Membership

I am passionate about working toward improving representation of women and underrepresented groups in science. I have been involved in addressing this at the undergrad, grad, postdoc and faculty levels. I am very keen to expand my involvement globally and working with ALBA will bring exciting opportunities. Also I should mention that I have dual citizenship UK and USA, and have many connections in europe. I am the past president of SfN and so am also keen to foster a closer collaboration between SfN and ALBA.

The mission of Alba to raise awareness on gender and diversity issues in neuroscience is important to me. I would like to use my empowerment in neuroscience to support and promote the next generation of women and diverse brain scientists.

I would love to contribute to impactful activities about diversity, on every level and would love to inspire the new generations to become more aware and active about these fundamental topics.

To learn about opportunities

Hola,
Actualmente, estoy inmersa en procesos investigativos de mi área de formación y trabajo, ya que soy Neuropsicóloga clínico y educativa. Estoy segura de que podre contribuir en ALBA, y aprender también.
Soy de Colombia, y quiero representar a mi país.

I'm joining the Alba Network to actively help to promote equity and diversity initiatives. I think that joining the network is a first step in staying informed about these projects and working towards creating an inclusive and secure environment in neuroscience.

to increase knowledge of gender biases and promote best practices to counteract it

I would like to receive newsletters.

I join ALBA Network because I believe their is a unbalanced gender representation in higher level positions in general.
I hope that these type of networks can help override this bias

Why are you joining ALBA?” : “Convinced that a diverse and inclusive science is paramount, that we all still have progress to make to reach this ideal, and that together we will go further faster, I joined the ALBA network because I share the values its members uphold and wish to contribute to building together a caring and fulfilling environment essential to first-rate, rigorous, reproducible and high-impact research for the neuroscience community that will ultimately benefit society as a whole.

Brazil is a country that shows a lack of resources for research, making it challenging to perform projects and also reflecting a deficiency in building capacity. Therefore, there is a need to train more researchers to provide autonomy to analyze their data. Language difficulties can be an obstacle to learning, so courses in our language or with translation would be a pronounced help. Some regions of Brazil are also socioeconomically disadvantaged, which makes research almost incipient in these regions. Teaching researchers how to raise funds and conduct external collaborations would be essential. ALBA will support the goals of advancing inclusivity and promoting diversity in science, encouraging diverse perspectives in brain science and supporting equity to contribute to important scientific discoveries in neuroscience. So, joining ALBA would be an excellent way to contribute to these efforts to promote a more equitable and diverse global scientific community.

I'd like to support Alba's mission

Participation in the ALBA Network is crucial to promote commitment to an inclusive culture in neuroscience research. A diverse scientific community, where people with different backgrounds can contribute freely and removing bias in research, is essential to address the complex challenges facing neuroscience.

Concuerdo totalmente con la misión que ALBA propone.