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

Laura
Amaya Pascasio

Physician/Other medical professional at Hospital Torrecárdenas
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Therapeutic techniques

Inés
Abalo-Rodríguez

Graduate student at Universidad Complutense Madrid
Spain Website
OrcID
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.

Neha
Acharya

Graduate student at Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Spain Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
I joined ALBA because :
I am interested in making neuroscience a more inclusive and diverse field for the future, and myself, and ALBA is something that gives me the resources and hope to do this.

Sandra
Acosta

Professor or equivalent position at University of Barcelona
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Evolutionary and comparative neuroscience
Cell and tissue transplantation
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
Therapeutic techniques
Other
Brain Organoids
I joined ALBA because :
Diversity is central for adding multiple perspectives to every field. As first generation, sometimes it was difficult to find ways to the wished aims.

Celia
Andreu-Sánchez

Lab/Research director at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Other
Electroencephalography (EEG), Electrooculography (EOG)

Ester
Antón Galindo

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Barcelona
Spain Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I want to fight for equality in all the aspects of life, including the research field.

Mª Angeles
Arévalo

Research/Staff scientist at Instituto Cajal. CSIC
Spain Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroscience of aging
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate

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

Ruth
Benavides-Piccione

Research/Staff scientist at Cajal Institute
Spain Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Other
neuroanatomy
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I think it is important to fight for equality and diversity

Anne-Claire
Binter

Postdoctoral fellow at ISGlobal
Spain
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Other
Environmental epidemiology/Neuroepidemiology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
I am an environmental epidemiologist by training, investigating the effects of environmental exposures in early-life on the neurodevelopment of the child. I have experienced in both my personal life and professional carrier the importance of environmental justice and fighting for equities. Alba's mission relates well with my values.

Paulina
Carriba

Postdoctoral fellow at CRG Centre for Genomic Regulation
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
I joined ALBA because :
As a requisite for applying to the ALBA Travel Awards. But now that I know the mission of ALBA to be involved in its project.

Ana
Cervera-Ferri

Professor or equivalent position at Universitat de València
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I'm commited to help girls and women to survive in a scientific career, and to visibilize the relevance of diversity in research teams. Also, I believe that networks are really useful for achiving goals that individually are harder to reach.

Parth
Chholak

Other at Centro de Tecnología Biomédica
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Developmental neuroscience
Motor systems neuroscience
Neuroengineering and robotics
Sensory systems neuroscience
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
I am seeking to build my network in Neuroscience and searching for postdoctoral positions.

Ana
Contreras

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Castilla la Mancha
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuroscience of aging
Other
Neurodegenerative disorders
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
Because it promotes equality and diversity in the brain sciences, which is much needed.

María Almudena
Coto Vilcapoma

Graduate student at Universidad de Oviedo
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroscience of aging
Cell culture
Histochemistry and tracing
Therapeutic techniques

Jaime
de la Rocha

Professor or equivalent position at IDIBAPS
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
Because it is time that researchers understand the importance of diversity in our societies but more important in our laboratories.