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.

2025-2026 Committee Members

Alexis Cullen, Chair - Sweden
Davide Amato, Deputy Chair - United States
Jai Shah, Past Chair - Canada
Katherine Beck, Member - United Kingdom
Wing Chung Chang, Member - Hong Kong SAR China
Philipp Homan, Member - Switzerland
Dost Ongur, Member - United States
Ana Pinheiro, Member - Portugal
Lotta-Katrin Pries, Member - Netherlands
Deepak Sarpal, Member - United States
Isabel Valli, Member - Spain

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.

2025-2026 Committee Members

Bita Moghaddam, Chair – United States
Ingrid Melle, Past Chair – Norway
Urska Arnautovska, Member – Australia
Giulia Cattarinussi, Member – United Kingdom
Vanessa Cropley, Member – Australia
Synthia Guimond, Member – Canada
Matcheri Keshavan, Member – United States
Junghee Lee, Member – United States
Yanhui Li, Member – Singapore
Ilaria Tarricone, Member – Italy
Robert Yolken, Member – United States

SOCIAL MEDIA EDITORS:
Vanessa Cropley, Member - Australia
Yanhui Li, Member - Singapore

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.

2025-2026 Committee Members

Melanie Föcking, Chair - Ireland
Sinan Guloksuz, Deputy Chair - Netherlands
Joy Noel Baumgartner, Member - United States
Benneth Ben-Azu, Member - Nigeria
Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Member - Hong Kong SAR China
Wing Chung Chang, Member - Hong Kong SAR China
Elisabetta C. del Re, Member - United States
Annabella Di Giorgio, Member - Italy
Hassan El-Amine, Member - Qatar
David Goldsmith, Member - United States
Ingrid Melle, Member - Norway
Romina Mizrahi, Member - Canada
Armida Mucci, Member - Italy
Sohee Park, Member - United States
Ana Pinheiro, Member - Portugal
Diego Quattrone, Member - United Kingdom

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

2025-2026 Committee Members

Igor Nenadic, Chair – Germany
Ilaria Tarricone, Deputy Chair – Italy
Sophia Frangou, Past Chair – United States
Michael Centorino, Member – United States
Diane Carol Gooding, Member – United States
Sinan Guloksuz, Member – Netherlands
Junghee Lee, Member – United States
Zaib Nisa, Member – Pakistan
Susan Rossell, Member – Australia
Chen Zhu, Member – China

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

2025-2026 Committee Members

Sophia Vinogradov, Chair – United States
Sohee Park, Deputy Chair – United States
Sinan Guloksuz, Member – Netherlands
Shalaila Haas, Member – United States
Junhee Lee, Member – South Korea
Amanda Mccleery, Member – Canada
Johanna Seitz-Holland, Member – United States
Neeltje Van Haren, Member – Netherlands
Clement Zai, Member – Canada

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.

2025-2026 Committee Members

Elisabetta C. del Re, Chair – United States
Jun Miyata, Deputy Chair – Japan
Sabina Berretta, Member – United States
Hengyi Cao, Member – United States
Joseph DeLuca, Member – United States
Laura Ferraro, Member – Italy
Junghee Lee, Member – United States
Alexandre Loch, Member – Brazil
Joshua Mervis, Member – United States
Susana Ochoa, Member – Spain
Cintia Prokopez, Member – Argentina
Johanna Seitz-Holland, Member – United States

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.

2025-2026 Committee Members

Amir Krivoy, Chair – Israel
Sabina Berretta, Member – United States
Giulia Cattarinussi, Member – United Kingdom
Alice Egerton, Member – United Kingdom
Shalaila Haas, Member – United States
Ingrid Melle, Member – Norway
Jun Miyata, Member – Japan

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.