Membership

Recognizing the invaluable benefits that diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences bring to any environment, I strive to play a proactive role in creating and sustaining an inclusive atmosphere. This commitment involves embracing diversity by actively participating in initiatives, conversations, and actions that celebrate differences and promote equitable opportunities for everyone.

My name is Nguyen Tran Minh Duc. I am a medical doctor and ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) advocate. My journey began when I cared for my uncle with ALS, which led me to establish ALS Vietnam. This foundation supports Vietnamese individuals and families affected by ALS. https://benhals.com/

Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in ALS drug discovery and serve on the Advocacy and Public Policy Advisory Council (APPAC). The APPAC advises on global advocacy and public policy, aiming to advance impactful legislation and policies. https://www.als-mnd.org/about-us/committees-advisory-councils/scientific-advisory-council-copy/

Joining the ALBA Network aligns with my commitment to diversity and equality in neuroscience. ALBA, meaning sunrise, symbolizes the dawn of a new era. Neuroscience has traditionally lagged in these areas, but we are now experiencing significant progress. ALBA aims to catalyze this momentum, ensuring equal opportunities for all brain scientists.

I am excited to contribute to ALBA's mission and help illuminate a brighter, more inclusive future for our scientific community.

I want to join the conversation and engage with your efforts based on shared values. I believe that awareness and courage about our society's aims to flourish should be supported and need broad active participation.

Bacause I support the role and leadershipt that they take to make all different under represented groups visible in the scientific field.

I am a Latinx scientist and much of my career has been focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the sciences.

I want to join a community that fosters growth, provides networking and financial support for my career, and enables me to give back by supporting future students, especially those from low-income backgrounds.

To increase my knowledge, learning, and networking to drive DEI goals as the manager of a computational neuroscience center.

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.

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

Diversity and equity are essential for good science in my opinion. I have seen colleagues' ideas dismissed because of their gender, where I am always taken seriously. Women, and minorities, face unwarranted additional hurdles and things need to change faster. Since I have started my lab, 3+ senior researchers advised me not to hire women because of the risk of pregnancies. This is unacceptable.