Miscellaneous

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		Albinism Database
		The Albinism Database is produced by the International Albinism Center at the University of Minnesota. This database includes mutations associated with OCA1 (mutations of the tyrosinase gene), OCA2 (mutations of the P gene), OCA3 (mutations of the tyrosinase related protein-1), Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome (HPS1), Chediak Higashi Syndrome (CHS1) and X-linked ocular albinism (OA1). The Albinism Database is part of the HUGO Mutation Database Initiative.
		Asian Society for Pigment Cell Research
		The Asian Society for Pigment Cell Research (ASPCR) was founded in 2004. It aims to promote and encourage the exchange of information and collaboration between scientists/clinicians from Asia who are involved in basic and clinical research on the pigmentary disorders.
		European Society for Pigment Cell Research
		The European Society for Pigment Cell Research (ESPCR) is a scientific society that was founded in 1985. It aims at the promotion of interdisciplinary knowledge and research on the pigmentary system, including both normal and pathological conditions. The Society provides the forum for interactive discussions by bringing together basic researchers and clinicians from various disciplines, including developmental biology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, immunology, pharmacology and toxicology, chemistry and physics.
		International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies
		This link contains the overview and goals of the IFPCS, officers and council members, the bylaws and the rules and regulations, information about the Women Scientists Committee, historical information, IFPCS travel stipend information, summaries of the previous IPCC and other information about the IFPCS
		Interpig Database
		As one of the initiatives of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS), a Committee was established to collect data on resources available to the pigment cell community; that Committee includes a member from each constituent Society of the IFPCS and consists of Patrick A Riley (chair), William Oetting and Hiroaki Yamamoto. The InterPig DataBase is available to all researchers, especially to members of constituent Societies of the IFPCS.
		Japanese Society for Pigment Cell Research
		The Japanese Society for Pigment Cell Research (JSPCR), established in 1984, is a scientific society dedicated to those individuals interested in various aspects of pigment cells. The purpose of our Society is to promote the development of research on pigment cells in a broad sense and the exchange of information among its members, as well as members of the international pigment community. To realize this purpose, the Society has been responsible for various activities including the holding of scientific meetings, supporting the publication of the Journal Pigment Cell Research, interchange with our sister societies, the European Society for Pigment Cell Research (ESPCR) and the PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research (PASPCR), and the publication of the JSPCR newsletter.
		PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research
		The PanAmerican Society for Pigment Cell Research (PASPCR) is a scientific society that was founded in 1985. It aims at the promotion of interdisciplinary knowledge and research on the pigmentary system, including both normal and pathological conditions. The Society provides the forum for interactive discussions by bringing together basic researchers and clinicians from various disciplines, including developmental biology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, immunology, pharmacology and toxicology, chemistry and physics.
		Pigment Cell Research
		Pigment Cell Research offers scientists a specialized, interdisciplinary forum for the prompt dissemination of information on all aspects of pigment cell biology in such diverse biological species as plants, fungi, bacteria, invertebrates, lower vertebrates, and higher vertebrates, including man. The cellular and developmental biology, function and composition of pigment cells provides a unifying basis for studying such diverse topics as protective coloration, temperature regulation, skin color, photocarcinogenesis and malignant melanoma. Pigment cells are thus uniquely attractive models for the study of basic cell biological phenomena. Pigment Cell Research is sponsored by the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies, ISSN: 0893-5785

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