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PNIRS is thrilled to highlight #PNIRS2026 Michael Irwin and Trainee Scholar Travel Awardee Bruna Genisa Cost Lima. Bruna is a PhD Candidate at @arizonastateuni.bsky.social. Congratulations!
PNIRS is thrilled to highlight #PNIRS2026 Michael Irwin Travel Awardee Dr Barbara Fülöp from the University of Pécs Medical School. Congratulations!
PNIRS is thrilled to highlight #PNIRS2026 Michael Irwin Travel Awardee Julius Mwimo. Julius is physician from Tanzania and a master's student in global health at Duke University. Congratulations!
PNIRS is thrilled to highlight the first of our Michael Irwin Travel Awardees for the #PNIRS2026 annual meeting, Lauren Young-Gi Kim. Lauren is a clinical science PhD student at the University of Michigan. Congratulations!
We are saddened to share that we lost a luminary in our field yesterday. Dr. Steven Maier died suddenly with the love of his life, Linda Watkins, at his side. Dr. Maier was one of the founders and intellectual giants of our society. He was funny, creative, brilliant, and kind.
PNIRS is thrilled to highlight the first of our Trainee Scholar Travel Awardees for the #PNIRS2026 annual meeting, Alexandra Price. Alexandra is a clinical psychology doctoral student from @texastech.bsky.social. Congratulations!
Special Issue Alert! BBI Integrative is accepting submissions for a special issue on Traditional non-pharmacological interventions (NPI) for brain disorders: evidence and mechanism. For more information, see: buff.ly/wqJpwZV
One of the highlights of #PNIRS2026 was the poster blitz, featuring trainee presenters delivering rapid-fire highlights of their research.
BBI Impact Award Lecture #PNIRS2026 Congratulations to Professor Shetty on winning the BBI Impact Award! 🎉 The Most Cited Brain, Behavior, and Immunity paper in 2023 and 2024 🏆
Barbara Bendlin discussing an incredible body of work revolving around microbes, minds, and memory loss for the Ronald Glaser Award Lecture #PNIRS2026
Happening now at #PNIRS2026. Dr. Barbara Brendlin is giving this year’s Ronald Glaser Award Lecture. Come hear about the gut-brain access in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
Bart Ford wrapping up our early life adversity session with the hopeful note that positive adult experiences are linked to stronger antibody responses despite childhood adversity #PNIRS2026
Soon-to-be PI Chelsea Kelland presenting some wonderful work on the enduring impact of gestational maternal immune activation #PNIRS2026
New data on the negative impacts of maternal influenza on offspring behavior by PhD student @arnavkaushik.bsky.social #PNIRS2026
Sticking with T cells, Sofia Fluke is sharing a fascinating interaction between early life adversity, circadian misalignment, and immune checkpoints #PNIRS2026
Next up at #PNIRS2026, Ana Gouveia-Silva shifts our focus to mast cells and T cells by showing how early life adversity can reshape the meningeal immune profile
Hannah Lichtenstein kicking off this morning’s session on early life adversity with some fascinating findings on corticotropin-releasing neurons at #PNIRS2026
#PNIRS2026 Here are some pictures from one of this morning’s symposiums. The highlighted research demonstrated the potential of emotion regulation interventions in improving immune health. 👏
Xiaolei Zhu, Lindsay Hayes, and Jennifer Coughlin after a wonder member-sponsored session discussing microglia across the lifespan: translational insights from single cell to human brain imaging at #PNIRS2026
Such an inspiring Presidential Symposia on Modifiable Risk Factors Across the Lifespan this morning at #PNIRS2026
#PNIRS2026 Welcome Reception. We warmly welcome all the attendees at this year's conference in New Orleans, including over 100 first-time participants.
#PNIRS2026 kicking off with the Norman Cousins Award Lecture by Kuan-Pin Su on the Psychoneuroimmunity of Mind-Body Interventions in Depression
En route to NOLA for #PNIRS2026? Safe travels — we look forward to seeing you soon! ♥️
Are you a trainee attending the #PNIRS2026 meeting in New Orleans? Tuesday evening has back to back trainee focused events. First come to the Speed Mentoring Session and then meet your fellow trainees at the Trainee Mixer for a fun evening at the Nola Brewing Company!
#PNIRS2026 is only 4 days away! Tag us or use hashtag #PNIRS2026 to tell us (1) you are attending, (2) who you are, and (3) what you (or your trainees) are presenting! Attendees: Don’t forget to also post about your experience throughout the meeting — we’d love to repost them!
📣 Be sure to check out this session at the upcoming #PNIRS2026 conference in #NewOrleans!! 🔖 Member Sponsored Symposium 6: From Social Context to Cellular Consequences: Multilevel Mechanisms of Risk and Recovery in Hematologic Cancer Survivorship 🗓️ Tue Jun 25, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
📣 Be sure to check out this session at the #PNIRS2026 conference in #NewOrleans!! 🔖 Member Sponsored Symposium 5: Psychobiology of the Lung-Brain Axis in Respiratory Disease: From Molecules to Circuits 🗓️ Tue Jun 24, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM 🎟️ Register for the annual meeting today! 🔗 buff.ly/jF7ZvH9
📣 Be sure to check out this session at the upcoming #PNIRS2026 conference in #NewOrleans!! 🔖 Member Sponsored Symposium 4: Harmonizing the Inner Orchestra: Inflammation EPA eCBs and Immuno-Metabolism in Psychoneuroimmunology and Precision Lifestyle Intervention 🗓️ Tue Jun 24, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Join us at #PNIRS2026 in #NewOrleans for a spotlight on how maternal-fetal communication primes lifelong neurodevelopment 🗣️ Adrienne Antonson, PhD 🗣️ @evanbordt.bsky.social, PhD 🗣️ @banugphd.bsky.social, PhD 🗓️ Wed Jun 24, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 🎟️ Register for the annual meeting today! 🔗 buff.ly/6G0x48n