Current president: Professor Fernando Schmitt, Professor of Pathology at the Medical Faculty of University of Porto, Head of Molecular Pathology Unit at IPATIMUP, Director of RISE
Secretary-Treasurer: Dr. Massimo Bongiovanni, MD, FIAC, Director of Cytopathology MEDISYN, Lausanne
The International Academy of Cytology (IAC) is a scientific global NGO for cytopathologists and cytologists.[1] The IAC's goals are the advancement of cytopathology and cytology and it promotes research, education and collaboration within the field.[2]
History
The IAC was founded in 1957 in Brussels by a committee of 27 individuals from 19 countries. George N. Papanicoloau was installed as Honorary President. The IAC's first president was Dr. Hans-Klaus Zinser[3] The original name was International Academy of Gynecological Cytology, the IAC renamed itself International Academy of Cytology in 1961 to reflect advances in other fields.[4][5]
Structure
The IAC is an international umbrella association working together with over 50 national cytology associations including the American Society of Cytopathology, the Società Italiana di Anatomia Patologica e Citologia Diagnostica,[6] the Academía Mexicana de Citopatológica[7] and the European Federation of Cytology Societies.[8]
The current president is Fernando Schmitt,[9] Professor of Pathology at the Medical Faculty of University of Porto, Head of Molecular Pathology Unit at IPATIMUP, Director of RISE[10] (Health Research Network).[11]
Publications
The IAC issues the journal Acta Cytologica[12] at the publishing house Karger.[13] The Acta Cytologica was founded by George L. Wied in 1957, the founding year of the IAC.[14] He served as editor-in-chief until 2004.
In collaboration with the WHO, especially the IARC the IAC works on the definition of international nomenclature of tumors.[15] Together they have published two books: One on the reporting system of lung cytopathology [16] and one on the reporting system of pancreaticobiliary cytopathology.[17]
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