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We are excited to announce that the CINP 2026 Congress in Glasgow will be held as a Joint Meeting with the Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (SCNP).

As part of this event, SCNP will host a dedicated one-day meeting on Friday, 26th June, open to all joint meeting delegates. The main CINP Congress programme will also feature:

• A Scandinavian Plenary Lecture
• Several SCNP-led symposia, and
• An SCNP Early Career Symposium, highlighting the work of emerging Scandinavian researchers selected through open competition.

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We are delighted to announce the recipients of the CINP Pioneer Award 2026

• Prof. Barbara J. Sahakian (UK)
• Prof. Pierre Blier (Canada) 

The Pioneer Award is given at each World Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology to honour those who have made major contributions to the growth of the field.

The awards will be presented during the Opening ceremony of the CINP2026 Congress in Glasgow on June 26, 2026.

For more information about the award and the the recipients' bios

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Congratulations to both awardees! 

The abstracts from CINP-AsCNP 2025 Joint Congress in Melbourne have been published as a Supplement to the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (IJNP). 

CINP-AsCNP 2025 was an outstanding event, bringing together leading experts, early career researchers, and clinicians. The congress featured inspiring keynote lectures, interactive sessions, and lively discussions, providing a dynamic platform for sharing knowledge and fostering collaborations. 

We are thrilled to make these abstracts accessible to the global community.  Explore the collection and discover what CINP-AsCNP 2025 had to offer! 

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Photos and Interviews from CINP-AsCNP2025 in Melbourne have been published!

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The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (IJNP) is pleased to welcome the new Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Gregers Wegener.

On behalf of the CINP Executive Committee and the new editorial team, we extend our sincere gratitude to Prof. Anthony Grace and the editorial board for their outstanding leadership and dedication over the years.

As the official journal of the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP), IJNP continues to publish high-impact original articles, reviews, perspectives, and guidelines in basic and clinical neuropsychopharmacology.

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The CINP Research Fellowships 2025 finished off with an in-person colloquium just prior to the start of the CINP-AsCNP 2025 Joint Congress in Melbourne. 
 
We extend our thanks to Prof. Rachel Hill and Prof. Ming-Chyi Huang, who prepared very interesting talks and joined lively discussions with the fellows, as well as to Dr. Matthew Kang and Dr. Shyh-Yuh Wei from the Early Careers Committee, who took on the role of organizers and moderators. 

The third round of Research Fellowship was a huge success and we already start preparing the next edition. 

If you consider applying for 2026, you can pre-register your interest at earlycareers@cinp.org

We are excited to annouce the recipients of the Rafaelsen Young Investigators Award 2025:

• Yuya Mizuno
• Thomas Prevos
• Zijun Wang

Due to a very high number of entries of exceptional quality, the following applicants have been awarded a President's Recognition for Young Investigtors diploma:

• Nadia Cattane
• Ilari D'Aprile
• Moritz Haaf
• Jonathan Kanen
• Yanhui Li
• Fitri Fareez Ramli
• Anya Topiwala
• Fumihiko Ueno
• Daniela Uliana
• Licia Vellucci

Congratulations to all awardees!

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the CINP Student Encouragement Award 2025:

• Minxia Jin, Hong Kong
• Charlotte Caswell, Canada
• Samantha Graf, Austria
• Chih-Wei Lin, Taiwan
• Yunkai Sun, China
• Orla Mallon, United Kingdom
• Ying-Ting Chao, Taiwan
• Matthew Kang, Australia
• Thi-Hung Le, South Korea
• Ben Moloney, New Zealand
• Abubacker Rahina, India
• Simeng Ma, Japan
• Giulia Petrillo, Italy

The CINP Fellowship and Awards Committee decided to also award several President's Special Commendation Diplomas. More details can be found here.

Congratulations to all awardees!

It is our great pleasure to announce the recipients of the CINP AsCNP Brain Health Research Awards 2025:

• CINP AsCNP Brain Health Clinical Research Award: Dr. Diego A. Pizzagalli
  
  
• CINP AsCNP Brain Health Basic Research Award: Dr. Tsuyoshi Miyakawa
  
  
• CINP President's Brain Health Research Award: Dr. Lianne Schmaal

The awards will be presented during the Opening ceremony of the CINP-AsCNP 2025 Joint Congress in Melbourne on June 15, 2025.

Congratulations to all awardees!

• Martha López-Canul at al.: Neuropathic Pain impairs Sleep Architecture, NREM sleep and Reticular Thalamic Neuronal activity. Read HERE
  
  

• D. Bezhad et al.: Association of driving with blood THC: A systematic review. Read HERE
  
  

• Michal Lazar et al.: Premorbid Characteristics of the SAPAP3 Mouse Model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Behavior, Neuroplasticity, and Psilocybin Treatment. Read HERE