Membership

The Network

ALBA represents a global diverse network of individual neuroscientists who are involved in research, education, communication and advocacy, and are committed to supporting and advocating for actions and policies that foster diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in brain sciences across the globe. We currently have 1890 individual members from 91 countries.

Become a member

Register as an ALBA Network member for free! As a member, you can

  • Help shape ALBA's priorities and goals
  • Drive initiatives as an ALBA Volunteer
  • Receive regular updates on ALBA activities and events
  • Have access to DEI skills and advocacy training workshops
  • Engage with the ALBA Team at the General Assembly
  • Elect the members of our Board of Directors
Join the Network

Search our membership database

Browse through the ALBA members to find a speaker for your next
conference, a mentor for guidance, an expert for a new project or to simply network.

Gender
Position
Country

Adaeze
Adebesin

Department head at University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UAT)
Nigeria Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I was motivated at the just concluded FENS forum to be an active part of the neuroscience community and would love to be part of a network where I can share my research, contribute to neuroscience and also learn from it. i would also love to collaborate with other networkers both within the ALBA community and outside of it.

Stephanie
Albin

Program manager/Administrator at The Kavli Foundation
United States Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Other
Philanthropy
I joined ALBA because :
I believe in the mission of the ALBA Network. In order to have change, and more diversity and inclusion in neuroscience, we need to be proactive and deliberate in our actions. By joining ALBA, I am signaling that I am supportive of their goals and will take action myself.

Jacqueline
Bracher

Program manager/Administrator at University of Cape Town
South Africa Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Other
Strategic advancement of health and neuroscience research including; researcher development, research evaluation and impact reporting, research advocacy, partnerships
I joined ALBA because :
As a member of the Alba network steering committee, I am honored to be part of a like-minded community that seeks to strengthen and develop effective transformation and diversity initiatives.

Tanya
Brown

Program manager/Administrator at Baycrest Hospital
Canada Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
I am especially keen to champion the standards & best practices of management in Science, an area of knowledge and repertoire of skills that are often significantly lacking amongst neuroscience researchers, across the career spectrum.

Ana
Gerschenfeld

Science writer/Editor at Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Portugal Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :

Dervila
Glynn

Program manager/Administrator at University of Cambridge
United Kingdom Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
History, teaching, public awareness, and societal
I joined ALBA because :
I work as the Strategic Manager for Cambridge Neuroscience, an Interdisciplinary Research Centre within the University of Cambridge connecting >800 researchers across the University, who are involved with research into the nervous system. My role involves working with academics from across the University (including underrepresented groups) to support the interdisciplinary scientific community in neuroscience. This involves workshops, seminars, facilitating introductions and external interactions, an interactive website, communications and public engagement. I would like to bring the work of Alba to Cambridge and beyond (in my role as chair of FENS Communication committee).

Nina
Gogokhia

Science writer/Editor at Ilia state university
Georgia Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Therapeutic techniques

Miriam
Goodman

Department head at Stanford University
United States Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Sensory systems neuroscience
Biophysics
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Electrophysiology (channels)
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Pharmacology
Species : invertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
This organization was brought to my attention and has overlapping goals with others that I have been engaged with for some time.

Mary Louise
Grossman

Program manager/Administrator at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
I joined ALBA because :
Our research funding agency is committed to supporting diversity. We became aware of the Alba Network when Prof. Erin Schuman (one of our four CRC Advisory Board Members) was awarded the 2020 Alba Diversity Prize. By joining the Alba Network, we hope to share Alba's news and events with our consortium members through our monthly newletter among other channels.

Joana
Guedes

Program manager/Administrator at ICM - Paris Brain Institute
France Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :

Angelien
Heister

Program manager/Administrator at Radboudumc
Netherlands Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Molecular approaches
I joined ALBA because :
Advice from Barbara Franke. To support our research and to work towards the broad implementation of measures counteracting inequality in the brain sciences.

Claire
Henchcliffe

Department head at University of California, Irvine
United States Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Disorders of the nervous system
Neurogeneration and repair
Other
Clinical trials, biomarkers
I joined ALBA because :
As a woman neurologist/researcher in a leadership role I would like to promote advancement of those underrepresented in clinical neuroscience.

Asaf
Keller

Department head at University of Maryland School of Medicine
United States Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Motor systems neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biophysics
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Histochemistry and tracing
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
support Alba's mission

Kamran
Khodakhah

Department head at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
United States Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :

Rohini
Kuner

Department head at Heidelberg University
Germany Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I would like to connect with other women in (neuro)sciences and help promote careers of young female researchers with programs that go beyond mentoring. I would also like to draw attention to challenges that senior female researchers continue to face despite having reached high positions in science.

Siegrid
Löwel

Department head at University of Göttingen
Germany Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (channels)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I'd like to support Alba's mission