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Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS)
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A worldwide organization bringing together researchers and clinicians in schizophrenia spectrum conditions.
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Extended! 🏛 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: Today 12 December 2025
🔗: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...

#SIRS2026
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Due Today! 📢

Today is the final day to submit Poster & Oral Presentation abstracts and Honorific Award nominations for the SIRS 2026 Annual Congress.

🏆 Honorific Awards

🧠 Poster & Oral Presentations

🔗 Submit now: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Poster & Oral Presentations — Share your research with a global audience.
🏆 Honorific Awards — Nominate colleagues making outstanding contributions to schizophrenia research.

🗓 Deadline: 4 December 2025

🔗 Learn more: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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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
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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One Week Left to Share Your Research at SIRS 2026! 🧠

Poster/Oral Presentation submissions are open for the SIRS 2026 Annual Congress in Florence, Italy

✨ Apply for an Early Career Award within your submission if applicable

🗓 Deadline: 4 December 2025
🔗 sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Conversations with schizophrenia feel different— and this study shows why. 🗣️
Fauviaux et al. (2025, Schizophrenia) found that free conversations with individuals with schizophrenia have longer gaps, fewer overlaps, and extended pauses...

Read More 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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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
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Share Your Research at SIRS 2026! 🧠

Poster/Oral Presentation submissions are open for the SIRS 2026 Annual Congress in Florence, Italy.

✨ Apply for an Early Career Award within your submission if applicable.

🗓 Deadline: 4 December 2025
🔗 sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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New study (Lin et al., 2025, Schizophrenia): A prolonged temporal integration window (TIW) in multisensory processing may be an objective marker for clinical high risk (CHR) of psychosis.

Read More🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🏆 SIRS Honorific Awards 🏆Help us recognize leaders who have made outstanding contributions to schizophrenia research.

🗓 Nominations close 4 December 2025.

🔗 Learn More: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/meetings/awa...
🔗 Submit: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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🏛 SIRS 2026 Elections – Nominations Open!

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
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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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
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🏆 SIRS Honorific Awards 🏆Help us recognize leaders who have made outstanding contributions to schizophrenia research.

🗓 Nominations close 4 December 2025.

🔗 Learn More: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/meetings/awa...
🔗 Submit: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...
October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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In Clinical High Risk research, how participants are recruited matters. Recruitment sources influence sex, age, and clinical profiles, shaping the heterogeneity seen across CHR studies. Accounting for these differences is crucial when interpreting findings.

🔗 Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Last year’s Annual Congress was full of energy, connection, and inspiring research 💡

This year, we’re coming together again in Florence, 25-29 March 2026 to learn from each other, share discoveries, and build community.

Join us! 🔗 Register: sirs.societyconference.com/v2/

#SIRS2026
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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New research explores how childhood trauma and violence intersect in schizophrenia. Reduced connectivity between the orbitofrontal & temporal brain regions mediates this link—potential neural targets for trauma-related interventions.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Deadline Extended! 📢 Symposia submissions for #SIRS2026 now close 6 November.

📍 Florence, Italy | 25–29 Mar 2026
Submit your proposal & help shape the scientific program.

🔗 sirs.societyconference.com/v2/
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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📢 One week left!
Symposia submissions for #SIRS2026 close 23 Oct.

📍 Florence, Italy | 25–29 Mar 2026
Submit your proposal & help shape the scientific program.

🔗 sirs.societyconference.com/v2/
October 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Schizophrenia isn’t just in the brain. 🧠💔🦴

New study (Xie et al., 2025, Schizophrenia) maps shared genetic links between SCZ and heart, bone & abdominal organ imaging traits—revealing its truly systemic nature and new therapeutic targets.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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💚 Today is World Mental Health Day.

Nearly 1 in 7 people worldwide experience a mental health condition (WHO, 2025), yet many face barriers to support.

This day reminds us to:
🔹 Advocate for access to mental health resources
🔹 Encourage understanding and inclusion
🔹 Promote compassion & support
October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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📢 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
October 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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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
October 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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🌍 This Mental Illness Awareness Week, we recognize the strength of the global mental health community: researchers, clinicians, advocates, and those with lived experience.

SIRS is proud to be part of this effort, advancing understanding and innovation in schizophrenia research. 💙

#MIAW #SIRS
October 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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⏳ One Week Left! Submit for the SIRS Research Fund Award by 9 October 2025.

This award supports early career investigators in launching innovative projects to advance understanding, prevention, and treatment of schizophrenia.

🔗 Learn More: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/join/researc...
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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📢 SIRS 2026 Annual Congress Registration is Now Open! 🎉

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/
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM