Awards

ISPNE honors distinguished contributions to psychoneuroendocrinology through several Society awards presented at the Annual Conference. These include the Bruce McEwen Lifetime Achievement Award, the Dirk Hellhammer Award, and the Service Award. ISPNE also recognizes outstanding contributions from emerging researchers through Early Career Scholar Abstract Awards.

Nomination and Application Portals

The Service Award recognizes exceptional service to ISPNE and the field. Nominations for this award are made from within the Society.

2025 Award Recipients

Society Awards

Robert Dantzer

Bruce McEwen Lifetime Achievement Award

Recognizes lifetime contributions to psychoneuroendocrinology and related disciplines.

Robert Dantzer, Ph.D.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Shaozheng Qin

Dirk Hellhammer Award

Recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to psychoneuroendocrinology.

Shaozheng Qin, Ph.D.
Beijing Normal University

Rose-Marie Bluthé

Service Award

Recognizes exceptional service and sustained contributions to ISPNE and the field.

Rose-Marie Bluthé, Ph.D.
French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE)

Early Career Scholar Abstract Awards

ISPNE recognizes outstanding contributions from emerging researchers through the Early Career Scholar Abstract Awards.

  • Victoria Mueller — New York University
  • Ekaterina Schneider — University of Heidelberg
  • Harrison Britton Dickens — University of Arkansas
  • Lauren Elizabeth Gyllenhammer — University of California, Irvine
  • Marina Giglberger — University of Regensburg
  • Bernat Soley — Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

2024 Award Recipients

Society Awards

C. Sue Carter

Bruce McEwen Lifetime Achievement Award

Recognizes lifetime contributions to psychoneuroendocrinology and related disciplines.

C. Sue Carter, Ph.D.
Kinsey Institute

Joanna Spencer-Segal

Dirk Hellhammer Award

Recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to psychoneuroendocrinology.

Joanna Spencer-Segal, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan

Grant Shields

Dirk Hellhammer Award

Recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to psychoneuroendocrinology.

Grant Shields, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas

Early Career Scholar Abstract Awards

ISPNE recognizes outstanding contributions from emerging researchers through the Early Career Scholar Abstract Awards.

  • Kristin Davis — Wayne State University
  • Helena Nti — University of Health and Allied Sciences
  • Qiuhan Huang — Columbia University
  • Andrea Zagaria — Sapienza University of Rome