2026 SIRS Lifetime Achievement Award 🏆

Congratulations to John Kane, M.D., Ph.D. and Merete Nordentoft, M.D., Ph.D., recipients of the SIRS Lifetime Achievement Award.

We look forward to celebrating Drs. Kane and Nordentoft at #SIRS2026 in Florence.

#ResearchExcellence #SchizophreniaResearch

2026 SIRS Rising Star Award 🏆

Congratulations to Mahavir Agarwal, M.D., Ph.D., recipient of the SIRS Rising Star Award.

We look forward to celebrating Dr. Agarwal at #SIRS2026 in Florence.

#RisingStar #EarlyCareerResearchers #SchizophreniaResearch

2026 SIRS Research Excellence Award 🏆

Congratulations to Albert Powers, M.D., Ph.D., recipient of the SIRS Research Excellence Award.

We look forward to celebrating Dr. Powers at #SIRS2026 in Florence.

#ResearchExcellence #SchizophreniaResearch

2026 SIRS Outstanding Translational Research Award 🏆

Congratulations to Carrie Bearden, Ph.D., recipient of the Outstanding Translational Research Award.

We look forward to celebrating Dr. Bearden at #SIRS2026 in Florence.

#TranslationalScience #SchizophreniaResearch

2026 SIRS Global Schizophrenia Award 🏆

Congratulations to Wubalem Fekadu, Ph.D., recipient of the SIRS Global Schizophrenia Award.

We look forward to celebrating Dr. Fekadu at #SIRS2026 in Florence.

#GlobalScience #SchizophreniaResearch #SIRS2026

2026 SIRS Basic Research Award 🏆

Congratulations to Urs Meyer, Ph.D., recipient of the SIRS Basic Research Award.

We look forward to celebrating Dr. Meyer at #SIRS2026 in Florence.

#SchizophreniaResearch

Congratulations to the 2026 SIRS Honorific Awardees! 🏆

We are proud to recognize leaders whose work continues to advance schizophrenia research and improve understanding worldwide.

👏 We look forward to celebrating them at #SIRS2026 in Florence.

#SchizophreniaResearch

💡Member Research Spotlight!💡

Dr. Christopher Bowie's research team evaluated how intimacy, romance, and sexual relationships shape functioning in individuals with early psychosis.

Link: doi.org/10.1007/s001...

#CNRSP #schizophrenia #schizophreniaresearch #psychosis #psychosisresearch

SIRS members have the opportunity to serve on committees that help guide the Society’s work and impact in schizophrenia research around the world.

🔗 Log in to the Member Portal to submit your interest.

#SIRS #SchizophreniaResearch #ScientificCommunity #GetInvolved

100 Days till SIRS 2026 📢

Join us 25–29 March 2026 in Florence, Italy for groundbreaking science, collaboration, and progress in schizophrenia research.

🔗 Learn More: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/meetings/gen...
🔗 Register Today: sirs.societyconference.com/v2/
#SIRS2026 #SchizophreniaResearch

'Brainquake' Discovery Could Change What We Know About Schizophrenia Like volcanoes erupting.

'Brainquake' Discovery Could Change What We Know About Schizophrenia #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #SchizophreniaResearch #MentalHealthAwareness #BrainScience

This Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for our amazing SIRS community and your commitment to advancing schizophrenia research and care. 💙

🍁 SIRS Offices will be closed 27 November 2025.

#Thanksgiving #SIRSCommunity #SchizophreniaResearch

One Week Left 🏛 SIRS 2026 Elections

We’re accepting nominations for:
✨ President-Elect
✨ Board Members (6 positions)
✨ Junior Board Members (3 positions)

Help shape the Society’s future.

🗓 Deadline: 28 November 2025
🔗: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...

#SIRS2026 #SchizophreniaResearch

One Day Left! ⏳ Submit your Symposium proposal for SIRS 2026 before 6 November!

📍 Florence, Italy | 25–29 March 2026
Help shape the scientific program & share your research globally.

🔗 sirs.societyconference.com/v2/
#SIRS2026 #SchizophreniaResearch #GlobalScience

📢 Today is the deadline! Don’t miss your chance to apply for the SIRS Research Fund Award.

🔗 Apply now: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/join/researc...

#SIRS2026 #SchizophreniaResearch #ResearchFunding #EarlyCareerResearchers

Congratulations to Dr. Catalina Mourgues-Codern, recipient of the 2025 SIRS Research Harmonisation Award! 🌟

Read More: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/research-har...

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Mourgues-Codern's achievement! 🎉

#SIRS2025 #SchizophreniaResearch

Peripheral Complement C4 Protein in Schizophrenia: Association with Gene Copy Number and Immune Cell Subtypes
Anker, L., Bayram, B. et al.
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#SchizophreniaResearch #ImmunologyInPsychiatry #C4ProteinStudy

📖 A New Chapter for Schizophrenia

Thank you to Dr. Robin Emsley for 3.5 years of leadership as Editor. Welcome Dr. Anthony A. Grace, Distinguished Professor and global leader in schizophrenia research, as our new Editor.

