International Brain Research Organization
ANNUAL REPORT 2020 International Brain Research Organization
IBRO aims to be a global leader for international collaboration and eminent training, with a unique and strong focus on values of inclusion, equity and diversity in neuroscience across the world's regions. It is a frontrunner in the global promotion of excellence and rigor in neuroscience education, training, and research that is innovative, impactful, and significant.
IBRO Mission & Strategic Plan (2020-2025)
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Contents ANNUAL REPORT 2020
IBRO IBRO Regions 8 32 Foundations and Young IBRO
Governance The New 16 40 Structure Norm
Society 20 Journals IBRO 62 Leadership
2020 Financial 26 IBRO Report 70 Member Societies Contents IBRO
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ANNUAL REPORT 2020 IBRO The President's Message
'This publication sets an important precedent every aspect of our lives. The SARS-CoV-2 transform courses for online delivery so that coronavirus threatened human welfare education and training could continue. for the years to come as it reflects on our newly everywhere, and it halted much research, stated commitment to ensure transparency, training, education, and professional We refused to stand still. In fact, there were development. For IBRO, most schools and many important organizational firsts achieved accountability, equity, inclusion and diversity activities were cancelled or postponed, in 2020. I started my first year as the first across all of our programs and activities.' and all meetings were eventually moved female president of IBRO since its foundation online. The new ‘normal’ turned much of in 1961. Core leadership worked together our work into virtual reality, where “working to carry out IBRO's first exhaustive external Prof. Tracy L. Bale IBRO President from home” most often meant transforming review and produced the organization's first our homes into our offices, which yielded Strategic Plan and set of core values. The vastly increased demands on our time and IBRO Officers, Regional Committees, Young attention. IBRO and Governing Council Members met t is with great excitement that I welcome without the revenue generated from our together online for the first time to reflect I readers to IBRO's 2020 Annual Report, flagship hybrid journal, Neuroscience. In Despite the tragedies that befell so many deeply on the organization's achievements the first such report that covers our past addition, its fully open access companion and the incredible stress we have continued and identify areas of improvement so it could year’s performance and impact. This journal, IBRO Neuroscience Reports to endure, there was also extraordinary emerge stronger and more united after the publication sets an important precedent for expresses IBRO's commitment to diversify progress made through the resilience pandemic. the years to come as it reflects on our newly its development and support of open and determination of researchers around stated commitment to ensure transparency, access publication and research. I applaud the world. Scientists rapidly developed There is still much more work to be done, accountability, equity, inclusion and our journal editors, reviewers, authors and treatments, technical solutions, and by the but there is hope to keep us strong. The diversity across all of our programs and publisher (Elsevier) for their roles in helping end of the year, a selection of vaccines inspiring commitment of IBRO's global activities. The report also celebrates the ensure that IBRO attains a sustainable that would help reduce relentless hospital neuroscience community in the face of numerous achievements of IBRO's global and productive future as well as long-term admissions and fatalities. We saw IBRO such incredible adversity should convince neuroscience community, and it recognizes stability for all our global programs. community members establish new hybrid us all that we will not only survive but the invaluable efforts of our volunteer protocols for lab work, finish and submit flourish as we continue to work together. leadership, membership, partners, grantees 2020 was an incredibly difficult year around manuscripts, and expand new research into and dedicated staff. the world, and IBRO's global neuroscience COVID-19 and its effects on the brain. In Prof. Tracy L. Bale IBRO President
community was forced to accept a new addition, our community members offered Message The President's IBRO I would also like to highlight that our global ‘normal’. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered their support to establish new testing, 6 accomplishments would not be possible in unprecedented challenges that affected treatment and research centers, and 7 Foundations 1 IBRO
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CORE VALUES
IBRO serves the global neuroscience community guided by a set of core organizational values. As the world and its needs change, we acknowledge that these values remain constant, but the strategies and actions to enact them will require regular review.
VISION MISSION Accountability Diversity
IBRO strives to be a global leader for The IBRO mission is to support and promote IBRO takes ownership and holds itself IBRO represents an independent global international collaboration and eminent basic scientific research worldwide that accountable for its actions and programs scientific network of member organizations, training, with a unique and strong focus on contributes to the understanding of normal by communicating and acting transparently, and respects and upholds the expression of values of inclusion, equity and diversity in and pathological brain functions. It also respectfully, equitably and inclusively. This this community’s diversity. IBRO recognizes neuroscience across the globe. It also aims endeavors to develop, coordinate and aim serves as the foundation of trust that that respectful integration of different to be a frontrunner in the global promotion promote scientific research and education binds the IBRO community together. IBRO opinions, backgrounds, experiences, of excellence and rigor in neuroscience globally in all domains that concern the strives to constantly improve and review its expertise, interests and perspectives,
education, training and research that is brain, and to directly engage in these actions and progress. through healthy debate and discussion, Foundations IBRO innovative, impactful and significant. efforts. are essential components to successfully 10 implementing its mission. 11 International Brain Research Organization
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Equity Integrity Partnership Service IBRO strives to ensure equitable and IBRO upholds honest, open, equitable and IBRO acknowledges that advancing IBRO is a non-profit international inclusive access, participation and respectful behavior and conduct. There neuroscience globally cannot succeed association that is committed to serving leadership in neuroscience. Prioritizing is zero tolerance within the organization without shared goals and joint efforts. the interests of its membership and the and creating opportunities for those who or entities supported by IBRO (with Working with other like-minded organizations greater global neuroscience community have no or limited access to resources, funding, in-kind or volunteer assistance) based on transparent and mission-aligned with transparency, accountability, equity, education, training, mentorship and for sexual harassment, other harassing, programs, reduces individual burdens inclusivity and integrity. financial support are central actions of bullying, condescending or patronizing and duplication of efforts while increasing IBRO. behaviors, or discrimination and bias impact. Leveraging shared resources and based on cronyism, nepotism, race, color, taking collective action are essential for fair religion, ethnicity, age, gender, gender and sustainable growth in neuroscience. identity or expression, sexual orientation, geographical and national origins, genetics Sustainability or disability. IBRO seeks to minimize the negative Impact impact of its actions on the environment The work of IBRO shall result in measurable and human development. In doing so, Professionalism impacts that can be evaluated with IBRO will continue to implement concrete transparent and consistent metrics to IBRO strives to maintain the highest and relevant actions across its activities ensure evidence-based development and standards of professional behavior in all that align with the 2030 United Nations Leadership advancement of operations and activities. activities conducted by the organization, its agenda for sustainable development IBRO assumes the preeminent role as the representatives or by entities supported by and its 17 goals for all: No poverty; zero global leader in the promotion and support IBRO. Integrity, honesty, patience and respect hunger; good health and well-being; of equitable, inclusive and sustainable should be embodied and expressed towards quality education; gender equality; clean neuroscience research, capacity building, all others in any aspect and activity of IBRO. water and sanitation; affordable and clean partnership, engagement and advocacy. energy; decent work and economic growth; IBRO shall lead by example and work to resilient and inclusive industry, innovation Inclusiveness empower community members to shape a and infrastructure; reduced inequalities; IBRO believes in a worldwide scientific better future for all. sustainable cities and communities; community where everyone has the right responsible consumption and production; to access, participate and benefit from climate action; conserve and sustainably Quality global resources. Neuroscience has no use life below water; protect, restore and borders and should serve to engage and IBRO promotes and fosters excellence in sustainably use and manage life on land; inspire everyone, ensuring that human neuroscience research, and maintains peace, justice and strong institutions; and development and welfare are built the highest standards for scientific rigor, building partnerships for attaining collective
IBRO Foundations IBRO collectively. measurable impact and inclusive, ethical goals. Foundations IBRO neuroscience research and training through 12 efficient and transparent use of IBRO funds. 13 International Brain Research Organization
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IBRO Strategic Plan (2020-2025) Progressive career support Advocacy and Engagement
