The 2026 PNIRS Spring Trainee Event is happening in 9 days. Don’t miss out — RSVP today!

📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

Meet Tamara Natour, a graduate student at Texas A&M University! Tamara is uncovering a noncanonical pathway leading to T helper 17 polarization after chronic psychological trauma.

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Welcome to PNIRS Annual Meeting Your group's special rates are available here exclusively.

How to Enter:

1. Register for the PNIRS Annual Meeting
2. Book your hotel room at the New Orleans Marriott using the official housing link below
3. Reserve your room for the full duration of your stay in New Orleans

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Planning to attend #PNIRS2026? You could win FREE hotel accommodations in New Orleans! Register for the meeting and book your hotel stay at the official meeting hotel by June 1st. One lucky winner will have their room covered by PNIRS for the duration of your stay in New Orleans.

Early bird registration rates for #PNIRS2026 end on May 1st. Register now to hear from leading experts in PNI before rates go up! www.pnirs.org/meetings

PNI Trainees: Sign up for the PNIRS Spring Trainee Event today!

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👉 Spread the word and stay tuned for registration details later this week!

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💡 What to expect:
- Short talks from each panelist (15–20 min)
- Trainee-submitted Q&A (collected during RSVP)
- Small-group breakout sessions (30 min) with a panelist to:
1. Share research summaries
2. Discuss timely topics in PNI
3. Brainstorm broader outreach efforts

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Panelists will share their experiences in science communication—including blogs, public engagement, and policy outreach—and offer practical guidance on what to do (and what to avoid) in this space.

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This interactive panel will feature:

Ryan Linn Brown (Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University)
Adam J. Case (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University)
Mark Hutchinson (Professor & Dean, University of Adelaide)

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We’re excited to announce the upcoming PNIRS Spring Trainee Event, organized by the PNIRS Training Committee!

🗓 Wednesday, April 29, 2026
⏰ 3:30–5:00 PM EST
🎯 Theme: Effective Science Communication and Advocacy

This interactive panel will feature…

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#DidYouKnow? News about PNIRS and PNIRS Asia-Pacific is now available in Mandarin through a PNI Research Wechat! We warmly invite researchers to follow this account and encourage you to actively share and promote it among your colleagues, peers, and collaborators.

⏰ Deadline TODAY!

Submit your abstract for the PNIRS 2026 Annual Meeting by 11:59 PM ET tonight (April 6).

Still time — get it in! 💥

#PNIRS2026 #psychoneuroimmunology #PNI #NewOrleans #NOLA

PhD for Thesis No. 2 of the SENS-ALIM Nexus: ‘Between disgust and immunity: Avoidance strategies and vulnerability to risks associated with foodborne pathogens’ - work environment: Humans are constantly exposed to pathogens in their environment. In addition to physiological immunity, a behavioural immune system enables the detection of risks and helps to avoi...

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⏳ Oct 2026 | ⚠️ Deadline May 20
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Welcome to PNIRS Annual Meeting Your group's special rates are available here exclusively.

How to Enter:

1. Register for the PNIRS Annual Meeting
2. Book your hotel room at the New Orleans Marriott using the official housing link below
3. Reserve your room for the full duration of your stay in New Orleans

👉 Book your room here: book.passkey.com/event/510049...

Planning to attend #PNIRS2026? You could win FREE hotel accommodations in New Orleans! Register for the meeting and book your hotel stay at the official meeting hotel by June 1st. One lucky winner will have their room covered by PNIRS for the duration of your stay in New Orleans.

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

📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

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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#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

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

🔗 Register now via the link below:

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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

📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

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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💡Happening in 12 hours — don’t miss out!

📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

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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📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

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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📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

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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📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

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

#MeetThePNIResearcher

📣#TellUsAboutYourResearch:

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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