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

Marta
Dominguez-Prieto

Other at De Montfort University
United Kingdom Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
History, teaching, public awareness, and societal
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Neuroscience of aging
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I recently learned about Alba and I think joining the network can be a great opportunity to develop myself and network with other researchers in the field. Besides, my personal experience could be helpful to someone in a similar position.

Flavio
Donato

Professor or equivalent position at University of Basel
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate

Paul
Donlin-Asp

Professor or equivalent position at University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Optical methods

Ana
Dorrego-Rivas

Graduate student at Neurocentre Magendie / University of Bordeaux
France Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
Science will only grow if we do it altogether. More people, more views, more ideas: diversity is a key component to achieve this. Unfortunately, the world of today is still unfair with minority groups and neuroscience does not escape from this reality. Promoting diversity requires direct actions and engagement, and that is why I would like to join this ambitious and necessary initiative.

Cleide
Dos Santos Souza

Postdoctoral fellow at The University of Sheffield
United Kingdom Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Neurogeneration and repair
Neuroscience of aging
Cell culture
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Therapeutic techniques
I joined ALBA because :
I attended some ALBA network events in the past at FENS and also EBSS. It is amazing the work you are doing to increase diversity and equality in Neuroscience and I want to contribute with that.

Godfried
Dougnon

Research/Staff scientist at Niigata University
Japan Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
Neurodiversity is an important element in this word. People "different" are often misrepresented or misunderstood. I join Alba to get along with various people in the world that are motivated to make a real change in the field of neuroscience by taking concrete actions and learn from each other.

Elena
Dreosti

Research/Staff scientist at UCL
United Kingdom Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I want to raise awareness of gender and diversity issues in neuroscience and more generally in all Brain Sciences. I strongly believe that by promoting equality we can improve science quality.
The Alba network will help scientists to actively engage and particiapte together in this process.

Uwe
Drescher

Professor or equivalent position at King's College London
United Kingdom Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell and tissue transplantation
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
great initiative

Lori
Driscoll

Department head at Colorado College
United States Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
History, teaching, public awareness, and societal
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
Supporting and advocating for increased representation of all types of scientists is one of my core values.

João
Duarte

Professor or equivalent position at Lund University
Sweden Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroendocrinology
Biochemistry
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
In vivo monitoring
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I have always promoted diversity within my research environment. I expect that by joining Alba I will also be able to contribute to for dissipation of any bias towards minorities at a global level.

Renato
Duarte

Professor or equivalent position at Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
Netherlands Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Biophysics
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
I joined ALBA because :
Scientific progress relies on Human intellect and ingenuity, characteristics on which nationality, race or creed have no impact. However, biases do exist and have persisted for many years. We need to tackle these biases and ensure the scientific enterprise is pure and inclusive, providing equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of any factors other than intellect, interest and motivation.

Lautaro Alejandro
Duarte

Graduate student at IFIByNE, UBA, CONICET
Argentina Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuroethology
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : invertebrate
I joined ALBA because :

The goals of ALBA align closely with my own values and professional goals, as I am deeply committed to contributing to a more inclusive and equitable scientific community. I organized a scientific course designed to promote diversity through the use of open-source. This course emphasizes the importance of making scientific resources accessible and empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds to engage with these technologies.

patricia
Duchamp-Viret

Lab/Research director at CNRS UMR5292
France Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Neuroethology
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
I joined ALBA because :
from my point of view, I am part of a privileged research network by being an academic researcher at the CNRS in France. I believe it is my duty to participate in promoting and facilitating the actions and careers of members of diverse minorities (of all types) in neuroscience.

Zulma
Dueñas

Professor or equivalent position at Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Colombia Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I want to contribute to promote gender and diversity equiality in science

Yenny
Dueñas

Graduate student at Fiscalía General de la Nación
Colombia Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :

Antoine
Dufour

Professor or equivalent position at University of Calgary
Canada Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I believe in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in science and want to be part of the transition.