Approved by the IBRO Governing Council medium range objectives within four core IBRO works to support global neuroscience IBRO is committed to increasing awareness, in December 2020, IBRO's first strategic operational pillars: Progressive career training and research through a wide understanding and support for brain plan is rooted in the articulated vision and support; community building; advocacy range of funding mechanisms that target research through regionally relevant and mission of IBRO and serves to guide and and engagement; and the dissemination progressive stages of career development culturally sensitive actions that aim to inspire current and future leadership in the of research. They are reinforced through and specific needs for exchange and empower and inspire scientific collaboration continued development and impact of the efficient financial and administrative support, training. The global aim of these efforts is to and increase awareness of scientific organization. Within a 5-year horizon (2020- using clear metrics, external reviews, support scientific careers at different stages endeavors among policymakers and the 2025), the plan defines the overall direction transparent financial reporting, and through with targeted opportunities. public. Informing a broader audience about of the organization, identifying short and other relevant initiatives and actions. neuroscience helps to effect change, build respect and trust, bridge knowledge gaps Community building and empower people with evidence-based data and information. Through targeted programs, IBRO Regional Committees take initiatives to IBRO communications and public relations bring scientists together from the different Global Fair, equitable work focuses on developing and producing and regional impact access to training and world regions and build neuroscience strategic, consistent, and effective of neuroscience training progressive career support communities. These regional actions help messaging and branding to promote align IBRO's interests, mission and goals the organization and engage its global with those of other regional stakeholders community members. Communications is to facilitate and strengthen networks of the vehicle through which IBRO raises its education, training, exchange, mentorship COMMUNITY CAREER visibility, relevance, and impact. BUILDING DEVELOPMENT and communication across the world.
Development of foundational partnerships Dissemination of research are strategic collaborations that are THE FOUR undertaken by IBRO's central administration IBRO has an obligation to support PILLARS to reinforce and develop IBRO’s global dissemination of ethically and evidence- leadership, visibility and impact. These based research findings. Society publishing, relationships that are beyond the scope i.e. publishing scientific papers through of one regional committee, ultimately journals owned by a scientific society, is DISSSEMINATION ADVOCACY & OF RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT enable IBRO to build global consensus and essential to secure transparent sharing of commitment to reinforce and ensure the trustworthy research data generated by the long-term sustainability of its vision, mission scientific community. Scientific rigor, ethical and goals. procedures, and inclusive and transparent publication processes are cornerstones of Sharing research through scientific Advocacy and promotion publishing and engagement of the scientific IBRO World Congresses support major IBRO's dissemination pillar. with scientists and enterprise collaborations with neuroscience societies the public
IBRO Foundations IBRO around the world through the organization Foundations IBRO of an international congress once every four 14 years. 15 Governance Structure 2 IBRO
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IBRO governance brings together The IBRO Governing Council is the highest Executive Committee eminent neuroscience researchers and governing body of IBRO and is composed • representatives of scientific organizations of Member Organization representatives President from around the world to leverage their as well as Executive Committee members. Secretary General • Non-voting Members collective pool of expertise, experience, Guiding overall operations and development Treasurer • • Secretary General Elect and commitment in supporting the global of the organization is the responsibility of 5 Regional Committee Chairs • advancement of brain research. the IBRO Executive Committee. It serves • Past Secretary General as the organization's core leadership and • Young IBRO Chair Nearly 100 international, national and consists of IBRO's three officers - the regional scientific organizations constitute President, Secretary General, and Treasurer • Executive Director IBRO’s Governing Council, which, together - and the five chairpersons of the Regional with the IBRO Executive Committee, the Committees. Non-voting members include five IBRO Regional Committees and Young the Secretary General Elect, the Past IBRO, address the needs and advance the Secretary General, the Young IBRO Chair work of individual scientists and research and the Executive Director. communities everywhere. Other committees that contribute to IBRO leadership include Young IBRO, the global voice of early career neuroscientists, the Nominating Committee and the Finance Committee. Other ad hoc committees are appointed by the Executive Committee and serve targeted needs identified by IBRO GOVERNING leadership. COUNCIL
93 voting + 2 non-voting society members Governance Structure Governance IBRO 2nd CANADIAN IBRO School of 18 Neuroscience. 19 Journals Society 3 IBRO
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Neuroscience
'Neuroscience is definitively a SPECIAL ISSUES OF NEUROSCIENCE journal run by scientists for scientists' commemorating Ricardo Miledi (L) and Thomas Jessell (R) and the winning Prof. Juan Lerma Editor-in-Chief cover of the 2020 IBRO Neuroscience Cover Competition (M).
