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

Anara
Tyurekanova

Graduate student at University of Siena
Italy Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Other
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Therapeutic techniques
I joined ALBA because :
For networking and staying updated with latest events and news in neuroscience.

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.

Lucina
Uddin

Professor or equivalent position at University of California Los Angeles
United States Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
I'm excited to be involved in mentoring efforts targeting underrepresented students.

Chinedu
Udeh-Momoh

Other at Imperial College London
United Kingdom Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
Therapeutic techniques
I joined ALBA because :
Passion for addressing disparities in brain health equity/access across Africa, and to promote strategies for healthy cognitive ageing

EMEL
ULUPINAR

Professor or equivalent position at ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Türkiye Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
History, teaching, public awareness, and societal
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Cell culture
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
I joined ALBA because :
I would like to increase visibilty and networking possibilities of my society (Neuroscience Society of Turkey) in which I currently work as Secretary General, and also personally, I would like to interact with other women neuroscientists to share our experiences and join collaborative research programs.

Alexandra
Vaczy

Other at University of Pecs
Hungary Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Other
eye reseach
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods

Cecilie
Vad Mathiesen

Other at University of Copenhagen
Denmark
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Neurogeneration and repair
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
Because as a young female neuroscientist, I hope to be part of an inclusive and diverse research environment in my research career ahead. I believe one of the first steps in achieving this is creating awareness and role models. I joined ALBA because I hope to be inspired by female scientists and scientists from other underrepresented groups and hopefully also in turn I will be able to inspire future (and established) neuroscientists as well.

Vidita
Vaidya

Professor or equivalent position at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
India Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroendocrinology
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I believe deeply in the mission that ALBA stands for.

Jennifer
Valdivia Espino

Program manager/Administrator at Simons Foundation
United States
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
I joined ALBA because :
My work at the Simons Foundation is to develop the neuroscience early career programs that promote the inclusion of diverse and underrepresented scientists in the study of various sub-disciplines of neuroscience. Our programs aim to expand access to research experiences for undergraduate students and build communities of early career scientists working to advance their careers and create a more inclusive research training environment.

Silvana
Valtcheva

Professor or equivalent position at University of Cologne Medical Faculty
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman Non-Binary
Fields of research :
Circuit neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Histochemistry and tracing
In vivo monitoring
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
to stay in touch with the Network

ANN
VAN DER JEUGD

Program manager/Administrator at Leuven Brain Institute
Belgium Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neurogeneration and repair
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
I joined ALBA because :
I am the president of Belgian Women in Science, BeWiSe. The ALBA declaration brought me here, to meet other scientists and network.

Kim
van der Sanden

Graduate student at Radboudumc
Netherlands
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :

Mignon
van der Watt

Graduate student at University of Cape Town
South Africa Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches

Milenna
van Dijk

Professor or equivalent position at Columbia University
United States Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
DEI is very important to me and I’m excited there is an official network of neuroscientists dedicated to it. I would love to contribute and exchange ideas how to work towards more diversity and inclusion as I am now starting my research group and in the neuroscience community as a whole.

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.