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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

In Ep. 2 of Unconventional Journeys, Dr Ali Jawaid reflects on how childhood experiences shaped his research into the epigenetics of trauma, cross-continental career pivots, and advice for early-career scientists. 🧠 Watch here: www.alba.network/unconvention...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

🧠ALBA-Elsevier Award deadline extended to 28 Oct! Nominate an outstanding scientist (can be yourself) working in a region underrepresented in neuroscience publications & conferences. ✅PhD/MD; ≥5 years leading own lab 🎙FENS2028 Special Lecture 🔗 loom.ly/FEG7E-w @fens.org @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

ECNP Speaker Spotlight! 🧠✨ As #ECNP2026 approaches, meet the speakers shaping our ALBA Session on "biologically aware" academic leadership! 🎙️ Dr Vibe G. Frøkjær (Copenhagen Univ Hosp) 🗣️ Dr Jodi Pawluski (Univ of Rennes) 🗣️ Dr Nikolaos Kokras (Univ of Athens) 📍 Munich & Online 🧵👇

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🚀 Introducing Unconventional Journeys—a new video series supported by @acnporg.bsky.social exploring non-linear paths into brain research! In Ep 1, Dr. Leah Mayo shares candid insights on navigating early career doubts and overcoming obstacles in neuropharmacology. Watch: youtu.be/WWsD_uLOOfc?...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Heading to #ECNP2026 in Munich? 🧠✨ Join ALBA for a session on "biologically aware" academic leadership! Learn practical strategies to support research teams through life, health, and parental leave transitions. 📅 Sun, 11 Oct | 13:55 CEST 📍 Room 4, ICM Messe München 🧵👇

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Attending #IAN2026 in Manesar this October? 🧠🇮🇳 Join our ALBA-IBRO session on navigating non-academic careers in neuroscience! Learn how to translate core scientific strengths into leadership across deep-tech, industry, publishing, and fundraising. 📅 Fri, 9 Oct | 13:30 IST 📍 Hall 1, Savoy Suites 🧵👇

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Accessibility in science isn't optional—and it doesn't have to be complex! 🧠♿ ALBA’s new guide offers practical, low-cost steps to build inclusive conferences for all. 📖 Read & share with your event team: www.alba.network/conference-a... @fens.org @sfn.org @ibroorg.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📣 ALBA & @elsevierconnect.bsky.social invite nominations for the 2027 Award Lecture - for outstanding neuroscientists in countries underrepresented in neuroscience publications and conferences. 🏆 Special Lecture at #FENS2028 ✅ Must have led own lab ≥5 years 📆 Apply by 14 Oct 2026 👉🏽 loom.ly/FEG7E-w

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🌟 Speaker Spotlight | To close out our series ahead of the ALBA-IBRO Special Event at #FALAN2026, we’re excited to highlight our final panellist: Dr. Mychael Lourenço! 🧠🇧🇷 🧵1/4 🔗 Event details: www.alba.network/FALAN2026-ev... @fens.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @sfn.org

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌟 Speaker Spotlight | Continuing our panel highlights for the ALBA-IBRO Special Event at #FALAN2026 in Santiago! 🧠🇦🇷 Next up, we are thrilled to feature Dr. Nara Muraro! 🧵1/4 🔗 Event details: www.alba.network/FALAN2026-ev...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🌟 Speaker Spotlight | As we prepare for the ALBA-IBRO Special Event at #FALAN2026 in Santiago, we’re spotlighting our panellists! 🧠🇨🇱 First up, we are thrilled to feature Dr. Francisco Parada! 🧵1/4 @fens.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @sfn.org

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🌟 Speaker Spotlight | Wrapping up our series for the ALBA-IBRO Special Session in HK, we are thrilled to feature our final panellist: Dr. Jacque Ip! 🧠🇭🇰 🧵1/4 Event details: www.alba.network/FAONS2026-ev...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🌟 Speaker Spotlight | Next up in our series ahead of APSN-FAONS-HKSN 2026 in Hong Kong—meet Dr. Mohammed Shaker! 🧠🇶🇦👇See below: 🔗 Event details: www.alba.network/FAONS2026-ev... @ibroorg.bsky.social @sfn.org @fens.org 🧵1/4

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🌟 Speaker Spotlight | As we prepare for the ALBA-IBRO Special Session at APSN-FAONS-HKSN 2026 in HK, we’re highlighting our panellists! 🧠🇭🇰 First up, we are thrilled to feature Prof. Jee Hyun Kim (Deakin University, Australia)! 🇦🇺 🧵1/4 🔗 Event details: www.alba.network/FAONS2026-ev...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Heading to Santiago for #FALAN2026? 🧠✨ Join the ALBA-IBRO Special Event on equity, resilience & regional growth in Latin American neuroscience! 🎙 Dr. F. Parada, Dr. N. Muraro & Dr. M. Lourenço 🗓 31 Aug 2026 | 16:45 CLT 📍 Centro de Extensión UC 🔗 Details: www.alba.network/FALAN2026-ev...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Heading to Hong Kong for APSN-FAONS-HKSN 2026? 🧠✨ Join the ALBA-IBRO Special Session: Scientific Mobility and Identity in Neuroscience Careers. 🎙 Prof. Jee Hyun Kim, Dr. Mohammed Shaker & Dr. Jacque Ip 🗓 23 Aug 2026 | 14:30 HKT 📍 HKU 🔗 Full info: www.alba.network/FAONS2026-ev...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📡 Calling all neuroscientists with disabilities! Join the ALBA Database of Scientists with Disabilities to boost representation and access new opportunities: 📢 Speak at events 💡 Advise on accessibility 📜 Shape inclusion policies 👉 Sign up: www.alba.network/database-dis...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Ahead of #FENS2026, we're excited to launch the EJN Women in Neuroscience virtual issue with Wiley—first-hand profiles of women neuroscientists: their science, their experiences, and their perspectives. Three interviewees will join the ALBA-Hertie workshop at #FENS2026 on 8 July! 👉🏽 loom.ly/4EoNGb8

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🌍Congratulations to the ALBA-CHS Travel Awardees for the FENS Forum 2026 🎉 Discover the Awardees: www.alba.network/TravelAwarde...

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🎪 Attending #FENS2026? Drop by the FENS Booth for ALBA's informal Meet & Greets! Connect with us, ask questions, and discover how to champion equity in neuroscience. 📌 FENS Booth (Main Exhibition Hall)

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🌈 As Pride Month comes to a close, we're proud to introduce Brainbow—a new Slack workspace for LGBTQIA+ people in neuroscience worldwide. Help us reach everyone by sharing with friends & colleagues around the world! loom.ly/2_KfMCU @fens.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @sfn.org @ejneuroscience.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

✨ End #FENS2026 with inspiring science & remarkable journeys! 🌍 Staying until the final day of the FENS Forum? Make sure to add this your itinerary! 🏆 The ALBA-Elsevier Award recognises outstanding neuroscientists from regions historically underrepresented in major publications and global forums.

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏆 Join us in celebrating outstanding contributions to neuroscience at #FENS2026! Mark your calendars for these upcoming ALBA Award ceremonies and lectures honouring exceptional researchers who are pushing boundaries and championing equity in brain sciences. 🌟

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🤩 Will you be in Barcelona for #FENS2026? Don't miss the ALBA-Hertie Career Development Workshop on "Redefining Success in Neuroscience"! 👉 Full programme & registration here: www.alba.network/SiE-FENS2026

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

⏰ Only 3 weeks left to secure your priority entry for the ALBA-Neuromatch-IBRO Networking Event at #FENS2026 in Barcelona! 👉 Full programme & registration here: www.alba.network/NE-FENS2026

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🏆 ALBA-Roche Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience Research 8 Jul, 17:20-17:30 | Hall A 🎙️ ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture on Brain Sciences 10 Jul, 11:30-12:30 | Hall C 🏆 ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize 10 Jul, 12:50-13:00 | Hall A @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🤝 ALBA-Hertie Career Development Workshop on ‘‘Redefining Success in Neuroscience’’ 8 Jul, 12:00-13:00 | Roundtable Hall | Register today for priority entry!

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🌐 ALBA-Neuromatch-IBRO Networking Event on ‘‘Driving Equitable Global Participation in Neuroscience Training’’ 7 Jul, 18:45-20:15 | Roundtable Hall | Register for priority entry! @ibroorg.bsky.social @neuromatch.bsky.social @arabsinneuro.bsky.social @openlab.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

How do socioeconomic barriers shape who gets to do science?🧠🌍 We’ve distilled a past ALBA-IBRO webinar into an accessible read on unequal access to opportunity in academia and efforts to build more inclusive research systems. 👉🏾 loom.ly/5Oz2teM These digests are supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

How can #Indigenous perspectives reshape #neuroscience? We’ve distilled a past ALBA-IBRO webinar into an accessible read on systemic barriers in academia, community-led research, and inclusive approaches to studying the brain. 👉🏾 loom.ly/AH6Wtco These digests are supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Is academia truly inclusive for LGBTQIA+ scientists?Join us 24 April at Goethe University Frankfurt (or online!) for a discussion on intersectionality in psychology & neuroscience. Feat. insights from the ALBA global climate survey, the DFG, and community role models. 👉🏾 Register loom.ly/J6arf2g

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

🗣️ How do institutional and political environments shape scientific careers? A global survey of >400 LGBTQIA+ neuroscientists by members of the ALBA Gender & Sexual Diversity Working Group shows impacts on career decisions, mobility, wellbeing, job satisfaction, safety & inclusion. 👉🏽 loom.ly/AKU04oc

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🌍 Science has no borders — but scientists do. Researchers from mobility-restricted regions face arbitrary visa rejections and delays that derail careers and limit knowledge exchange. Read ALBA's full statement and recommendations. Add your name to strengthen the call for change! 🗣️ loom.ly/y4iYBOE

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

What does it take to build a #neuroscience career in Africa? 🌍 We’ve distilled a past ALBA–IBRO #GlobalDiversity webinar into a quick, accessible read, sharing real-world skills and mindsets that shape careers on the continent. 👉 loom.ly/8QN1zfc These digests are supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