IBRO's flagship hybrid journal Neuroscience The year 2020 presented both challenges In 2020, Neuroscience held its position included email, leaflets, social media and was established in 1976 and is published by and opportunities for Neuroscience. in the top 10 journals in the field in terms events. Finally, Neuroscience enabled Elsevier. Revenue from the journal provides There was a modest decline (~10%) in of papers published and overall citations. open-access online preprints as part of more than 90% of IBRO's income, enabling submissions of research papers and in- The journal was also featured at the virtual the publication process and initiated open the organization to fulfill its mission and person promotional events by the main FENS Forum where a Meet the Editor peer reviews, allowing, on a volunteer grow its impact. Neuroscience features Editors were interrupted. However, this session was organized. China represents basis, reviewers to be known following papers describing the results of original allowed time for the editors and IBRO the largest contributor to Neuroscience, the acceptance of a paper. As publication research on any aspect of the scientific to focus on strategic planning for the and a promotional campaign in the models and global conditions evolve, study of the nervous system. Any research journal. There were 28 issues published Chinese language was implemented in Neuroscience has the capacity and paper, however short, is considered in 2020 as well as 6 special issues. The 2020 using a multi-channel approach that willingness to evolve with them. for publication provided that it reports cover ‘Good neurons gone bad’ of one significant, new and carefully confirmed of the special issues, 'The neuroscience findings with full experimental details. The of energy balance and eating behaviour' 'I'm very proud to be a part of IBRO's global Journal also publishes review articles, either (Neuroscience 447 (2020), 3–14), won the invited (Neuroscience Forefront Reviews) or first People’s Choice Cover Competition. community and to be able to support its prescreened, Commentaries, Perspectives It was conducted as a social media work by publishing in Neuroscience.' and Letters to the Editor. Through its campaign in which the public was asked
support of rigorous, peer-reviewed science, to choose their favorite cover from the Society Journals IBRO Neuroscience enriches and advances the top 3 selected by the IBRO Publications Dr. Angeles Salles Postdoctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins University 22 work of IBRO and its global community. Committee. IBRO alumna from Argentina 23 International Brain Research Organization
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IBRO Neuroscience Reports
or hypotheses. As an OA journal, it offers From 2021, 'The new title IBRO immediate and unrestricted access to Neuroscience Reports recognizes our role readers, increases download and citation opportunities and increases visibility, as a platform for neuroscientists to collaboration potential, public engagement exchange knowledge on brain research and the sharing of knowledge worldwide. IBRO Neuroscience Reports is an and cognate disciplines concerning the important addition to IBRO's commitment brain. This initiative further highlights the to support open research principles. partnership between IBRO Neuroscience The year 2020 marked important Reports and our sister journal Neuroscience, milestones for IBRO Neuroscience Reports. Since its first publication also under the purview of IBRO.' four years ago, 10 volumes have been published and those included authors from over 40 countries. The journal was indexed Prof. Ying-Shing Chan Editor-in-Chief in PubMed and it produced two Special Issues – one on 'Emotion and Mood Disorders: From molecular mechanisms IBRO Neuroscience Reports IBRO Neuroscience Reports, established to neuronal circuits' and 'Neuroscience special issue on African Neuroscience in 2016, is the fully open access (OA) & Lifestyle: From neurobiology to companion journal to Neuroscience. It mental health.' A third one focusing on includes papers describing the results 'Neuroscience in Africa' is planned for Reports rather than IBRO Reports. The of original research on any aspect 2021 publication. One of the biggest move aims to link it more closely with of the scientific study of the nervous changes confirmed in 2020 was a new title IBRO's flagship journal Neuroscience and system. It considers for publication any for the journal to be implemented in the thereby attract more interest in its platform, article that is methodologically sound, following year. From 2021, the journal will allowing neuroscientists to openly increase including negative data. Replication be officially known as IBRO Neuroscience the exchange of knowledge and expertise. studies are welcomed when justified with a scientifically sound rationale. We also welcome preliminary, descriptive and small-scale results if they have the 'Being Guest Editor allows me to share the potential to stimulate and/or contribute to latest African Neuroscience with the world.' future research, leading to new insights
