WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is pleased to announce that a record number of neuroscience trainees — 563 — received support to attend Neuroscience 2026 through this year’s Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) program. This is the largest cohort of TPDA recipients in the program’s history. Contributions from individual donors, foundation and corporate supporters, and the SfN Council totaled $660,000. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is pleased to announce the Platinum and Gold sponsors of SfN’s annual meeting, Neuroscience 2026. The Dana Foundation is serving as the meeting’s Platinum sponsor, the highest level of sponsorship available, and Johnson & Johnson is serving as this year’s Gold sponsor.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is pleased to recognize the Dana Foundation as the Sponsor of the Day for Saturday, November 14, the first day of Neuroscience 2026.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Emma Yhnell, PhD, as the next editor-in-chief of BrainFacts, its public information resource about the brain and nervous system. Yhnell will begin her tenure on Jan. 1, 2027.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present this year’s Early Career Awards to 10 neuroscientists whose early career discoveries have already transformed the field. The recipients of the Early Career Awards will be honored during SfN’s annual meeting.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present four neuroscientists and three chapters with this year’s Science Education and Outreach Awards, which include the Award for Education in Neuroscience, the Science Educator Award, the Chapter of the Year Award, and the Next Generation Award. The awards will be presented during SfN’s annual meeting.

Washington, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor four pioneering researchers whose innovative work has transformed the understanding of the nervous system with this year’s Outstanding Career and Research Achievement Awards. This year’s awards honor scientists whose work ranges from the structure of receptors to the structure of the cortex and from theoretical models of plasticity to therapies designed to harness it to treat addiction. The awards will be presented at Neuroscience 2026, November 14–18 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor four neuroscientists with this year’s Promotion of Women in Neuroscience Awards for their commitment to supporting and mentoring women in neuroscience. The awards will be presented during SfN’s annual meeting.

The Society for Neuroscience is concerned that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule ending “duration of status” for international students and exchange visitors will disrupt scientific training, impose unnecessary administrative burdens, and weaken the United States’ ability to attract and retain talented researchers.

Karl Deisseroth at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and Georg Nagel at University of Würzburg, Germany, have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.