Introduction of International Association of Neurorestoratology (IANR)

I. Association's Name：International Association of Neurorestoratology (Abbreviated Name：IANR）

II. Association’s Background：Neural regeneration, neural structural repair, neuroplasticity, neuromodulation, neural restoration and functional recovery is one of the toughest long-term challenges in neuroscience. Recently, neuroscience has developed rapidly and new achievements are constantly emerging and some breakthroughs have been made. All these have shaped a unique and independent scope of research and a brand new field of knowledge, thus forming a distinct discipline within neurosciences–neurorestoratology.

With research advance of the specialized discipline within neural regeneration, neural structural repair or replacement, neuroplasticity, neuromodulation and neural protection,there has been a radical change in the traditional concept that those damages cannot be rapaired because there is no effective method.At present,the door has been opened for possile effective therapy.

In order to facilitate a coordinative effort to improve both basic and clinical research in neurorestoratology and enhance scientific exchanges among countries, break the barriers among basic research of neurorestoratology, research and development of medicine and clinical medicine，make direct connection of each other and shorten the process of bench to bedside (lab research to clinical application), reflect the current idea of international translational medicine and transfer the achievements of basic research on neurorestoratology into new clinical strategies and then make patients benefit more from medical achievements, it became inevitable from a historical perspective to organize and establish International Association of Neurorestoratology.

III. Association’s Character and Membership Composition：Many scientists and clinicians all over the world in the Neurorestoratology field voluntarily organized to form the association,and the International Association of Neurorestoratology(IANR)was registered at Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,People's Republic of China in October of 2007.It is an international,acadimic amd non-profit corporate association with qualification of legal representative.The ,members come from:Argentina, Australia,Belgium,Brazil,Canada,China,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,

Hong Kong,India,Indonesia,Italy,Japan,Jodan,Korea,Malaysia,Mexico,Poland,

Portugal,Russsia,Singapore,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Taiwan,Czech,

Tunisia,UK,and USA and so on.At present,IANR  is one of the important international organizations,which is professional and academic in the neurorestoratology.

IV. Association’s Purpose：Strictly abiding by the relevant laws, regulations and policies of People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, complying with the international relevant basic principles, safeguarding social and public interests, as well as other organizations and the legitimate rights and interests of citizens. Advocating science and medical ethics, promoting social justice, developing academic democracy and proposing the scientific spirit of “devotion, innovation, precision, cooperation”. And then creating a broad professional platform of academic exchange for global basic scientific researchers and clinicians working in neurorestoratological field, including neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, pediatrics, physiotherapy, cell transplantation department, department of hematology,hyperbaric oxygen, ophthalmology, urinary surgery,pain department,Chinese traditional medicine,psychiatric department and so on.Though organizing some academic activities,it is hoped to promote the development of neurorestoratology and increase its academic level,explore more innovative and effective interventional strategies,make more contribution to hunman medical science and then finally benifit the patients with neural diseases.

V. Scope of the Association’s Business：

(1)Organizing basic and clinical treatment research to neurorestoratology.

(2)Developing neurorestoratological treatment principle,criteria and guidelines.

(3)Organizing international academic conferences,exchanges and cooperation.

(4)Bringing interdisciplinary fields closer connection,encouraging academic groups better collaboration.

(5)Continuing medical education and updating scientific and technical knowledge to imlprove members' academic skills.

(6) Starting advisory service activities related to neurorestoratology, informing the general public about the achievement of neurorestoratology study, disseminating information to popularize scientific knowledge and promoting the development of this field.

(7)Editing,publishing specialisrt magazines to encourage academic exchanges and the establishment of the competitive arena.

(8)Selecting and awarding outstanding scientific and technological achievements,academicpapers.

(9)Sponsoring international organizations,international governments and relevant departments and entrusting other tasks.

(10)Praising and awarding outstanding members in scientific and technical activities,as well as the members with outstanding achievements in the association.

VI. Association’s Progress: The First、Second and Third International Annual Conference of thr International Association of Neurorestoratology(IANR)took place in Beijing,China in 2008、2009 and 2010.The conferences were attended by experts in neurorestoratology from many countries and the organizational structure of the IANR is evolving to embrace a continually increasing membership.The 2nd annual conference adopted the Beijing Declaration of IANR,which was endosed by 32 leaders in neurorestoratology from 18 countries.The declaration defined the concept of neurorestoratology and listed some of the methods and objectives of this new discipline.300 attendants from 40 countries and regions had excellent exchange during IANR III. The council meeting selected 27 experts as council members,and work committee of IANR was set up.From 2009,the journal CELL TRANSPLANTATION  has acted as the official journal of IANR,it has set up the special issue of neurorestoratology;meanwhile the electronic journal FRONTIERS IN NEURORESTORATOLOGY has been on line;what's more,AMRICAN JOURNAL OF NEUROPROTECTION AND NEUROREGENERATION has been the third official journal of IANR.As the window and bridge of IANR, the three journals are putting forward the new subject strongly.