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
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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

Carlotta
Gilardi

Graduate student at ETH Zurich
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I want to be informed on how to be more inclusive and included.

Johannes
Graeff

Professor or equivalent position at EPFL
Switzerland Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Other
Neuroepigenetics
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
I joined ALBA because :
Great initiative!

Gabriele
Grenningloh

Other at EPFL
Switzerland Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
I joined ALBA because :
The improvement of diversity and equity in science is an important mission that I would like to support and help promoting.

Edna
Grünblatt

Lab/Research director at University of Zurich
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
As the Gender Equality committee member of the Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ, https://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/en/about/people/gender_equality_committee.html) I already am active in this field and believe in the importance of tackling this topic in various levels, to improve gender equality in neuroscience as well as awareness within the field and outside of the field.

Fritjof
Helmchen

Professor or equivalent position at University of Zurich
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Motor systems neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Biophysics
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I support the mission of the ALBA network. Joining means for me to continually self-reflect and see how I myself can help to improve the situation.

Bruno
Herbelin

Research/Staff scientist at EPFL
Switzerland Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cognitive neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
I joined ALBA because :
To express my support and see if in the future there could be some actions that I could support.
To express that not only people part of under-represented groups are sensitive to the question of inclusion and equality.

Alvaro
Herrero Navarro

Postdoctoral fellow at IOB
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Developmental neuroscience
Neuroengineering and robotics
Neurogeneration and repair
Cell culture
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate

Jun
Huang

Graduate student at EPFL
Switzerland
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Motor systems neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
I joined ALBA because :
Equality is important for every aspects of the society, I am ALBA network to support and advocate for equality in our field.

Giacomo
Indiveri

Professor or equivalent position at University of Zurich
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Neuroengineering and robotics
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Other
electronic circuit design
I joined ALBA because :
To be kept up to date on the ALBA initiatives and news

Galya Clara
Iseli

Graduate student at University of Basel
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Therapeutic techniques

Ana Marija
Jakšić

Lab/Research director at EPFL
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Evolutionary and comparative neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Molecular approaches
Species : invertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
As a person but also an evolutionary biologist I am deeply convinced that diversity is one of the most important ingredients for unbounded growth and evolution. I believe that providing unbiased access and opportunities in neuroscience to people of diverse personal backgrounds is not only morally the right thing to do but it is also extremely beneficial for the creativity and progress of the whole field.

Ivana
Jaric

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Bern
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches

Sebastian
Jessberger

Professor or equivalent position at UZH
Switzerland Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate

Nikolaos
Karalis

Postdoctoral fellow at Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
To support the cause of the network and to identify opportunities to engage actively towards a fair and inclusive neuroscience.

Ines
Khadimallah

Research/Staff scientist at CHUV/ Lausanne
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neurogeneration and repair
Neuroscience of aging
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Therapeutic techniques

Katarzyna
Kita

Graduate student at University of Zurich
Switzerland Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Imaging (microscopy)
I joined ALBA because :
I stand for diversity and equality not only in research environment. I believe, through ALBA support I can promote those values and further increase awareness in the society. Further, I am looking forward to connecting with like-minded scientists.