Society for Epidemiologic Research

Society for Epidemiologic Research
AbbreviationSER
Formation1968
FoundersAbraham Lilienfeld
Milton Terris
Brian MacMahon
Lewis Kuller
Maureen Henderson
John C. Cassel
TypeLearned society
Purpose“To keep epidemiologists at the vanguard of scientific developments”[1]
HeadquartersEagle, Idaho
Membership
2,000
President
Jennifer Ahern
Executive director
Suzanne S. Bevan
Websiteepiresearch.org

The Society for Epidemiologic Research (abbreviated SER) is a learned society dedicated to epidemiology. It was originally proposed in 1967 by Abraham Lilienfeld, Milton Terris, and Brian MacMahon, and was founded the following year.[2] Their motivation in founding SER was to provide an annual meeting where junior faculty in epidemiology departments and graduate students could present their ongoing research to senior epidemiologists and receive criticism, comments, and encouragement. An additional goal was to promote the exchange of ideas between epidemiologists and statisticians.[3]

Since 1968, SER has grown and its current membership is approximately 2000 individuals. The mission of SER today is “to keep epidemiologists at the vanguard of scientific developments”.[1]

  1. ^ a b Boslaugh S, editor. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008.
  2. ^ Harlow, Bernard L.; Szklo, Moyses (1 June 2017). "Editorial: The 50th Anniversary of the Society for Epidemiologic Research". American Journal of Epidemiology. 185 (11): 988–989. doi:10.1093/aje/kwx120. PMID 28535260.
  3. ^ "Society for Epidemiologic Research". American Journal of Epidemiology. 185 (11): 990. 2017-06-01. doi:10.1093/aje/kwx114. ISSN 0002-9262. PMID 30052745.