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ALBA webinar series - Breaking down the ivory tower: Ep. 4 Maria José Diógenes
With this webinar series, the ALBA Disability & Accessibility Working Group aims to bring down the ivory tower of ableism among the brain research community, one extraordinary neuroscientist at a time. These webinars give a platform to scientists with disabilities across the globe and neuroscience disciplines, while reflecting on how to promote inclusive working environments and accessibility to research. For this 4th episode, Dr. Maria José Diógenes (iMM - ULisboa, PT) will talk about how her personal story changed her professional life: from the pharmacy to the laboratory bench and from ageing to Rett Syndrome.
ALBA webinar series - Breaking down the ivory tower: Ep. 3 Donna Rose Addis
With this webinar series, the ALBA Disability & Accessibility Working Group aims to bring down the ivory tower of ableism among the brain research community, one extraordinary neuroscientist at a time. These webinars give a platform to scientists with disabilities across the globe and neuroscience disciplines, while reflecting on how to promote inclusive working environments and accessibility to research. For this 3rd episode, Dr. Donna Rose Addis (Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest & University of Toronto, Canada) will talk about her research and experience.
ALBA webinar series - Breaking down the ivory tower: Ep. 2 Philip Haydon
With this webinar series, the ALBA Disability & Accessibility Working Group aims to bring down the ivory tower of ableism among the brain research community, one extraordinary neuroscientist at a time. These webinars give a platform to scientists with disabilities across the globe and neuroscience disciplines, while reflecting on how to promote inclusive working environments and accessibility to research. For this 2nd episode, Prof. Philip Haydon (Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA) will talk about his research and experience. Prof. Philip runs an active laboratory researching a multitude of neurological disorders (including epilepsy). He is also President of Sail For Epilepsy. His mission is to inspire people with epilepsy, raise funds to support research for a cure, promote awareness of epilepsy and educate the public.