Membership

To support gender minorities and intersectionality in STEM.

I met the organization during FENS2020 and I think that their job is essential, so I would love to be part of them.

I am invested in creating change in STEM in aiming for equal representation of diversity.

Diversity is central for adding multiple perspectives to every field. As first generation, sometimes it was difficult to find ways to the wished aims.

I am interested in diversity and equality in neuroscience.

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.

The power of diversity infuses not only my personal beliefs but my scientific research program. My laboratory studies the biological bases and adaptive value of differences between individuals for coping with different environments in distinct physical and social contexts. I am fascinated by both the similarities between people across time and space, and the differences in the way they see the world and respond to it. Everything I have learned from our own work and the work of numerous colleagues has convinced me of the remarkable power of embracing and celebrating the differences as well as the similarities between us.
But of course, my belief in diversity goes far beyond the scientific realm. Being an immigrant in the US from an Arab country, having become engaged in science at a time when women were in the minority, I have experienced firsthand the impact of several types of bias. Conversely, I have done my best to become conscious of and continually revisit my own biases, be they negative or positive. Seeing the human first and foremost, celebrating differences in background, ethnicity, culture, and perspective is a lifelong quest.
I am honored to be on this journey with other neuroscientist colleagues from all over the world. I believe that together, we can do better.

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.

I believe improving diversity and increasing the number of under-represented minority groups in STEM subjects will help science advance, as well as making it fairer and more interesting! I think ALBA can make a difference, and I hope to contribute to their mission.

I want to fight for equality in all the aspects of life, including the research field.