Shepard T H, Barr M, Brent R L, Hendrickx A, Kochhar D, Oakley G, Scott W J
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Teratology. 2000 Nov;62(5):301-16. doi: 10.1002/1096-9926(200011)62:5<301::AID-TERA4>3.0.CO;2-X.
The 39-year history of the Teratology Society is reviewed. An abbreviated history is outlined in table form, along with listings of the Warkany Lectures, the postgraduate courses, and officers of the Society.
A year-by-year description of the events, including the scientific and social content of the annual meetings and changes in the business of the Society, is given, in many cases using comments from the past presidents. The valuable and unique diversity of the members is discussed and illustrated, presenting the disciplines and main research area of the presidents. The number of submitted abstracts and the various categories are tabulated, averaging the number and type over four periods. Within the past 10 years, a significant increase in the number of abstracts dealing with epidemiology and developmental biology is evident. The Society's development is compared with that of a human, and the question is asked: Have we reached the maturational stage of old age or senescence, or is the Society still maturing gracefully? This question needs further discussion by all the members.
During the past 40 years, we have developed the scientific basis to prevent birth defects caused by rubella, alcoholism, and folate deficiency, as well as many other prenatal exposures.
We must now engage in the political battles to obtain the resources needed to conduct further research and to implement the prevention programs, as well as to provide care and rehabilitation for persons with birth defects.
回顾了致畸学会39年的历史。以表格形式概述了简史，同时列出了瓦尔卡尼讲座、研究生课程以及学会的官员名单。
逐年描述各项事件，包括年会的科学和社会内容以及学会事务的变化，许多情况下采用历任会长的评论。讨论并举例说明了会员宝贵且独特的多样性，介绍了历任会长的学科和主要研究领域。列出了提交摘要的数量及各类别情况，计算了四个时期的平均数量和类型。在过去10年中，涉及流行病学和发育生物学的摘要数量显著增加。将学会的发展与人类的发展进行比较，并提出问题：我们是已进入老年或衰老的成熟阶段，还是学会仍在优雅地成长？这个问题需要全体会员进一步讨论。
在过去40年里，我们已奠定了预防风疹、酒精中毒和叶酸缺乏以及许多其他产前暴露所致出生缺陷的科学基础。
我们现在必须参与政治斗争，以获取开展进一步研究、实施预防项目以及为出生缺陷患者提供护理和康复所需的资源。
