Membership

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I'm joining ALBA to advocate for diversity and inclusion in neuroscience. As an early-career researcher, I believe diverse perspectives lead to better science. I want to connect with like-minded scientists committed to creating equitable opportunities in brain research.

I would like to translate my knowledge in wearable sensing and computational simulation to clinical practice of neurological diseases especially for the low-resource communities.

I hope to contribute to initiatives that create more equitable opportunities for underrepresented groups, and I value the platform ALBA provides for advocacy, mentorship, and community building.

I am excited to join the ALBA Network because promoting equity and diversity in the brain sciences is essential for advancing the field and unlocking new discoveries. I am particularly keen on working with groups to increase the inclusion of underrepresented scientists and models of African ancestry. ALBA's goals thus align with my values and my desire to make a positive impact. I am excited about the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and work together to create a more inclusive and equitable future for the brain sciences.

I have been involved in a Webinar by Rohini Kunher. I wish to get to know ALBA's initiatives and pro-actively support them.

I intended to join this amazing group for networking and mentoring opportunities.

I'm a full-time professional scientific editor. In my current role, I oversee a portfolio of journals focusing on neurology, neuropsychopharmacology and translational neuroscience.

As an editor, I'd like to help reduce gender discrimination in these fields, and help women neuroscientists not only to get published but also to cut their teeth into peer review and editorial roles, either as academic editors or in publishing.

I encourage people who are keen on getting more experience in authoring and peer reviewing scientific articles, as well as those who are interested in getting in editorial board roles to get in touch with me - women are generally underrepresented as authors, peer reviewers and editors and this is something I would like to help change.

Moreover, I'm happy to answer questions and give talks about becoming a professional scientific editor - it's a little known career path, but many professional editors feels it enables them to have better work-life balance than working in the academia, while still making the most of their experience in and passion for science.

My research background is primarily in electrophysiology and behavioural neurogenetics (and yes, like so many of us, I've been assumed to be the secretary!) so the mission of ALBA is very close to my heart.

I think it is key to promote diversity in neuroscientific research to enable us to develop treatments for diseases.

To contribute to equality and diversity in neuroscience

I am aware of how fortunate I am to have a career as a neuroscientist, and of how many more obstacles others have had to contend with. I want others to have fair opportunities and for structural discriminations to be removed; history shows us that this progress can happen but won’t do so on its own.

To join a community of people who share the desire to increase equality and diversity in brain sciences.