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
Join the Network

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

Youna
Vandaele

Postdoctoral fellow at Lausanne University Hospital
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
In vivo monitoring
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I am interested by the ALBA network main mission of including more diversity in Academia. I am notably interested by the issue of gender bias.

naomi
vanlessen

Other at Scienscano
Belgium Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Optical methods

Giulia
Varotto

Postdoctoral fellow at technical university of Madrid
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Disorders of the nervous system
I joined ALBA because :
I developed my whole career in high income countries,and I would like to contribute to foster more balance and equity in our field

Emanuelle
Vasconcellos de Lima

Graduate student at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Molecular approaches
I joined ALBA because :
I also believe in the mission to improve visibility for under represented groups. Being a part of this group I understand that it is more difficult to achieve certain goals since finantial incentive is low.

Styliani
Vassalou

Graduate student at University of Patras
Greece
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Developmental neuroscience
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I am interested in helping eliminate discriminations that occur in the scientific community, learn more about the issues that the underrepresented groups are facing and network with people from all around the world.

Sheeba
Vasu

Professor or equivalent position at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
India Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Evolutionary and comparative neuroscience
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : invertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I believe diversity in every sense makes the field stronger

Lana
Vasung

Postdoctoral fellow at Boston Children's Hospital
United States Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Sensory systems neuroscience
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Optical methods

Argiro
Vatakis

Professor or equivalent position at Panteion University
Greece Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
Interested in activities related to increase diversity and awareness in cognitive neuroscience,

Gözde
Vatansever

Graduate student at Ankara University
Türkiye
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

Andreia
Vaz

Graduate student at University of Minho, ICVS
Portugal Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I would love to join Alba to empower other researchers and grow professionally.

Sandra
Vaz

Professor or equivalent position at Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa
Portugal Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Motor systems neuroscience
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I am eager to join the ALBA Network, dedicated to empowering brain scientists as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion advocates, promoting best practices to counter bias, recognizing outstanding contributions to science and the diversity of underrepresented brain scientists for better visibility, and providing professional development opportunities to underrepresented neuroscientists.

Dina
Vazquez

Graduate student at UNAM
Mexico
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Neuroendocrinology
In vivo monitoring
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
Because I'm see very few representation of Latinoamerica in the FENS Forum 2022

Lena
Veit

Professor or equivalent position at University of Tübingen
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Motor systems neuroscience
Neuroethology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I want to support its mission, and learn more about how I can recognize and counteract my own biases

Julia
Veit

Professor or equivalent position at University of Freiburg
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Genetic models and techniques
In vivo monitoring
Species : vertebrate

Cintia
Velazquez Delgado

Graduate student at UNAM
Mexico
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Pharmacology

Maria Fernanda
Veloz Castillo

Graduate student at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Saudi Arabia Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Biochemistry
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I would like to be part of an organization that promotes science and scientists. I am committed to the promotion of women in science and their work. I collaborate with Wikimedia Mexico and Científicas Mexicanas to improve the biographies of women and underrepresented people in science on Wikipedia. I attended the Alba events during the FENS Forum 2022 and I felt very welcomed and part of the community.