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.

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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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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

Shubham
Upadhayay

Graduate student at Central University of Punjab Bhatinda India
India
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Neurogeneration and repair

Arun
Upadhyay

Other at Central University of Rajasthan India
India Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Evolutionary and comparative neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neurogeneration and repair
Neuroscience of aging
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Biophysics
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
Therapeutic techniques
I joined ALBA because :
This platform provides a great opportunity for young scientists to get exposure, collaborate and work with other scientists around the world. In next few years, I would be setting up my new lab and hope ALBA would play a great role in my transition to an Independent science career.

Alexandra
Vaczy

Other at University of Pecs
Hungary Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Other
eye reseach
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods

Cecilie
Vad Mathiesen

Other at University of Copenhagen
Denmark
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Neurogeneration and repair
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
Because as a young female neuroscientist, I hope to be part of an inclusive and diverse research environment in my research career ahead. I believe one of the first steps in achieving this is creating awareness and role models. I joined ALBA because I hope to be inspired by female scientists and scientists from other underrepresented groups and hopefully also in turn I will be able to inspire future (and established) neuroscientists as well.

Karin
Vadovicova

Graduate student at NA
Slovakia Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Other
decision making, prefrontal cortex functions, memory, learning, motivation, dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, nicotine, mu-opioids, oxytocin, gaba, goal-directed control of behavior, mental dysfunctions, lateral and medial habenula, well-being, placebo.
I joined ALBA because :
I wish to get research contacts and to apply for conference grant ,to present my breakthrough findings and to transmit them into neuroscience collaborations and postdoctoral research.

Lara-Marie
Vagliano

Other at EXIST-Women, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Other
Molecular physiology
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I, Lara-Marie (She/ Her), am very eager to join Alba, as I am in the pre-foundation phase of a StartUp, which aims to support patients with bipolar disorder, regarding communication with relatives about upcoming early warning signs of mania. I am a medical doctor with a disability, more specifically schizoaffective disorder.

Vidita
Vaidya

Professor or equivalent position at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
India Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroendocrinology
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I believe deeply in the mission that ALBA stands for.

Aarushi
Vaidya

Graduate student at University of East Anglia
United Kingdom Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Cell culture
I joined ALBA because :
I am a woman in science and an ethnic minority in the UK - as I was born to immigrant parents with an Indian passport. I believe more needs to be done to improve representation of under-represented groups in neuroscience research and to improve our chances of success.

Abhinav
Valada

Lab/Research director at University of Freiburg
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Motor systems neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Other
AI
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Other
AI

Mitchell
Valdes Sosa

Professor or equivalent position at Cuban Center for Neurosciences
Cuba Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

Jennifer
Valdivia Espino

Program manager/Administrator at Simons Foundation
United States
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
I joined ALBA because :
My work at the Simons Foundation is to develop the neuroscience early career programs that promote the inclusion of diverse and underrepresented scientists in the study of various sub-disciplines of neuroscience. Our programs aim to expand access to research experiences for undergraduate students and build communities of early career scientists working to advance their careers and create a more inclusive research training environment.

Silvana
Valtcheva

Professor or equivalent position at University of Cologne Medical Faculty
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman Non-Binary
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Histochemistry and tracing
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
to stay in touch with the Network

Alireza
Valyan

Graduate student at Allameh Tabatabei' University
Iran Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
I joined ALBA because :
As a PhD candidate in teh MENA region I wonder to be more intouch with other colleagues and friends to promote more diversity in this field

ANN
VAN DER JEUGD

Program manager/Administrator at Leuven Brain Institute
Belgium Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neurogeneration and repair
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
I joined ALBA because :
I am the president of Belgian Women in Science, BeWiSe. The ALBA declaration brought me here, to meet other scientists and network.

Kim
van der Sanden

Graduate student at Radboudumc
Netherlands
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :

Mignon
van der Watt

Graduate student at University of Cape Town
South Africa Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches