Membership Information
Be part of a growing zebrafish disease model community
Our aim is to be a knowledge sharing center for zebrafish disease model researchers. Membership in ZDMS provides a range of benefits and a comprehensive package of opportunities to enhance your professional development.
Benefits
Being part of ZDMS connects you to an international community of scientists advancing zebrafish models in human disease research. Membership comes with valuable benefits:
Eligibility for conference travel awards
Eligibility for Junior Faculty Excellence Awards
Discounted registration for ZDMS conferences
Access to our mentorship program
Opportunities to present at RIG webinars
A voice in shaping ZDMS through committee participation
Also, your membership fees directly support trainee travel awards, enabling early-career researchers to share their work and engage with the community.
Membership Fees
Faculty Member
Any person who has a faculty appointment and/or runs an independent research program at a University, Government or Non-Profit Research Institution.
Industry Member
Individual representatives of industry and others with an interest in zebrafish disease models research who do not qualify under Faculty or Trainee Member requirements.
Trainee Member
This membership type applies to anyone who is a Postdoctoral trainee, graduate student and/or medical student, or an undergraduate student. Please submit a letter from a senior investigator in your department who can verify your status as a trainee, for example your principal investigator, graduate program director, department chair or section head.
The letter must be typed on your institution’s letterhead, signed by the senior investigator, saved in PDF format, and emailed to info@zdmsociety.org in order for your membership to be accepted as a trainee.
Wire payments are an additional $25.00
NEW! A 10% discount is available for four or more members in the same lab. One member must be faculty.
Email info@zdmsociety.org for details.