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

Antoine
Adamantidis

Professor or equivalent position at University of Bern
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroengineering and robotics
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
I joined ALBA because :
I'm joining the ALBA network to further support diversity in brain sciences through daily interactions and special event organization.

Alberto
Antonietti

Postdoctoral fellow at EPFL
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Neuroengineering and robotics
Computation, modeling, and simulation

Ali Özgür
Argunsah

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Zurich
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Developmental neuroscience
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cell culture
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
I joined ALBA because :
To support diversity

Pamela
Banta Lavenex

Professor or equivalent position at UniDistance Suisse
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroethology
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I want to show my support for diversity in the neural and cognitive sciences, and make a contribution towards increasing this diversity in any way that I can.

Tania
Barkat

Professor or equivalent position at Basel University
Switzerland Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
I joined ALBA because :
to promote diversity in brain research

Camilla
Bellone

Professor or equivalent position at University of Geneva
Switzerland Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)

Sophie
Betka

Postdoctoral fellow at EPFL
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
Unfortunately -subtle- sexism, racism, classim, homophobia, transphobia, handiphobia etc. are present in academia. I try to be an inter-sectional feminist and I would like to fight for a better inclusion of people from under represented groups in academia.

Johannes
Bohacek

Professor or equivalent position at ETH Zurich
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroendocrinology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
Fixing the leaky pipeline in STEM will be one of the main challenges of my generation of researchers. To contribute to this effort, I'm trying to make a difference in my own lab, and also as a member of the gender equality committee of the Zurich Neuroscience Center. I hope that joining Alba will help to flag and counteract bias in all its forms in the wider neuroscience community.

Vinícius
Carvalho

Postdoctoral fellow at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Brazil Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
I joined ALBA because :
There are few (if any) initiatives to promote equity and diversity in brain research in my country.

Sophie
Croizier

Professor or equivalent position at university of Lausanne
Switzerland Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuroendocrinology
Cell culture
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate

Elaine
Del Bel

Professor or equivalent position at University of Sao Paulo-Dental School of Ribeirao Preto
Brazil Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Neurogeneration and repair
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Imaging (microscopy)
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I have been looking to be part of a group that has the aim to think about scientific life, scientific difficulties and how to survive to life challenge. I believe I will found it in ALBA.

Yacila Isabela
Deza Araujo

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Geneva
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Neuroscience of aging
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
Because the higher I go in my career, the more troubles I face to get funding and opportunities for being a single woman in their 30s (They may think that I will have "other" priorities that come with age, which doesn't happen when you are a man).

Flavio
Donato

Professor or equivalent position at University of Basel
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate

Livea
Godoy

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Sao Paulo
Brazil Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
History, teaching, public awareness, and societal
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroethology
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I firmly believe and support initiatives for equity and inclusion. Alba network has already represented a strong leadership in advocating for under represented groups in neuroscience. I also have been recently benefited from one of ALBA's action. As a young researcher fellow I think it is interesting to have some guidance and mentorship, and can further contribute to promote e foster local initiatives.

Johannes
Graeff

Professor or equivalent position at EPFL
Switzerland Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Other
Neuroepigenetics
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
I joined ALBA because :
Great initiative!

Fritjof
Helmchen

Professor or equivalent position at University of Zurich
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Motor systems neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Biophysics
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I support the mission of the ALBA network. Joining means for me to continually self-reflect and see how I myself can help to improve the situation.