ISSOL is the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life – The International Astrobiology Society. The society has more than 500 members representing over 20 countries in disciplines as varied as astronomy and molecular biology. ISSOL members Jack W. Szostak and Ada Yonath were recipients of 2009 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine and Chemistry, respectively.

The leadership of the organization strives to be inclusive of ethnicity, gender and geographic origin.