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CINP Brain Health Basic & Clinical Research Awards 

CINP Brain Health Basic Research Award

The Neuroscience Basic Research Award will be presented at the 36th CINP World Congress in Melbourne, Australia to a scientist for work in the field of basic research focusing on any neuropsychiatric disorders (eg schizophrenia, depression, OCD, etc).

CINP Brain Health Clinical Research Award

The Neuroscience Clinical Research Award will be presented at the 36th CINP World Congress in Melbourne, Australia for work in the field of clinical research focusing on any neuropsychiatric disorders (eg schizophrenia, depression, OCD, etc). 

Prize

The recipient of the 2025 award will be chosen by an international scientific jury.

  • a monetary award of USD 5,000 
  • complimentary registration to CINP2025 in Melbourne
  • an engraved plaque

Guidelines

  • The CINP Brain Health Basic and Clinical Research Awards are given to recognize a scientist’s outstanding contribution to psychopharmacology in the field of basic and clinical research. 

  • Candidates must be less than 55 years of age as of 31st December 2025. 

  • Candidates must be nominated by a member of CINP. 

  • The candidate should be affiliated with a hospital, university, or research institute. 

  • If successful, the candidate must commit to attending the 2025 World Congress. 

Application

CINP Brain Health Basic Research Award - Application form

CINP Brain Health Clinical Research Award - Application form

Members wishing to nominate a candidate, should complete and submit the corresponding application form along with the following documents to info@cinp.org

  • Candidate’s Curriculum Vitae 
  • Nomination statement of up to 500 words, outlining the reasons that the candidate is a worthy recipient of the award. 
  • A summary not exceeding two double-spaced A4 pages outlining the significance of the candidate’s contribution to the field of psychopharmacology. 
  • Up to five (5) published articles that exemplify the candidate’s achievements in the field. 

The application deadlines for 2025 awards will be announced in summer 2024.


Previous Winners - Basic

  • 2024: Tomoyuki Furuyashiki, Kobe University, Japan

  • 2023: Sergiu Pasca, Stanford University, USA

  • 2022: Gabriella Gobbi, McGill University, Canada
  • 2020: Tibor Harkany, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

  • 2016: Noboru Hiroi, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
  • 2014: Bita Moghaddam, University of Pittsburgh, USA
  • 2010: Pierre Blier, University of Ottawa, Canada
  • 2008: Anthony Grace, University of Pittsburgh, USA
  • 2006: Ronald Duman, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
  • 2004: John L. Waddington, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
  • 2002: Robert Malenka, Stanford University, USA & Eric Nestler, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA

Previous Winners - Clinical

  • 2024: Giovanni Martinotti, Italy, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
  • 2023: Hidenori Yamasue, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
  • 2022: Celso Arango, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain
  • 2020: Gustavo Turecki, McGill University, Canada
  • 2016: Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Central Institute of Mental Health, Germany
  • 2014: Eduard Vieta, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain
  • 2010: Paul J. Harrison, University of Oxford, UK
  • 2008: Rainer Rupprecht, University of Munich, Germany
  • 2006: Michael Davidson, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
  • 2004: Dennis S. Charney, National Institute of Mental Health, USA
  • 2002: Jeffrey Lieberman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

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