IBRO Society Journals IBRO Prof. James Olopade University of Ibadan Society Journals IBRO COVER OF IBRO NEUROSCIENCE REPORTS, the fully open access companion Guest Editor of the IBRO Neuroscience Reports special issue 24 journal to Neuroscience. on African Neuroscience. IBRO alumnus from Nigeria 25 2020 Financial 4 Report IBRO
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Membership Other Dues Income Partnerships ELSEVIER For the near-term, IBRO has adequate financial resources to continue funding its activities at a level roughly equivalent to recent funding levels, while also growing its (99% Neuroscience) investment portfolio. The income derived from the IBRO-owned journals, Neuroscience and IBRO Neuroscience Reports has remained relatively stable over the past years. However, with an increasing trend towards Open Access (OA), IBRO sees a need to diversify its income stream by identifying new sources of revenue, not only to maintain current funding levels but to modestly expand IBRO's worldwide funding. The Treasurer, in collaboration with the Finance Committee, advises the leadership of IBRO on how best to achieve these financial objectives. 93%
Investments
Since 2002, IBRO has been investing with into investments and developing new the help of a professional investment income sources, IBRO aims to substantially 2% 2% 3% bank, Alliance Bernstein. The investment reduce its near total dependence on policy of IBRO has been maintained at income derived from publishing. It will a defensive level, with the consideration strive to achieve a model where income of securing the availability of additional from publishing is combined with other financial resources in case this would be revenue sources and a modest draw from needed. The distribution across different investments. investment instruments in 2020 range from equity/bonds in the US and Europe, with a very small amount of investment in US hedge funds, and at year end 2020
represented about €23M. Pending the level 2020 Financial Report IBRO of growth in markets combined with a new 28 strategy of diverting funds from income 29 International Brain Research Organization
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The annual accounts Diversification of income INCOME The financial year 2020 for IBRO was Income for 2020 was generally most significantly marked by the maintained at a level comparable to Item 2020 2019 reduced activities linked to the global 2019. The distribution of income, as COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to 2019, in past years, was principally derived Membership Fee € 49,357 € 70,479 the investments by IBRO in program from royalty income originating from support, which cover activities such the journal Neuroscience, with income Elseviers Royalties (exchange rate of 28/10/2020) € 3.131,202 € 3.275,806 as schools, meetings and hands-on from membership, partnerships and the training, decreased by 62%, and support ownership of IBRO Neuroscience Reports. Partnership € 75,534 € 97,891 for individual grants and stipends was reduced by 46% from €903,000 in 2019 Future years should ideally see a to €487,000 in 2020. According to IBRO’s diversification of income for IBRO. This Other extraordinary income € 22,183 € 75,961 Covid-19 policy, a significant number would not only act to secure a more of the planned training activities and robust income profile, but would likely Total Income 2020 € 3.278,276 € 3.520,136 grants became postponed into 2021. secure alignment of IBRO with other This policy, which had been welcomed partner programs and thereby generate a EXPENSES by organizers and participants during higher impact and visibility across IBRO the year, was established to secure the activities. This would also reinforce and IBRO office and administration € 529,017 € 529,827 continuity of global training programs and resonate with the approved strategic plan infrastructure. of IBRO. Other overhead and fees € 20,623 € 44,987 Other income, including that from membership and partnerships, as well Consultancy and accounting € 104,995 € 16,000 as administrative and other costs had been impacted to various degrees by the Travel and meeting costs € 33,068 € 294,013 pandemic. Due to the reduced spending linked to the global pandemic, the financial year 2020 ended with a positive Unforeseen costs € 67,458 € 33,571 result of €1,3M. This extraordinary outcome will partly support an expansion Network and memberships € 72,200 € 71,801 of programs and grants in 2021 due to the IBRO Covid-19 policy. IBRO leadership Grants and stipends € 487,420 € 903,939 will, following the exceptional year of
2020, also define the need to add up to IBRO SUPPORTED €1M in its investments. The diversion of Global Engagement event Program support € 650,732 € 1.733,874 in Serbia. funds into IBRO's investment accounts had not occurred since 2014, but is Total Costs 2020 € 1.965,513 € 3.628,012
IBRO 2020 Financial Report IBRO considered a mandatory feature of IBRO's 2020 Financial Report IBRO budget process by the current IBRO Result 31/12/ 2020 € 1.312,763 € -107,876 30 leadership. 31 Regions and Young IBRO 5 IBRO
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Africa Asia/Pacific Regional Committee Regional Committee
Pierre Luabeya ARC Chair Bong-Kiun Kaang APRC Chair
I finish my second term as Chair of the it would have been impossible to increase In 2020, external Asia/Pacific Regional together with the other APRC members for Africa Regional Committee (ARC) at the capacity in neuroscience on the continent. Committee (APRC) activities were greatly the past six years, I have been delighted end of 2020. It was a difficult year with We have a vast geography and population, reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic. to see our efforts increase support for the rapid spread of COVID-19. Most ARC but still a comparably small community Only one school was successfully academic activities and exchanges among schools and activities had to be postponed, of neuroscience researchers focused on completed and all exchange fellowships neuroscientists and young researchers in including all of the ARC bursary short stays. building African neuroscience. It is my hope and travel and short stay grants had to be the region. I also feel rewarded in having However, after chairing this committee for that ARC continues to work with partners in postponed. Internally, however, committee been able to help in the successful hosting eight years, I have not been discouraged. Africa and across regions to ensure that future members were able to prepare for a new of the 10th IBRO World Congress in Daegu, I have had the opportunity to participate generations will have the tools and training era of APRC. In particular, we were able to South Korea. Next year we will have new in the dissemination of neuroscience in to secure the future of the field in the area. I plan the launch of new activities, including members and a new APRC Chair, Dr. Pike-
Africa with the active support of all ARC would also like to take this opportunity to thank a visiting lecturer program, Asia/Pacific See Cheah from Malaysia. I am confident IBRO and Young Regions IBRO members. Without their commitment and the IBRO secretariat team in Paris for the help I Brain Awareness Week grants and Local that they will all continue to further advance 34 those of IBRO member societies in Africa, received from them whenever it was needed. Clustered Neuroscience activities. Working the work of APRC. 35 International Brain Research Organization
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Latin America Pan-Europe Regional Committee Regional Committee
Cecilia Bouzat LARC Chair Fabio Blandini PERC Chair
In our region with so many needs, IBRO's Event in Panama, whose goal is to help The year 2020 was a tough period for prioritize support for virtual events or Latin America Regional Committee (LARC) underrepresented countries of the Latin IBRO with the disruption of activities activities where the possibility to turn plays a fundamental role in reinforcing American region to promote research triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. virtual is clearly contemplated. In addition, brain research in the region. It is especially in neuroscience and integrate them into This interfered with the organization new PERC initiatives such as partnerships important in supporting and mentoring LARC activities. We also published the of events, short stays, meetings and with national European neuroscience young researchers who will become LARC/Economic Commission for Latin all activities which required travelling societies and support for soft skills the next generation of neuroscientists. America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and on-site presence. Traditional Pan- training will be implemented. Unfortunately, more than half of our 2020 study on gender balance in neuroscience European Regional Committee (PERC) activities were postponed and the largest throughout the region. Inclusion, diversity, grants were awarded, but most of their regional meeting, the biennial Congress and equity have been key principles associated activities were postponed or of the Federation of Latin American guiding all LARC activities and this will cancelled. An unexpected highlight was and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies continue into the future. Looking ahead, the virtual FENS Forum. Rather than travel (FALAN), was cancelled due to COVID-19. there is still a long way to go, but LARC grants, PERC was able to cover the cost
Regions and Young IBRO and Young Regions IBRO However, we were able to complete will continue paving the way for education of registration fees for selected attendees. IBRO and Young Regions IBRO some activities. In particular, we carried and science, fundamental pillars for the In the next year, with the continuous 36 out the First Seeding Neuroscience progress of Latin America. circulation of coronavirus, PERC will 37 International Brain Research Organization
