Vickie Risbrough, Ph.D. Program Committee Chair

Sarah Timm, CAE, CMP-HC

ACNP Executive Director

This year's Annual Meeting will be held in a hybrid meeting format allowing members and invited guests to attend in-person at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street and Tampa Marriott Water Street in Tampa, Florida or virtually on the ACNP Virtual Meeting Platform.

Requesting Guest Invitations?

ACNP member requests for guest invitations and Diversity Invitation Bank invitations are submitted through the online meeting portal in lieu of emailing the Executive Office.

*The online portal is open!

• To request an invitation, login to the Annual Meeting Submission Site and select 'Submit ACNP Invitation Request'.

*The General Invitation Bank has reached the cap of 100 invitations for the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Click here to read the Annual Meeting Frequently Asked Questions!

Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Ph.D., Education & Training Committee Chair

Dawn Ionescu, M.D., Education & Training Committee Co-Chair

The Education & Training Committee is pleased to announce the selection of 64 outstanding scientists for the 2023 ACNP Travel Award program. We received 323 applications for the 64 awards, making this yet another year for difficult decisions by the committee. 

For a complete listing of the awardees, please click here:

Travel Awardee Class of 2023

Rapid and Novel Treatments in Psychiatry:

The Future is Now

The ACNP Panel Session for Neuropsychopharmacology Reviews will be held on Monday, December 4,

9:00am-11:00am Eastern Standard Time.

The devastation wreaked by psychiatric illnesses strongly underlies the need for novel, rapid, and more effective treatments. The latest treatments—including psychotropic medications, neurostimulation methods, and evidence-based forms of psychotherapy—clearly benefit patients, but must be viewed as good but not great treatments. Current standard treatments can take weeks or longer to produce significant benefits, and even then, responses are often partial and limited by side effects, poor treatment compliance, and relapse. 

Nomination materials for new Associate Member, Member, and Fellow promotion candidates are available under the Membership tab on the ACNP Website. The deadline for nominations and applications is September 7, 2023. Should you have questions or need assistance, please contact ACNP at acnp@acnp.org.

REMINDER:

New Associate Member and Member nominees must have attended a minimum of one ACNP Annual Meeting prior to applying for membership.

Membership Mentors: Membership Mentors are recent past Membership Committee members who have agreed to counsel prospective membership nominees and/or their nominators on membership application to the College. The members included on this list have agreed to be contacted by applicants and their nominators.



Current Membership Mentors

2023 New Associate Members

The College would like to highlight the new 2023 Associate Member Class!

Stay tuned for the November Bulletin to meet our other new Associate Members.

It is not easy to articulate the privilege I feel as a result of my role as an Associate Member of ACNP Council. In this role, I attend biweekly Executive Committee meetings and attend quarterly Council meetings, where we discuss a broad spectrum of ACNP business and issues affecting members of the College. Not only has this opportunity allowed me to better understand how the Executive Committee and Council govern the College, but it has also allowed me to bring an Associate Member’s perspective to discussions. 

Stay tuned for the November Bulletin to hear from Associate Member

on Council, Nina Kraguljac, M.D.!

Council Minutes

Did you know that all of the Council Minutes are placed on the ACNP Website in the Member's Only section?

Please click here and log-in to read the Council Minutes from 2023 and previous Council Minutes to stay informed on Council discussions and decisions. 

The Career Development Committee interviews the

NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) Principal Editor!

NPP is seeking applications for the

next Editorial Intern!

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest to Lisa Monteggia and Tony George (NPP Co-Principal Editors) via journal@acnp.org. The letter should be one page or less and include a description of the candidate’s (1) professional background and experience, (2) interest in neuropsychopharmacology and/or academic publishing, (3) a statement of how the internship will further their career goals, and (4) a link to their social media (e.g., Twitter) account, if applicable.

The deadline to submit an application is September 15, 2023.

Monday, September 11, 2023

3:00pm-4:00pm Eastern 

The American Brain Coalition (ABC), American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) and Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB) invite you to participate in a special discussion with leaders from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on the barriers and challenges to research with psychedelics compounds. 

Please click here to read the summary of the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus Briefing on June 14th of The NIH BRAIN Initiative: Accelerating Discovery Towards Cures hosted by the American Brain Coalition (ABC), ACNP, Allen Institute, The Dana Foundation, and The Simons Foundation in cooperation with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus.

