Membership

I am an early career researcher from Brazil investigating immune mechanisms in psychosis to identify better treatments. I wish to join Alba to increase my scientific network, have the opportunity to participate in international conferences and disseminate my research outcomes internationally.

I strongly believe in the importance of inclusivity and of giving equal chanches to humans in all their diversities. It is crucial to tackle obstacles that prevent all people to take equal part in neurosciences and to develop their full potential in this field.

Because I strongly believe that encouraging diversity is not only fair, but will also lead to new important solutions to old neuroscientific questions.

I am joining ALBA because I strongly believe in its mission to promote equity and diversity in the brain sciences. As a Brazilian and Latino researcher, I have experienced firsthand the challenges and barriers faced by underrepresented groups in this field. I want to be part of a community that actively works to empower diversity advocates, counter bias and discrimination, and provide professional development opportunities for neuroscientists from underrepresented backgrounds.

I interested in connecting with other scientists in my field around the world to be able to share my work and generate meaningful collaborations.

To help counter bias and inequality and to find novel ways to impact the community as a mentor.

Alba's goals (and approaches to achieve them) align nicely with my own goals and values, as I'm very passionate about promoting diversity and equity in science.

I want to help give better visibility to underrepresented groups in neuroscience, and I’m extremely interested in getting involved in activities that promote these populations. I have been working with the World Association for Cultural Psychiatry (WACP) for over 10 years to promote the inclusion of academics, scientists, and clinicians from underrepresented countries. Specifically, I have worked with the WACP journal, the WCPRR, which publishes quality research papers from these countries. I’m now the incoming editor-in-chief of the WCPRR. I want to work with the ALBA Network to help underrepresented neuroscientists. I’m hoping to learn from ALBA how to better facilitate underrepresented communities and to contribute the approaches that I’ve learned from working with the WACP.

I am committed to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive laboratory environment. Joining Alba can help me to learn how to accomplish this goal.

I am the gender equality correspondent in my laboratory.

I believe that multidisciplinary networking is the way to find solid solutions to brain-related problems. ALBA seems like an opportunity to work in this setting with prestigious groups interested in walking together on this path of thinking from different angles to find solutions to mental health problems.

To be able to connect with neuroscientists around the world who advocate and step up for under-represented groups in science.

I became aware of Alba through colleagues with whom I am a member of the SIRS Diversity Task Force. I am very much interested in promoting the goals and objectives of Alba.

Nearly all the biggest research problems our world faces affect people of all different backgrounds, and all those people should have a place in science. I am proud to promote diversity and inclusion within neuroscience research and interested in how ALBA aims to achieve this.