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

Stamatina
Tzanoulinou

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Lausanne
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Neuroendocrinology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Genetic models and techniques
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I believe that this is exactly the kind of initiatives that are needed in the community and being an active member can make a tangible difference. As a mother and neuroscientist it is already difficult to reconcile both roles - therefore, we should at least try to minimise other factors such as gender, or other, biases.

Karin
Vadovicova

Graduate student at NA
Slovakia Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Other
decision making, prefrontal cortex functions, memory, learning, motivation, dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, nicotine, mu-opioids, oxytocin, gaba, goal-directed control of behavior, mental dysfunctions, lateral and medial habenula, well-being, placebo.
I joined ALBA because :
I wish to get research contacts and to apply for conference grant ,to present my breakthrough findings and to transmit them into neuroscience collaborations and postdoctoral research.

Judith
van Leeuwen

Postdoctoral fellow at Radboudumc
Netherlands Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

Tara
van Viegen

Postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University
United States Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
I joined ALBA because :
I am joining Alba, because I care deeply about DEI and it can be difficult to get it right. I am always trying to learn and improve my own efforts and I believe I can learn from the Alba Network.

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

Karen
Vertessen

Graduate student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Netherlands Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience

Aurelia
Viglione

Graduate student at Scuola Normale Superiore
Italy Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
As Ph.D. student I had the possibility to observe how cultural bias can negative affect the research in neuroscience and the working and personal life of neurosciantists. I want to give my contribution in order to make science a more inclusive environment.

Dimitrios
Voulgaris

Graduate student at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Cell culture

Rohit
Walwaikar

Postdoctoral fellow at Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour
India Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
I joined ALBA because :
I wish to join ALBA as I appreciate their ethics and programmes which last emphasis on underrepresented groups and this help them get the due recognition.

Mengyun
Wang

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Bergen
Norway Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Electrophysiology (channels)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Optical methods

Janelle Shari
Weir

Graduate student at Norwegian University for Science and Technology
Norway Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Other
Viral transduction, electroporation, immunocytochemistry, pharmacological manipulation, microfluidic modelling
I joined ALBA because :
I was nominated by my supervisor to become a representative. I am also curious to know more about the Alba network, and contribute to the mission of the organization.

Shahaf
Weiss

Postdoctoral fellow at Max-Planck
Germany Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Evolutionary and comparative neuroscience
Neuroethology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
In vivo monitoring
Species : vertebrate

Clarissa
Whitmire

Postdoctoral fellow at Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
Optical methods
I joined ALBA because :
Diversity moves science forward. Diversity of thought stems from diversity of experience. How better to achieve this than through the promotion of diversity in scientists?

Sian
Wilcox

Graduate student at University of Oxford
United Kingdom Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Pharmacology

Katharina Anna
Wilmes

Postdoctoral fellow at Universität Bern
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Computation, modeling, and simulation
I joined ALBA because :
I want to support diversity and equity in science, promote underrepresented groups, and reduce implicit bias for fairer and better research.

Leigh
Wilson

Postdoctoral fellow at King's College London
United Kingdom Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Developmental neuroscience
Cell and tissue transplantation
Cell culture
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I believe it is vitally important to support spaces for under represented groups to have positive inclusive spaces to share/talk and to showcase work