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US/Canada Young Regional Committee IBRO
Samuel David USCRC Chair Zeljka Krsnik Young IBRO Chair
The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe provided support for registrations for In this challenging year, when many Finally, we encourage emerging Principal impact on the delivery of many of our virtual courses offered by CSHL and the scientists could not spend much time in Investigators and mid-career scientists all US/Canada Regional Committee (USCRC) annual International Neuroethics Society the lab, Young IBRO continued its efforts over the world to join our initiatives and programs. It led to the cancellation of meeting. Two IBRO fellows from the to encourage collaboration of emerging share with us constructive suggestions courses and workshops at the Marine Neuroscience Scholars Program were research groups between different IBRO and ideas about how to further contribute Biological Laboratories (MBL) and Cold also able to use their funds prior to the Regions by awarding nine Young IBRO to our common goals. Spring Harbor Labs (CSHL) which many start of the lockdown in March. With the Regions Connecting Awards. In addition, of our IBRO fellows attend. Unfortunately, availability of COVID-19 vaccines, we look we organized online partner activities it also forced the cancellation of our forward to a better year in 2021. with the ALBA Network and supported annual IBRO/CAN (Canadian Association 286 scientists from all around the world for Neuroscience) School in Montréal, with ALBA/FKNE/Young IBRO Diversity Canada, for students from Africa and Grants to attend the FENS Virtual Latin America. These setbacks, however, Forum. Our plan for 2021 is to continue
Regions and Young IBRO and Young Regions IBRO helped to ensure the health and safety supporting our successful initiatives and IBRO and Young Regions IBRO of our community as much as possible. launching a new Young IBRO Maternity/ 38 In other areas, we were proud to have Parenthood in Neuroscience grant. 39 The New 6 Norm IBRO
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ADAPTATION The speed and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise in 2020. Day after day and week after week, the spread of the virus disrupted lives everywhere. Travel Young IBRO members, Amaicha Depino 2020 norms and found ways to continue was suddenly cut, services and shops shut, universities and offices closed, and all of us from Argentina and Urté Neniškytė from working safely and productively. were eventually confined, isolated, or quarantined in hospitals or homes. There was no Lithuania, share how they adapted to new escape, and this bleak reality included and impacted the global neuroscience community. Fortunately, it did not take long for the resilience and commitment of brain researchers around the world to adapt, act, and continue working together. 'The university closed. So, all the classes, all the exams and tests had to move online. All the work with my team members went online as well. But we did have regular meetings and I would say sometimes it felt that we actually communicated even more.' Because her lab had to close, Urtė and her team switched to writing and preparing both scientific manuscripts and applications for different funding sources. 'I saw it as a great training opportunity for them [her lab members], because they learned how to write their grants. They learned how to think about their grants. I was able to give them more feedback than when we were mostly focusing on our labwork.' The New Norm The New IBRO Urtė Neniškytė 42 Lithuania 43 International Brain Research Organization
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'I have a three-year-old at home and I had to switch ACTION my teaching from going to give a lecture, to giving The pandemic forced the global Prof. Ghose was interviewed in the ‘IBRO virtual lectures'. Adapting to virtual teaching was neuroscience community not only to adapt, COVID-19 Series: Global Neurosocience something that many neuroscientists around the but also to take action in 2020. Here Experiences’, a collection of video are three stories from India, Serbia and interviews featuring personal perspectives world had to do and it was not an easy transition. Cameroon that showcase the inspired from the IBRO community. 'I would make pauses and ask the students if they efforts of neuroscientists on these three continents. In Europe, with the help of an IBRO-PERC understood or had any questions. I would give time Meeting Support grant, Dr. Valentina Cerrato for them to speak back and also to know if they Aurnab Ghose, an IBRO Asia/Pacific from the University of Turin was ready to Regional Committee (APRC) member and hold her ‘Glial Cells-Neuron Crosstalk in were there, because sometimes I would keep talking Associate Professor at the Indian Institute CNS (Central Nervous System) Health and and I wouldn't be able to see anyone. I would then of Science Education and Research (IISER) Disease’ workshop in Italy, but COVID-19 in Pune, India, set up a COVID-19 testing forced her to cancel the workshop less than think okay, maybe I'm alone.' center together with his colleagues during one week before it started in February 2020. the first wave in India. It was supported by Undeterred, she moved the workshop to a volunteer scientists, students and IISER virtual format and welcomed 71 participants Amaicha Depino staff. from 10 countries. Argentina
