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
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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

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.

Emilie
Bartsoen

Graduate student at KU Leuven
Belgium
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
Therapeutic techniques
I joined ALBA because :
Even though my resources are still limited as a PhD student, I am interested in promoting diversity in behavioral neuroscience. Science should be a safe and welcoming space for everyone and I want to contribute to this.

Ceren
Battal

Postdoctoral fellow at UCLouvain
Belgium Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
I would like to be part of an organisation that aims to provide mentorship and support to early stage career female scientists and scientists from diverse background. Not only to receive that support but also to collaborate in helping out.

Veronica Alejandra
Caceres-Chavez

Postdoctoral fellow at Laboratoire de neurophysiologie, ULB
Belgium
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biophysics
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I am very happy to join Alba, this is a great organization with initiatives for inclusion and to make science and academia a more human and happy field

Dipesh
Chaudhury

Professor or equivalent position at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD)
United Arab Emirates Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
I joined ALBA because :
By promoting equity and diversity within the ALBA network I would like to help increase the number of female scientists and scientists from minority communities in the brain sciences.

Joke
De Vocht

Postdoctoral fellow at KU Leuven
Belgium Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
To promote equity in neuroscience and to be part of a network of scientists that supports this.

Eliane
Deschrijver

Postdoctoral fellow at Ghent University
Belgium Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Electrophysiology (channels)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Other
theoretical

Livia
Di Crescenzo

Graduate student at KU Leuven/VIB
Belgium
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I got to know about Alba Network during EBBS 2021, and after one year I really admire the progress that this organization is making. Thus, I decided to be part of this effort and give my small contribution.

Julie
Duque

Professor or equivalent position at Université catholique Louvain
Belgium Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Pharmacology

Gabriela
Edwards

Postdoctoral fellow at VIB-CBD / KU Leuven
Belgium Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Evolutionary and comparative neuroscience
Neurogeneration and repair
Cell and tissue transplantation
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Species : invertebrate
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I would like to support the inclusion of underrepresented groups in the brain research.

Rana
Eldanaf

Research/Staff scientist at New York University Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : invertebrate
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
As a scientist, I have an ongoing interest in getting more involved with the scientific and research community at the International level, and communicating science and education across different countries. Some of this stems from my fluency in multiple languages (English, Arabic and French), having heritage and routes not only in the USA but also in Europe and the Middle East. This allowed me to have the ability to communicate with people of all backgrounds and levels of knowledge, which is also evidenced by my outreach activities in the community and my interactions with donors, students, other scientists and the general public. My interests in joining the ALBA network are to bring science to a wider audience around the globe and to engage new research and education paradigms that cut across cultural barriers.

Karl
Farrow

Professor or equivalent position at VIB
Belgium Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Evolutionary and comparative neuroscience
Neuroethology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Species : vertebrate

Fernando
Fernández de Cuevas López

Graduate student at KU Leuven
Belgium Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuroengineering and robotics
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
Alba is doing a great contribution to the field of neuroscience, and I want to be part of this.

Celine
Gillebert

Professor or equivalent position at KU Leuven
Belgium Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Therapeutic techniques
I joined ALBA because :
To stimulate best practices and promote inclusion and diversity in neuroscience

Diana
Giraldo

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Antwerp
Belgium
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

Norma
Kühn

Postdoctoral fellow at VIB
Belgium Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Sensory systems neuroscience
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
Alba provides great services to the scientific community to increase visibility of under represented groups, raise awareness of biases, and get involved into making science more equitable and diverse. But of course the success of that mission depends on how we make use of those tools and becoming a member is a first step to get involved.