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

Lisa
Mapelli

Professor or equivalent position at University of Pavia
Italy Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Motor systems neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Biophysics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I agree entirely with the ALBA declaration on equity and inclusion. I firmly believe that diversity is a value and that gender equality is far from being achieved (in the scientific community and society).

Elena
Marcello

Professor or equivalent position at University of Milan
Italy
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology

Alessandro
Mazza

Graduate student at University of Turin
Italy Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
Networking

Miriam
Melis

Professor or equivalent position at University of Cagliari
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)

Davide
Messina

Graduate student at Politecnico di Torino
Italy
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuroengineering and robotics
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

ALEKSANDRA
MILIĆ

Graduate student at University of Milano-Bicocca; University of Pavia
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Sensory systems neuroscience
I joined ALBA because :
I am joining the ALBA network as a master's student in neuroscience because I believe in its mission to support underrepresented student groups. I look forward to exploring the initiatives, mentoring activities, and funding opportunities, which are valuable for my future career, hopefully ending with a Ph.D.

Paulina
Misztak

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Milano-Bicocca
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology

Atiyeh
Mohammadshirazi

Graduate student at SISSA
Italy
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Motor systems neuroscience
Cell and tissue transplantation
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
In vivo monitoring
Species : vertebrate
Therapeutic techniques

Caterina
Montani

Research/Staff scientist at IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
I had the opportunity to follow Alba events at some congress and I was captured by its important mission and I want to be part of the pursuing of a more inclusive Science

Chiara
Musillo

Graduate student at Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Italy Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Data analysis and statistics
In vivo monitoring
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate

Gianmarco
Pallavicini

Postdoctoral fellow at Univerity of Turin
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
To have a more right academic place

Giovanna
Paolone

Professor or equivalent position at University of Verona
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Motor systems neuroscience
Neurogeneration and repair
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Pharmacology

Amisha
Parmar

Graduate student at University of Turin
Italy Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Neurogeneration and repair
Sensory systems neuroscience
Cell culture
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
I joined ALBA because :
As seen in my profile, I am an underrepresented person. Coming from that background, many challenges one has to face - lack of opportunities, guidance, exposure. therefore visibility in the world level brain research network! I am passionate about brain research and would like to reach onto a right platform to utilise my skills and knowledge after completion of my PhD. To achieve that I feel necessary to have a mentorship as well as up to date information on brain research. Therefore, I am joining ALBA!

Andrea
Perrottelli

Research/Staff scientist at University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
I firmly agree with all the values and mission of the ALBA network and was inspired by a talk given by Prof Francesca Cirulli at the ECNP EC workshop in Nice.

Edoardo
Pisa

Graduate student at "Sapienza" University of Rome
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Histochemistry and tracing
In vivo monitoring

Silvia
Poggini

Postdoctoral fellow at Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal