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

Alessandro
Tavano

Research/Staff scientist at Goethe University Frankfurt
Germany Website
OrcID
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (slow waves)
I joined ALBA because :
Because I am a first generation status, gay man in science and each component thrives on the other two.
I see Alba's network as a chance to develop my career, network, and get to know interesting people.

Poonam
Thakur

Research/Staff scientist at IISER-Thiruvananthapuram
India Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Disorders of the nervous system
Excitable membranes and ion channels
Neuroscience of aging
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Molecular approaches
Species : vertebrate

Séverine
Trannoy

Research/Staff scientist at Research Center for Animal Cognition
France Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Neuroethology
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Imaging (microscopy)
Species : invertebrate

Anushree
Tripathi

Research/Staff scientist at Umeå University
Sweden Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroscience of aging
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
I joined ALBA because :
I belong to a developing nation and am a female, and the idea of spreading equality within scientific world and bridging through the diversity and prejudices is very appealing for me.

sophie
tronel

Research/Staff scientist at Inserm
France Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
I think that it is critical to promote equity and diversity in the brain sciences.

Carina
Weissmann

Research/Staff scientist at IFIBYNE-CONICET
Argentina Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Biochemistry
Cell culture
Electrophysiology (channels)
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I am very interested in taking part of the intersting meetings the network provides, and to interact with other members and develop futher in my career.

Jacqueline
Womersley

Research/Staff scientist at Stellenbosch University
South Africa Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Neural/synaptic structure and function
Neuropharmacology and neurochemistry
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Data analysis and statistics
Genetic models and techniques
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Molecular approaches
Pharmacology
Species : vertebrate

Grant
Wray

Research/Staff scientist at King's College London
United Kingdom Website
Gender : Man
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Cognitive neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Bioinformatics/Neuroinformatics
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Imaging (microscopy)
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
Species : vertebrate
I joined ALBA because :
I'm a big believer in the promotion and communication of neuroscience, science and STEM in general.

Hanbo
Xie

Research/Staff scientist at Peking University
China Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience
Computational neuroscience and modeling
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Computation, modeling, and simulation
Data analysis and statistics
Imaging (PET, fMRI, etc)
I joined ALBA because :
I hope to promote diversity in an organized networking as well as know about different scholars with diverse backgrounds!

İmran Gökçen
Yılmaz Karaman

Research/Staff scientist at Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
Türkiye Website
OrcID
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in humans
Data analysis and statistics
Pharmacology
I joined ALBA because :
With the advice of Dr.Blanca Bolea, to meet with female scientist and act with solidarity while producing scientific knowledge

Darin
Zerti

Research/Staff scientist at UNIVERISTY OF L'AQUILA
Italy Website
Gender : Woman
Fields of research :
Behavioral neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Circuit neuroscience
Developmental neuroscience
Disorders of the nervous system
Neuroscience of aging
Sensory systems neuroscience
Analysis of behavior and cognition in non-human animal
Cell and tissue transplantation
Cell culture
Data analysis and statistics
Electrophysiology (synaptic physiology)
Electrophysiology (unit activity)
Genetic models and techniques
Histochemistry and tracing
Imaging (microscopy)
In vivo monitoring
Molecular approaches
Optical methods
Species : vertebrate