Membership

For networking and increasing my network of research collaborators. Also learning cross-cultural experiences in research and career development

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

Women neuroscientists are still underrepresented in various aspects of academic life. Women-led papers are undercited and gender bias issue is still far from being solved! We all should talk about women's rights advocacy. Because I strongly believe the world needs science, Science needs women!

I am joining Alba because I truly believe science, and society in general, has to move forwards in terms of gender equality, and is not quite where it should have been if it would have taken serious actions sooner. Academia shares a lot of the societal problems when it comes to gender and diversity promotion and inclusion. It also has some very specific issues that are deeply related to the history of science, and the way the academic system works, which can be very different from the industrial job-market. I have been involved as a Gender Equality Officer in a previous Max Planck Institute for a few years, and I am always eager to join bigger networks that are fighting similar issues, to combine efforts and find hope and inspiration.

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.

ALBA network is a good source of information regarding researches, grants and awards, especially focusing to under represented groups, thus, want to be part of it.

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

I found out about Alba only recently, and I would like to know more and follow its initiatives, as well as look out for volunteering opportunities.

To contribute to equality and diversity in neuroscience

I'm committed to making neuroscience more equitable and want to connect with other neuroscientists around the world who share that mission.

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