Please join us in celebrating this transition!💫
#SIRS #SchizophreniaResearch

It's World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide of those with poor mental health regularly causes premature death - yet research is critically underfunded. Please consider donating: lnkd.in/dxVpSqeG
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WSPD25 #MentalHealthResearch #SchizophreniaResearch #mentalhealth

#feasibility and Acceptability of Remotely Accessed Compensatory Cognitive Training for Japanese People With Schizophrenia: Pilot Study Background: Compensatory cognitive training (CCT) is an evidence-based treatment for improving cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia. However, the need for patients to commute to treatment sites hinders its widespread use. Using a remote device to conduct CCT could improve its accessibility, making it easier for participants to adjust their schedules and reducing their burden. Objective: The purpose of this study was threefold: to investigate the creation and participant acceptability of CCT using a remote device (r-CCT); to determine the #feasibility of implementing the developed intervention; and to collect preliminary data for future studies of the effectiveness of r-CCT in Japan. Methods: To reduce participant movement during training, CCT was conducted remotely in real time, using borrowed iPads. The training was conducted in a group format via video conferencing once a week for 2 h, for a total of 12 sessions. Four patients with schizophrenia who underwent r-CCT were recruited to determine participation or dropout rates across 12 training sessions. In addition, their diagnostic assessment,(the Scale of Positive Symptoms and the Scale of Negative Symptoms), cognitive function (e.g., the Japanese version of the Trail Making Test Part A (TMT-A) and Part B (TMT-B), digit span, digit symbol), social functioning (Social Functioning Scale Japanese version; SFS-J), and quality of life (Japanese Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale; JSQLS) were assessed before, immediately after, and three months after implementation. Results: The average participation rate of the three participants (a male in his thirties was excluded) was high at 92%. Immediately after the r-CCT, positive trends were observed in cognitive function―excluding prospective memory. For example, the TMT-A scores improved for all three participants: Mr. A (58s→56s), Mr. B (52s→49s), and Ms. C (65s→49s). The Japanese Verbal Learning Test (JVLT) immediate scores also increased: Mr. A (16→19), Mr. B (13→14), Ms. C (14→21). Functional outcomes, assessed using the SFS-J, showed limited improvement immediately postintervention but tended to return to or fell below preintervention levels at the three-month follow-up. Quality of Life (QOL) scores, measured using the JSQLS, remained relatively stable or improved immediately following the r-CCT and at the three-month follow-up. Conclusions: Despite this study’s small number of participants and lack of randomization, it suggests that the accessibility and implementation potential of r-CCT may be high. The ability to participate in training from any location could be expected to increase participation rates or reduce dropout rates. In the future, the authors will develop the implementation method further and increase the sample size to demonstrate the training’s effectiveness.

JMIR Formative Res: #feasibility and Acceptability of Remotely Accessed Compensatory Cognitive Training for Japanese People With Schizophrenia: Pilot Study #CognitiveTraining #SchizophreniaResearch #RemoteHealth #MentalHealth #Telemedicine

In the last week I learned this.

Schizophrenia is no longer seen as a single disease. Research now shows it’s a cluster of different conditions, with varied causes—immune, neurodevelopmental, or trauma-related. A one-size-fits-all antipsychotic approach is outdated.
#SchizophreniaResearch

Schizophrenia-associated 22q11.2 deletion elevates striatal acetylcholine and disrupts thalamostriatal projections to produce amotivation in mice
Bikoff, J. B., Freshour, S. L. et al.
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#SchizophreniaResearch #Neuroscience #22q11Deletion

統合失調症市場は134億1,000万米ドルに達し、2032年までの予測年平均成長率は5.49%となる – iCrowdNewswire Japanese

🧠 Schizophrenia market set to reach $13.41 Billion by 2032
📈 Growth rate of 5.49% CAGR
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#JapanPharma #MentalHealthAwareness #BiopharmaTrends #SchizophreniaResearch

www.icrowdjapanese.com/2025/05/19/%...

Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Drs. Marco Solmi and Martin Rotenberg (‪@ottawahospital.bsky.social‬)'s study on the impact of antipsychotics on mortality and outcomes in people with #Schizophrenia across Canada (AMOS): www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #Psychosis #SchizophreniaResearch

Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Drs. Peter Van Dyken and Lena Palaniyappan (@lenapl.bsky.social) (‪@schulichmeddent.bsky.social‬)'s research trainee study on graph theory and U-fibre network in people with #Schizophrenia: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #SchizophreniaResearch

May 23 is World Schizophrenia and Psychosis Day. 🧠💙

PSI funds research to improve diagnosis, care and quality of life for people living with #Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

Learn more about their impact:
#Psychosis #SchizophreniaResearch

Brains That Age Faster May Drive Schizophrenia, Research Finds It's a complex disorder.

Brains That Age Faster May Drive Schizophrenia, Research Finds #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #SchizophreniaResearch #Neuroscience

Subtle differences identified in brains of people with schizophrenia Schizophrenia might be among the most intensely studied mental illnesses. However, its causes—and the way those causes manifest in the brain—remain frustratingly elusive. A new study published February...

Subtle differences identified in brains of people with schizophrenia #Science #Biology #Neurobiology #SchizophreniaResearch #MentalHealthAwareness

The Seeds of Schizophrenia May Be Planted in The Earliest Moments of Life Long before we're even born.

The Seeds of Schizophrenia May Be Planted in The Earliest Moments of Life #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #SchizophreniaResearch #Neuroscience

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🧠 New study reveals manic symptoms in 26.7% of schizophrenia patients. Link between positive symptoms and manic presentations: systematic screening needed. Could revolutionize approaches!📊
DOI: doi.org/10.61373/bm0...
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#MentalHealth #SchizophreniaResearch #EvaMariaTsapakis