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
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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

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.

Virginie
van Wassenhove

Lab/Research director at CEA
France Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)

Youna
Vandaele

Postdoctoral fellow at Lausanne University Hospital
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
In vivo monitoring
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I am interested by the ALBA network main mission of including more diversity in Academia. I am notably interested by the issue of gender bias.

naomi
vanlessen

Other at Scienscano
Belgium Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (channels)
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Optical methods

Giulia
Varotto

Postdoctoral fellow at technical university of Madrid
Spain Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Disorders of the nervous system
I joined ALBA because :
I developed my whole career in high income countries,and I would like to contribute to foster more balance and equity in our field

Emanuelle
Vasconcellos de Lima

Graduate student at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Molecular approaches
I joined ALBA because :
I also believe in the mission to improve visibility for under represented groups. Being a part of this group I understand that it is more difficult to achieve certain goals since finantial incentive is low.

Styliani
Vassalou

Graduate student at University of Patras
Greece
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Developmental neuroscience
Cell culture
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I am interested in helping eliminate discriminations that occur in the scientific community, learn more about the issues that the underrepresented groups are facing and network with people from all around the world.

Sheeba
Vasu

Professor or equivalent position at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
India Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Evolutionary and comparative neuroscience
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : invertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I believe diversity in every sense makes the field stronger

Lana
Vasung

Postdoctoral fellow at Boston Children's Hospital
United States Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Sensory systems neuroscience
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Optical methods

Argiro
Vatakis

Professor or equivalent position at Panteion University
Greece Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
Interested in activities related to increase diversity and awareness in cognitive neuroscience,