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Registration for #PNIRS2026 is now open at www.pnirs.org/meetings! Submit your abstracts (content-submission.pnirs.org) for the annual meeting in beautiful New Orleans and join us for a wonderful week discussing the hottest topics in #psychoneuroimmunology research

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Meet Lia Calcines-Rodriguez, a PhD student at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry! Lia examines the intrinsic and extrinsic sex-specific properties in microglia in Alzheimer's disease.

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Meet Dr. Florian Javelle @npi-dshs.bsky.social, Head of the NeuroPsychoImmunology research unit and Postdoctoral Fellow at GSU Cologne! Dr. Javelle studies how the immune system, brain, and exercise interact in mental health, focusing on kynurenine–inflammation links

IV Symposium of Psychoneuroimmunology Ibero-America IV Simpósio de Psiconeuroimunologia Ibero-América, que ocorrerá do dia 13 de abril de 2026 a 16 de abril de 2026, no Centro de Atividades Didáticas 3 na Un...

📃Poster & Oral presentations

🏅Best Abstracts will be awarded

🗓 Abstract submission deadline: February 27, 2026

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Submissions for the 4th International Symposium in Psychoneuroimmunology are open!!

Researchers are invited to submit abstracts in :

🧠 Psychology/Neuropsychiatry

🧪Immunology

🔬Basic and Translational Neuroscience

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Meet Dr. Uzair Ali, a postdoctoral fellow at FAU - Erlangen! Dr. Ali examines gene regulation in adipocytes, neuromodulation, ion channels, and gene therapy strategies for metabolic disorders

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Meet Kingston Wong, a graduate student at Brock University! Kingston studies prenatal alcohol exposure, the gut-brain axis, gut microbiota, emotional regulation, and cytokines.

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Meet Dr. @morgan-taylor, a postdoctoral fellow at The Ohio State University! Dr Taylor examines the molecular mechanisms of chronic dysfunction after traumatic brain injury as well as cell-based gene therapy to improve post-injury recovery.

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Meet Anthony Nuber-Champier, a PhD student at the University of Geneva! Anthony explores links between immune responses and cognitive functioning across different diseases.

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Meet Devon E. Cobos Garcia, a Ph.D Candidate at the University of Arizona! Devon examines the surgical stress response, breathwork, aging surgical population, HPA axis regulation, and postoperative morbidities

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Meet Barllech Romero, a PhD candidate in Development Sciences and Psychopathology studying immunoception and interoception at Universidad del Desarrollo!

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Special Issue Alert. Brain, Behavior, Immunity - Integrative is accepting manuscripts for a special issue on Traditional Chinese Medicine: theory, science and clinical evidence. Led by Drs. Anna Giulia Bottaccioli and Francesco Bottaccioli, submissions are due March 31.

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Basal Ganglia Dopamine Availability and Immune Activation Interact and Relate to Anhedonia Severity among Youth with Depression Anhedonia emerges in adolescence, has putative substrates in neural reward and dopamine systems, and is a hallmark of poor course in depression. Psychoneuroimmunology models suggest altered immune and...

At #ACNP2026? Come see my poster (W45, 5–7 pm)! We @erika-forbes.bsky.social find that immune activation and basal ganglia dopamine availability interact and relate to anhedonia among youth w/ depression, with evidence for anticipatory and not consummatory anhedonia.

Preprint is now available!

Join us for the first PNIRS Presents of 2026! You don’t need to be a PNIRS Member to attend.

Registration link 🔗 www.pnirs.org/pnirs-presents

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Meet Dr. Elizabeth Plunk, a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School! Elizabeth is investigating the effects of maternal immune modulation on the placenta and neurodevelopment of the offspring.

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#DidYouKnow, a lagniappe, or a small gift given to a customer at the time of a purchase (such as a 13th beignet with the purchase of a dozen) was called "a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get" by Mark Twain?

Annual Meeting Future Meetings

Neurons, cytokines, psychology, and a little lagniappe 🎶🧬

Join us in New Orleans this June for the #PNIRS2026 meeting, where complex systems collide, and inspiration is always on the menu.

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Looking forward to #PNIRS2026 on a rainy winter evening

🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸

✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!

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Meet Dr. Jonathan VanRyzin @jwvanryzin.bsky.social, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina! His research investigates how microglia and astrocytes sculpt neural circuits underlying motivated behavior.

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Excited to share that I'm accepting applications for a PhD student to join my lab in Fall 2026!

More info on how to apply can be found here: graduate.catalog.tcu.edu/colleges/eng...

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Meet Dr. Indra Bishnoi, a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Indra studies neural cell-type-specific effects of a high-risk gene associated with ASD on brain and behavioral development.

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Final Reminder: #PNIRS2026 Member-Sponsored Symposia Submissions are due *TODAY* Dec 5 at 11:59 PM ET. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your PNI research!

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Meet Nofar Mizrachi, a cognitive psychologist and PhD student in the psychobiology of beliefs lab at Bar-Ilan University! Nofar studies top-down modulation of real-time immune responses and everyday health in humans through interoception and perceptions.

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Join us for the next live webinar in the #PNIRS Presents Speaker Series:

🗣️ Dr. Laura Fonken from UT Austin
🪧 "Microglial rhythms contribute to sex-specific changes in behavior across the lifespan"
📆 Tues. Dec. 9th, 11:00am ET

RSVP is FREE and you don't need to be a member! pnirs.org/pnirs-presents