[4] The stated object of the society was to promote the advancement of physiology and to facilitate discourse among American physiologists.
The organizational meeting founding the society was held on December 30, 1887, in Curtis' laboratory space at Columbia University and was attended by seventeen people.
[2] The first regular meeting of the APS followed in September 1888 in Washington, DC, featuring paper presentations and demonstrations.
All told, APS publishes some 3,100 original peer-reviewed articles annually, totaling approximately 32,000 pages per year.
The American Physiological Society sponsors a number of scientific meetings each year.
Experimental Biology, the APS annual meeting, is conducted jointly with other FASEB member societies.
In addition to its annual meeting, specialized APS Conferences are held throughout the year and focus on designated areas of physiological research.
The spring annual meeting, Experimental Biology, is convened jointly with other biomedical societies.
This multi-society interdisciplinary, biomedical, and scientific meeting features plenary and award lectures, symposia, oral and poster sessions, a placement center, and an exhibit of scientific equipment, supplies, and publications.