Selected Educational Resource Papers on the Responsible Care and Use of Animals in Research

The Animal Research Committee has placed together selected educational resource papers on the responsible care and use of animals in research for ACNP members! The articles are broken down into topic areas and if they are relevant for mice, rats or both.

This webpage is for ACNP members only and you must be logged in to the ACNP website to view. Click here to view on the ACNP website!

Please email ACNP, acnp@acnp.org, to provide feedback on additional resources or

feedback to the Animal Research Committee.

2023/2024 ACNP/AMP BRAD Fellow!

Lindsey Galbo-Thomma, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

The ACNP Animal Research Committee, in collaboration with Americans for Medical Progress (AMP), is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Lindsey Galbo-Thomma as the 2023-2024 ACNP/AMP Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) Fellow. BRAD encompasses a set of ongoing activities intended to educate students and the broader public about the importance of biomedical research, including the humane study of animals in it. 

Support a Scientist is an ACNP/AMP BRAD video series project providing a platform for scientists to talk about their research with a wider audience. The project aims are to provide a “face” to science, establish importance of a specific area of research, highlight the role of animal research in the study, and offer insights on how science is conducted. All of the Support a Scientist videos are posted on the BRAD website, shared on social media, and can also be featured in ACNP member communications, website and social media feeds as well as shared with public audiences.

We are looking for more scientists to highlight, and encourage you to nominate an animal researcher you know (including postdoctoral fellows) using this sign-up link or by reaching out to us at BRAD@amprogress.org. Guidance is provided to scientists on how to shape their message for the public, and more information about the program is available upon request. 

• September 7, 2023: Deadline to submit new Membership Nominations and Promotions
• October 19, 2023: Early Annual Meeting Registration Deadline
• December 3-6, 2023: ACNP 62nd Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida 

Upcoming Meetings:

To see a list of upcoming meetings in the field of neuropsychopharmacology, please click below:

Employment and Grant Opportunities:

To see a list of new employment and grant opportunities in the field of neuropsychopharmacology, please click below:

For a full listing of the ACNP Staff in the Executive Office, click here.

National Institutes of Health (NIH): Opportunity to Advance Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder

If you, or your organization, has a potential interest in developing medications for alcohol use disorder (AUD), please consider submitting a letter of interest to Daniel Falk, Ph.D., the Health Scientist Advisor for the Medications Development Branch of the Division of Treatment and Recovery with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recently released the following notice - NOT-AA-23-016 - which may be of interest to you and your organization. NIAAA is seeking letters of interest for promising medications (both novel compounds and repurposed medications) to evaluate the efficacy and safety in Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials (supported by NIAAA) for the treatment of AUD.

If you have pharmacotherapy assets that you’d like to submit for consideration, please review NOT-AA-23-016, complete this LOI Form, and submit to falkde@mail.nih.gov.

Feel free to forward this notice to anyone you think may be interested in this opportunity.

  Deadline: September 15, 2023

Once again, Prof. Nikolaos Koutsouleris and his team, together with the ECNP Neuroimaging Network, are organizing the Online Machine Learning School to introduce participants to machine learning, focusing on psychiatric neuroimaging. We have successfully run the highly rated school over the past few years, and it has been very well attended by people across Europe, the US, Africa, and Asia.

This year, the machine learning school will be held September 25-29, 2023. 

People with all levels of experience are encouraged to apply because you do not need coding experience to implement the cutting-edge machine learning techniques we teach.

On behalf of 2024 World Neuroscience & Psychiatry Conference, we are thrilled to extend our warm invitation to the members of ACNP to join us for the upcoming Neuroscience & Psychiatry Conference.

Date: March 09-10, 2024

Location: Grand Mercure Bangkok Atrium

Website: https://neuroscience.episirus.org/bangkok/

Our conference aims to bring together renowned experts, clinicians, researchers, and industry professionals in the field of Neuroscience & Psychiatry. It promises to be an exceptional event filled with enriching educational sessions, thought-provoking discussions, and networking opportunities.

As a valued member of the ACNP, we are delighted to offer an exclusive group discount to encourage members to attend. By taking advantage of this offer, you and your colleagues can avail 50% off the regular registration fee.

Should you have any queries or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our conference organizing team at neuro@episirus.net. We are here to support you in every possible way.