💫 Dr Mychael Lourenco, UFRJ, Brazil is the 2026 ALBA-Roche Prize winner for his important contributions to elucidating the mechanistic interplay between metabolism, inflammation, and synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease. Join us on 8 July at #FENS2026 for the award ceremony! 👉🏾 loom.ly/FtW83mI

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

💫 Dr Dori Grijseels, postdoc at MPINB Germany, is the 2026 ALBA-FKNE Diversity Awardee, for their outstanding leadership in advancing inclusive research practices and evidence-based advocacy for queer and trans scientists. Join us on 10 July at #FENS2026 for the award ceremony! 👉🏽 loom.ly/mTiT4f8

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

💫 Dr Éva Mikics, Group Leader at the HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, is the 2026 ALBA-Elsevier Awardee, for her significant work on resilience mechanisms in stress-related psychiatric disorders. Join us on 10 July for her Special Lecture at #FENS2026! 👉🏽 loom.ly/uXBrTIg

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🧠 Deadline extended! You now have until 29 Jan to nominate remarkable mid-career researchers (can be yourself) whose neuroscience achievements shine relative to opportunity, especially those uncovering the causal mechanisms of brain diseases. 🏆 €15k prize + #FENS2026 travel support 👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

🧠 Start the year by celebrating excellence in #neuroscience with the ALBA-Roche Prize! 10 days left to nominate mid-career researchers whose achievements, relative to #opportunity, advance understanding of causal mechanisms of #braindiseases. 🏆 €15k + #FENS2026 travel support 👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

✨ Deadline extended! You now have until 22 January 2026 to nominate inspiring Europe-based students or PIs for the ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize. Honouring work advancing #diversity #equity & #inclusion in #neuroscience. Self-nominations are welcome. 🏆 €2000 + travel to #FENS2026 👉🏾 loom.ly/elEwkCE

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🧠Nominations open for the 2026 ALBA-Roche Prize honouring mid-career #neuroscientists whose research achievements - relative to opportunity - advances understanding of causal mechanisms of #braindiseases. 🏆€15,000 + travel support for #FENS2026 ceremony 🤝Self-nominations welcome 👉🏾 loom.ly/_EvQvm4

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

⏰ Final From Declaration to Action workshop coming up! A hybrid session with @ausneurosoc.bsky.social: a live EDI panel + an online workshop. 🔵 Sustaining inclusion: practical strategies and leadership for lasting EDI change 📅 1 Dec – 12:40 AEDT 🔗 loom.ly/wLQaW34 Supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

🎪 ALBA is also exhibiting at the @fens.org Booth (3819). Exciting news: we have new badges! Stop by to check them out, discover our current projects, and learn about open calls. #Neuroscience2025

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

📣 Tonight is the ALBA–IBRO Social at #SfN2025! Join us at 7 PM at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina to connect with neuroscientists who care about inclusion, build supportive networks, and enjoy drinks & snacks. 📍Rancho Santa Fe Room 👉🏾 loom.ly/3zJXoqE 🤝 Supported by ibroorg.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🌟It’s that time of the year! Nominate Europe-based students or PIs advancing #diversity #equity & #inclusion in #neuroscience. The winner will be celebrated at #FENS2026 in Barcelona, receiving €2000 + travel support to attend the meeting. Self nominations are welcome! 👉🏾 loom.ly/elEwkCE 📅 8 Jan 2026

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🧠 ALBA Webinar: Breaking Down the Ivory Tower — Ep7 This #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities, join us for a powerful conversation with Dr Dionna Williams (Emory University School of Medicine, US) @dwwilliamslab.bsky.social 📅 3 Dec 2025 ⏰ 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET 👉 loom.ly/-VJQ83g #DisabledInSTEM

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

1 week to go! 💬 The ALBA-IBRO Social at #SfN2025 — where inclusion meets connection. 📅 16 Nov ⏰ 7:00 PM 📍Rancho Santa Fe, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina 👉🏾 loom.ly/3zJXoqE 🍢 Snacks & drinks 🤝 Supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social #Neuroscience2025

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

🌏 From Declaration to Action – Final Workshop! After exploring bias and inclusion, our last session will focus on how to make EDI change last. 🎥 Hybrid: Live streamed EDI panel from @ausneurosoc.bsky.social Meeting + interactive online workshop. 🗓 1 Dec – 12:40 AEDT (Hobart, AU) 🔗 loom.ly/wLQaW34

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

#albadiversityweek 2025 DAY 5 🌐 Introducing the Global Perspectives: Neuroscience & Diversity Digest, summarising key insights from the ALBA-IBRO Global Diversity Webinar Series . Explore challenges and solutions for underrepresented neuroscientists worldwide. 👉🏼 loom.ly/c0l_Ztw @ibroorg.bsky.social

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#albadiversityweek 2025 DAY 4 📢 Calling all neuroscientists with disabilities! Join the ALBA Database of Scientists with Disabilities to increase representation, speak at conferences, or provide advice to improve policies and practices for inclusion in neuroscience. 🧵 ✍️Sign up here: loom.ly/zZ4n6xY

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