Committees

The Awards Committee reviews and makes final selections on honorific awards presented at the annual meetings. This includes the Global Schizophrenia Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Distinguished Service Award, Outstanding Clinical and Community Research Award, Basic Research Award, Translational Research Award, Research Excellence Award, Rising Star Award and Poster Awards. The committee also makes final selections for the Research Harmonisation Award and Research Fund Award and determines if additional awards should be considered and make appropriate recommendations to the Board.

2026-2027 Committee Members

Davide Amato, Chair - United States
Deepak Sarpal, Deputy Chair - United States
Alexis Cullen, Past Chair - Sweden
Ana Pinheiro, Member - Portugal
Francesco Papaleo, Member - Italy
Isabel Valli, Member - Spain
Jean-Paul Selten, Member - Netherlands
Katherine Beck, Member - United Kingdom
Lotta-Katrin Pries, Member - Germany
Paolo Brambilla, Member - Italy
Philipp Homan, Member - Switzerland
Seo Ho Song, Member - United States
Wing Chung Chang, Member - Hong Kong SAR China

The role of the Communications Committee is to oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of a communications plan within SIRS. The Communication Committee partners with the SIRS Executive Office staff to develop a consistent and active communication strategy to all stakeholders for the purposes of dissemination of relevant research and clinical practices on the SIRS website and social media platforms, development of content beneficial for fundraising purposes, and increasing the overall visibility of the organization internationally. The committee will also liaise with the Education, Membership and Finance committees to provide an information conduit to members and the general public.

2026-2027 Committee Members

Susan Rossell, Chair - Australia
Gemma Modinos, Deputy Chair - United Kingdom
Bita Moghaddam, Past Chair - United States
Giulia Cattarinussi, Member - United Kingdom
Ilaria Tarricone, Member - Italy
Ingrid Melle, Member - Norway
Julia Lebovitz, Member - United States
Shiral Gangadin, Member - Netherlands
Stephen Marder, Member - United States
Vanessa Cropley, Member - Australia
Yanhui Li, Member - Singapore
Zhiqian Fang, Member - Hong Kong SAR China

Social Media Editors:
Felix Opper, Member - Germany
Mia Langguth, Member - Australia
Thais Pereira, Member - Brazil

The Education Committee focuses on broader issues of education other than those dealt with in national and international scientific meetings. The committee addresses the education of the public, press, and professionals in clinical practice across cultures and internationally in the latest advances in schizophrenia research. A portion of their work is devoted to the exchange of information to third-world impoverished countries where obtaining new medications and knowledge about them is lacking. The Education Committee reviews and scores all travel award applications. On average, the Society reviews 300-400 applications.

2026-2027 Committee Members

Sinan Gülöksüz, Chair - Netherlands
David Goldsmith, Deputy Chair - United States
Melanie Föcking, Past Chair - Ireland
Ana Pinheiro, Member - Portugal
Armida Mucci, Member - Italy
Benneth Ben-Azu, Member - Nigeria
Caitlin Ridgewell, Member - United States
Calogero Longhitano, Member - Australia
Diego Quattrone, Member - United Kingdom
Konstantinos Anargyros, Member - Greece
Kroken Rune, Member - Norway
Kun Yang, Member - United States
Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Member - Hong Kong SAR China
Stefan Leucht, Member - Germany
Thais Pereira, Member - Brazil
William Hetrick, Member - United States
Wing Chung Chang, Member - Hong Kong SAR China
Xiaoyan Wu, Member - Switzerland

 The Ethics Committee reviews and responds to any member ethical issue that arises according to the by-laws.

2026-2027 Committee Members

Ilaria Tarricone, Chair - Italy
Diane Carol Gooding, Deputy Chair - United States
Igor Nenadic, Past Chair - Germany
Alban Voppel, Member - Canada
Chen Zhu, Member - China
Dalia Elleuch, Member - Tunisia
Matthew Broome, Member - United Kingdom
Merve Toper, Member - Turkey
Michael Centorino, Member - United States
Sinan Guloksuz, Member - Netherlands
Susan Rossell, Member - Australia
Zaib Nisa, Member - Pakistan

The Finance Committee oversees the audit of the Society finances conducted by an independent accounting firm to ensure Society finances are being handled appropriately.

2026-2027 Committee Members

Romina Mizrahi, Chair - Canada
Akira Sawa, Member - United States
Amanda McCleery, Member - Canada
Clement Zai, Member - Canada
Igor Nenadic, Member - Germany
Johanna Seitz-Holland, Member - United States
Junhee Lee, Member - South Korea
Sinan Guloksuz, Member - Netherlands
Sohee Park, Member - United States
William Hetrick, Member - United States
Mark Weiser, Co-Chair - Israel

The Global Representation Committee aims to promote and enhance all forms of inclusive excellence as an essential core value of SIRS and to support multicultural and global perspectives. Task force members support to the initiative by raising awareness, offering guidance to the organization and its members, and by participating in purposeful dialogues and activities.

2026-2027 Committee Members

Jun Miyata, Chair - Japan
Cintia Prokopez, Deputy Chair - Argentina
Elisabetta C. del Re, Past Chair - United States
Alexandre Loch, Member - Brazil
Ary Gadelha de Alencar Araripe Neto, Member - Brazil
Hengyi Cao, Member - United States
Jayashri Kulkarni, Member - Australia
Johanna Seitz-Holland, Member - United States
Joseph DeLuca, Member - United States
Joshua Mervis, Member - United States
Kaustubh Supekar, Member - United States
Mohammed Alarabi, Member - Saudi Arabia
Ricardo Carrion, Member - United States
Sabina Berretta, Member - United States
Xiaoyan Wu, Member - Switzerland

The Membership Committee reviews the appropriateness of all new membership applications as needed by the Executive Office to determine the outcome of each for membership into the Society.  The committee works to grow the membership of the Society and develop new member benefits to enhance the member experience and retain current members.

2026-2027 Committee Members

Alice Egerton, Chair - United Kingdom
Giulia Cattarinussi, Deputy Chair - United Kingdom
Amir Krivoy, Past Chair - Israel
Boutheina Abassi, Member - Tunisia
Ingrid Melle, Member - Norway
Jun Miyata, Member - Japan
Nico van Beveren, Member - Netherlands
Sabina Berretta, Member - United States

2025-2026 Committee Members

Alexis Cullen
Gemma Modinos
Tony Grace
Karla Allebrandt
Laila Asmal
Neeltje van Haren
Paola Dazzan
Robin Murray
Sohee Park
Sebastian Walther
Sophia Vinogradov
Celso Arango
Dost Öngür
Iris Sommer
Nicolas Crossley
Tianmei Si

The Program Committee determines the scientific program for the annual congress.