profit biomedical association principally concerned with Brain Mapping and Intra-operative Surgical planning. The Brain Mapping Foundation provides funding to members of the society. In 2013 SBMT Board and Members defined Brain Mapping as the study of the anatomy and function of the brain and spinal cord through the use of imaging, immunohistochemistry, molecular & optogenetics, stem cell and cellular biology, engineering, neurophysiology and nanotechnology.
History
The organization started by, Babak Kateb, out of the collaboration between NASA/JPL-USC-Keck School of Medicine and Caltech through an initial summit at NASA/JPL attended by nearly by 15 scientists from those institutions back in 2003. The summit was co-organized by Wolfgang Fink, John George and Babak Kateb. Thus, the official color of the organization is Maroon and Gold. This initial think-tanks summit gradually grew over time to a larger think-tank international convention. In 2004, Babak Kateb, Farzad Massoudi and Warren Grundfest filed the necessary legal and tax paperwork with the US IRS and obtained approval from IRS for a 501c6 Non-Profit multidisciplinary and multi-specialty biomedical association. The initial name of the organization was: International Brain Mapping & Intra-operative Surgical Planning Society. The name was aimed at the international nature of the organization, its clinical and basic science approach toward brain mapping and image guided surgery/therapeutics. In 2011, the 9th president of then IBMISPS proposed a name change for the organization in order to better capture its mission and impact. Many names were proposed including: International Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics and Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. The members of IBMISPS voted to choose Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics as the new name for the organization in its 8th Annual World Brain Mapping meeting at UCSF. The Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics was founded in 2004 to break boundaries in healthcare. The society promotes policies that support rapid, safe, and cost-effective translation of new technology into medicine. SBMT played a significant role in the formulation, planning and execution of Obama's BRAIN Initiative and in 2013 pioneered the G20+ World Brain Mapping & Therapeutic Initiative, which is aimed at creating a global consortium focusing on integration of nanotechnology, imaging, cellular/stem cell therapeutics, Information Technology and devices in Brain Mapping. The Society appoints a new president every year. The past 15 Presidents of SBMT are: The Society has Following Programs and Initiatives: Awards, Visiting Scholars, Fellowship, annual Conventions, symposia and Meetings, Brain Policy, Health & Fitness, Publications, Student Chapters, K12 neuroscience, commercialization, BRAIN Initiative, G20+ World Brain Mapping and Therapeutics Initiative and Brain Mapping.TV
Partnership, Endorsements and Co-sponsorships
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, International Society for Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medicine, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, NASA-Human Health and Performance Center The WH-OSTP-the White House Office Science Policy and Technology DoD the USA Department of Defense The US Congress- The USA Congressional Neuroscience Caucus ACRO American College of Radiation Oncology NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA-Glenn Center NASA-Ames Center LANL-Los Alamos National Lab BMF-Brain Mapping Foundation NCNBE-National Center for NanoBioElectronics Collaborating partners also include: Australian Government and Australian Bio Tech, Canadian government and scientists, Turkish scientists, more than 200 universities and research institutions across the world. Man of the US Government Agencies. SBMT has near 3000 contacts with the industry around the globe.
Executive Board
Board Members
Board appointments is one year with possibility of extension depending on how active the member is.
