• Rachael Dangarembizi – Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa / ALBA Board of Directors & Chair of the Webinars Working Group / Member of the IBRO Africa Regional Committee (ARC) - Co-chair

Dr Dangarembizi's main research interest is neuroimmune responses to fungal infections. Her current research focuses on the inflammatory response to Cryptococcus neoformans infection in the brain. A strong believer in the capability of women in neuroscience, Rachael is actively involved in promoting diversity and capacity building in African neuroscience.

• Jacque Pak Kan Ip - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China / ALBA Ambassador & Member of the Webinars Working Group / Member of IBRO Early Career Committee (ECC) - Co-chair

Dr Ip has devoted his research to investigate the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, and will continue to expand his research focus on how such mechanistic defects result in autism-related disorders through the use of multidisciplinary approaches.

• Tracy Bale - University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, US / IBRO President

Prof Bale is the Anschutz Foundation Endowed Chair in Women's Integrated Mental and Physical Health at the Ludeman Center and Professor and Director for InterGenerational Stress and Health and the Director for Sex Differences Research in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus. Her research focuses on the role of stress in neuropsychiatric disease, and the sex differences that underlie disease vulnerability in humans using the mouse as a preclinical model.

• Aitana Grasso Cladera - Institute of Cognitive Science, Universität Osnabrück, Germany

Aitana Grasso Cladera is a graduate clinical psychologist from Diego Portales University, Chile. She specializes and worked in the clinical neuropsychology field, conducting neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation processes. Currently, she is pursuing a doctoral degree in cognitive science.

• Sam Palmer, Medical Research Council (MRC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), UK / MRC Global Health Programme Manager

Mrs Palmer has been working with the Medical Research Council for 14 years, mainly in grant processing and financial budgeting. Her current interests are global maternal and neonatal health and recently global nutrition.
UKRI MRC funds research at the forefront of science to prevent illness, develop therapies and improve human health in the UK and around the world.

• Gail M. Rodney - Neuroscience, Elsevier, New York, US / Senior Publisher

Gail M. Rodney is a Senior Publisher within the Elsevier Life Sciences & Social Sciences group. She has 25+ years of publishing industry experience with emphasis on scholarly communication and innovation. Her current focus is open science, where she works with researchers, society partners, and peers to find better ways to ensure scientific research is not only more inclusive, collaborative, and transparent, but also accessible to all.

• Ubadah Sabbagh - McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, US

Ubadah Sabbagh is a Postdoctoral Associate and NIH K00 Fellow at the McGovern Institute at MIT, where he studies neural circuits underlying psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Sabbagh attended community college before transferring to the University of Missouri–Kansas City, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology. He later earned his PhD in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health at Virginia Tech. Outside of the lab, Dr. Sabbagh is heavily involved in science outreach, advocacy, and policy.