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

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

Inés
Abalo-Rodríguez

Graduate student at Universidad Complutense Madrid
Spain Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
History, teaching, public awareness, and societal
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
I joined ALBA because :
I met the organization during FENS2020 and I think that their job is essential, so I would love to be part of them.

Samar
Abdelhady

Graduate student at Alexandria faculty of Medicine
Egypt Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neurogeneration and repair
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

Nixon
Abraham

Other at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
India Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Cell culture
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods

Cesar
Acevedo-Triana

Graduate student at University of Alabama at Birmingham
United States Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Species : vertebrate

Bethany
Adams

Graduate student at University of Nottingham
United Kingdom Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
I joined ALBA because :
I am interested in diversity and equality in neuroscience.

Tehniat
Ahmed

Graduate student at Dow University of Health Sciences
Pakistan Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Biochemistry
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
I joined ALBA because :
I am joining Alba so that I can connect with the global neuroscience community and learn from experts in the field. I would like to collaborate with scientists with similar interests. I also look forward towards receiving mentorship towards career development.

Stephanie
Albin

Program manager/Administrator at The Kavli Foundation
United States Website
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.

Melek Firat
Altay

Graduate student at EPFL
Switzerland Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Other

Paloma
Álvarez-Suárez

Graduate student at Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Poland Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Motor systems neuroscience
Neurogeneration and repair
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I joined ALBA because their mission fully resonates with me. I believe that visibility and awareness are the first steps towards achieving the goals of a given cause, so the more members of this network, the further it will reach.

Mariam
Alwerdani

Other at Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population
Egypt Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Neuroscience of aging
Therapeutic techniques
I joined ALBA because :
Because I am interested in advocating for equity in research community.

Mohamed
Ameen

Graduate student at Univeristy of Salzburg
Austria Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Motor systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

Ehssan
Amini

Graduate student at University of Basel
Switzerland Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

Jithu
Anirudhan

Graduate student at ULB
Belgium Website
Gender : Prefer not to say
Fields of research :
Developmental neuroscience
Genetic models and techniques
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I want to join a collective that supports young queer people in science, to contrubte , learn and grow.

Abdul Haque
Ansari

Other at Texila American University
Guyana Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Disorders of the nervous system
History, teaching, public awareness, and societal
Neuroendocrinology
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Sensory systems neuroscience
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
I joined ALBA because :
As a scientist, we must contribute for the diversity and equality in the society. We have to work to spread the scientific application and its utilization.

Jaime
Arlandis

Graduate student at Champalimaud Research
Spain Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
In vivo monitoring
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate

Dario
Aspesi

Graduate student at University of Guelph
Canada Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroethology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Data analysis and statistics
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I want to join Alba because I would like to participate in representing under represented groups in neuroscience and to connect with other researcher with the same aim.