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Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society: Discovering the brain-immune contributions to health and disease.

#PNIRS2026: PNIRS.org/meetings
PNIRS Presents: PNIRS.org/PNIRS-presents
LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/in/PNIRS
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New to neuroimmune research? Joined a new lab recently? Want to expand your network? Hunting for a new postdoc? Submit to the PNIRS #TellUsAboutYourResearch series to have your research featured and be connected with an amazing network of psychoneuroimmunologists!

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🚨 Symposium proposal deadline is December 5 — one month away. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your PNI research! #PNIRS2026
Submit your symposia proposals for the #PNIRS2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans! This year's meeting theme is Modifiable Risk Factors Across the Lifespan.

More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Submit your symposia proposals for the #PNIRS2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans! This year's meeting theme is Modifiable Risk Factors Across the Lifespan.

More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org
October 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New to neuroimmune research? Joined a new lab recently? Want to expand your network? Hunting for a new postdoc? Submit to the PNIRS #TellUsAboutYourResearch series to have your research featured and be connected with an amazing network of psychoneuroimmunologists!

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October 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Submit your symposia proposals for the #PNIRS2026 Annual Meeting in New Orleans! This year's meeting theme is Modifiable Risk Factors Across the Lifespan.

More info and submission site here: mss-abstracts.pnirs.org
October 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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BSAM is welcoming submissions on any area of health psychology/behavioral medicine for a special issue for protocols and data notes! Goal is to support open/transparent research culture. Accepting submissions through 6/1/2026.
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Interested in what goes viral online and how social media intersects with rising political polarization?

Check out the latest episode of the Stress Puzzle where @jayvanbavel.bsky.social walks us through the implications of this research: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...
Why do some ideas spread widely, while others fail to catch on?

Our new review paper on the PSYCHOLOGY OF VIRALITY is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social (it was led by @steverathje.bsky.social)

Read the full paper here: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
October 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️

🗓️ 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!

📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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It is time for our annual Tell Us About Your Research series!! Please fill out the form here by November 11th if you would like your research to be featured in this fun weekly series! 🔬🧠👩‍🔬

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October 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It is time for our annual Tell Us About Your Research series!! Please fill out the form here by November 11th if you would like your research to be featured in this fun weekly series! 🔬🧠👩‍🔬

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October 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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This episode aims to encourage transparency around mistakes, offer a variety of perspectives on expert collaboration, and highlight how pursuits in the arts (like ballet or rock music!) have supported some of our top scientists.
August 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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🧩 In this episode:
1:09: How have you handled mistakes?
8:50: Non-traditional experiences and hobbies
12:03: Advice for trainees & ECRs
22:29: Reflections on collaborating
30:20: What is the future of stress science?

Season 2 coming tomorrow!
#scicomm #academicsky #psychscisky #healthpsych
🧩 A new back to school bonus episode of the Stress Puzzle is available now!

Listen: tinyurl.com/bonusstressp...

Tune back in tomorrow for our Season 2 premiere with Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes! Season 2's theme is stress in context and we have a phenomenal lineup that we can't wait to share with you.
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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We desperately need policies that support care work and reduce the "cost of caring" borne by women in our society.

In this clip, Dr. Tené Lewis highlights implications from her research on the physiological cost of caring in over-stressed communities.
August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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How does a wild baboon's early life stress affect the lifespan of future generations?

In this clip, Dr. Jenny Tung highlights her research as co-director of the Amboseli Baboon Research Project, a longitudinal-observational study following generations of baboons in Kenya since 1971.
August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Attention PNIRS Members: Announcing three new Special Issues now open in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity Integrative that focus on Asian health practices. The Article Processing Charge of $1,350 for all accepted papers will be waived until the end of 2025.
August 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Join @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social, David Creswell, and A. Janet Tomiyama on July 23 for a new webinar!

Learn more about what distinguishes toxic stress from manageable challenges, how #stress manifests differently across cultures & life stages, and which interventions are backed by evidence.
July 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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PNI people, please apply! PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Highly recommend working with Julie!!! An incredible researcher and, more importantly, a fantastic human being!!
June 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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‼️🚨 postdoc position 🚨‼️
I am looking for a postdoc in psychoneuroimmunology - come join our group to work on sickness behavior in humans 🤒🦠 at Karolinska Institutet @ki.se !!

ki.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

deadline July 31st

@pnirs.bsky.social #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #interoception
Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychoneuroimmunology
Do you want to contribute to improving human health? Join a dynamic and inclusive research group at the forefront of psychoneuroimmunology, where we investigate the interplay between behavior, brain f
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June 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Call for papers for a Brain, Behavior, and Immunity special issue on precision immunopsychiatry of depression! If you have a project in the pipeline that fits the bill, we encourage you to submit.

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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June 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Enjoyed presenting our research at #PNIRS2025. Such a wonderful week in Bordeaux, full of science and friendship.
June 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Amazing time at #PNIRS2025 in Bordeaux! Great science, great people, and a stunning setting. Thrilled to present our work on exercise & hippocampal volume in depression. Plus, our new paper just dropped! 🧠💪 shorturl.at/lDXvP #BBIH
June 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
As we’re savoring the great memories of #PNIRS2025, let’s take a moment to thank our PNIRS 2024–2025 President, Dr. Lucile Capuron, for all the hard work she has put into the PNIRS, leading to another successful year of programming and initiatives!

Thank you very much, Prez! 🙏🏼♥️

#PNIRS #Merci 🇫🇷
June 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#PNIRS2025 #Recap✨: The annual meeting finished strong with the George Solomon Award Lecture by Dr. Robert Dantzer, aka the Father of #Psychoneuroimmunology. He shared insights on the current state of the field and offered wisdom on key future directions for the next generation of PNI scientists 🧠🔍
June 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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What an awesome #GutBrainAxis symposium at #PNIRS2025 in Bordeaux! Huge honor to co-chair with @elimelb.bsky.social and share the stage with Frank Duca and Allen Lab’s own Elisa Caetano-Silva. Incredible science and even better people. Thanks to everyone who joined us!
June 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM