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

Yichao
Yu

Postdoctoral fellow at Univerisity College London
United Kingdom Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Neuroengineering and robotics
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Cell culture
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate
Therapeutic techniques

Margarita
Zachariou

Postdoctoral fellow at Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetic
Cyprus Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Sensory systems neuroscience
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Computation, modeling, and simulation
I joined ALBA because :
I am joining ALBA to contribute in any way I can in promoting diversity (including gender equality) in science and society. I have been involved and coordinated various actions here in Cyprus to raise awareness on the challenges women scientist face and hope to leverage this cause through joining an international network like ALBA.

Ioannis
Zalachoras

Postdoctoral fellow at EPFL
Switzerland Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology

Maria Florencia
Zappa Villar

Postdoctoral fellow at National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) - National University of La Plata (UNLP)
Argentina Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Biochemistry
Cell and tissue transplantation
Cell culture
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : vertebrate
Therapeutic techniques

Lei
Zhang

Postdoctoral fellow at University of Vienna
Austria Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Disorders of the nervous system
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
To get involved and connected to the diverse researchers and to inspire and get inspired with each other.

XINAI
ZHAO

Postdoctoral fellow at Centre for Organismal Studies (COS)
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Other
Plant reproductive biology and single cell biology
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches

Yunlu
Zhu

Postdoctoral fellow at New York University School of Medicine
United States Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neurogeneration and repair
Sensory systems neuroscience
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate

Iris
Žunić Išasegi

Postdoctoral fellow at Croatian Institute for Brain Research
Croatia Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
Currently I work as a postdoc at Croatian Institute for Brain Research; soon I am going to a new position as a resident in child and adolescent psychiatry on Clinical Hospital Centre. I am willing to make new connections in the field of developmental translational and clinical neuroscience.