NapaTox Consulting LLC, Napa, California, USA.
Charles River Laboratories, Inc., Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA.
Birth Defects Res. 2020 Jul 15;112(12):903-913. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1688. Epub 2020 May 5.
This paper updates the history of the Teratology Society, now known as the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention (BDRP), for its first 60 years and describes the current strategy to position the Society to continue to advance its multidisciplinary science in the future. Common threads across our history include the positive impact of the Society's approach to sharing multidisciplinary, cutting-edge science and the collegial nature of the annual meetings.
In recent years, we have tackled challenging issues through periodic strategic planning sessions to improve the impact of the Society and its value to our members.
MATERIALS & METHODS: Archived and current resources were reviewed for this historical perspective.
In 2019, the Society took steps to rebrand itself to clarify our mission to the broader scientific and governmental communities.
Although our name has changed, the mission remains to understand and prevent birth defects and disorders of developmental and reproductive origin.
As BDRP, we continue to promote the exchange of research and ideas, provide educational opportunities, influence policy through advocacy, and evolve our communications to better serve our members and to have a greater impact on the health of future generations.
本文更新了畸形学学会（现称为出生缺陷研究与预防学会，BDRP）的历史，该学会已有 60 年的历史，并描述了目前使学会定位的策略，以继续推进其未来的多学科科学。贯穿我们历史的共同主线包括学会分享多学科、前沿科学的积极影响，以及年会的友好性质。
近年来，我们通过定期的战略规划会议来解决具有挑战性的问题，以提高学会的影响力及其对会员的价值。
为了进行这一历史视角的回顾，我们查阅了存档和当前的资源。
2019 年，学会采取了措施重塑品牌形象，向更广泛的科学界和政府社区阐明我们的使命。
尽管我们的名称发生了变化，但我们的使命仍然是了解和预防先天性缺陷和发育及生殖来源的疾病。
作为 BDRP，我们将继续促进研究和思想的交流，提供教育机会，通过倡导影响政策，并不断改进我们的沟通方式，以更好地为会员服务，并对子孙后代的健康产生更大的影响。