The Faculty of Science of Alexandria The in-person workshop was postponed 'What we managed to do during the University in Egypt, with the support of due to COVID-19 restrictions. 'The lockdown, which is actually remarkable, IBRO and the Mediterranean Neuroscience airports in Egypt were closed one week Society (MNS), organized the third before the start date of the workshop, is come up with a workflow, including IBRO-ARC workshop, 'Central Nervous hence we could not hold the event on the use of isolated rooms where you System Developmental Remodeling and time and we had to postpone it.' Not to Neuroplasticity' be deterred, the workshop was eventually can deal with samples being received transformed into a zoom event held over from the hospitals and how to three days from 17-19 December 2020. A group of young researchers from Egypt, safely work with them.' Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and India Prof. Aurnab Ghose IBRO Asia/Pacific Regional Committee (APRC) member. actively participated in this event. The Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) sessions were delivered by distinguished professors from Egypt, France, Malta, Nigeria and South Africa. To maximize
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The 3-day long workshop enabled IMPACT participants to enhance their knowledge on the functions of glial cells in health The year 2020 was exceptional with country has one of the most rapidly aging and disease. The program included more than half of all IBRO-funded events populations in the world, and will likely see lectures on the newest conceptual eventually being postponed to 2021. IBRO a rapid increase of Alzheimer's diagnoses. and methodological approaches to supported 203 awardees with 21 different The infrastructure and ability to test on such study the role of glial cells in synaptic grants, and 218 students were accepted a scale as will be needed is not yet possible. function, development and CNS disease. to participate in nine IBRO Schools. There The IBRO Early Career Award enabled Dr. Participants had the opportunity to present were 10 Return Home Fellows who received HƯƠng to develop a low-cost biomarker tool their research projects and discuss ideas €20,000 each to set up a laboratory in to assist in the diagnosis of the disease. with leaders in the field. their country of origin, and 15 young under the theme 'Brain health status and Principal Investigators received €5,000 'After I received the IBRO Early Career In Dschang, Cameroon, a 2020 IBRO/Dana our daily Behaviour: an insight into addictive each to support their research through the Award people started paying attention to Brain Awareness Week event was led by Dr. substances and behavioural disorders'. Its IBRO Early Career Awards. One of these me. I did a few newspaper features and Gwladys Temkou Ngoupaye and her team objective was to raise awareness about awardees, Dr. Hà Thị Thanh HƯƠng, became tv interviews to talk about the importance the impact of our daily behaviours on brain our first ever recipient from Vietnam. The about studying the brain.' functions.
The celebration started with a communication through Campus Radio and then followed with various activities in primary and secondary schools including teaching, posters and video presentations, exhibitions, practicals, quizzes and award presentations. Unfortunately, activities were halted on March 17th due to COVID-19 restrictions, but interest and engagement had been stimulated, and plans were made to resume the rest of the activities after the pandemic. The New Norm The New IBRO Norm The New IBRO
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In an interview in the Malaysian newspaper, its member support of the European Brain IMPACT METRICS The Star, Dr. HƯƠng added: Council which, despite COVID-related confinement, was able to advocate for brain 'In other countries such as the US, research in the region through innovative Total Applications Processed Alzheimer's research started a few decades and forward-thinking projects, initiatives and All Eligible Awardees ago, which allowed scientists to establish online events. and study large patient database ... In 4000 Vietnam we currently do not have any of IBRO also participated as a sponsor of the 3996 that here. Hence, our group will work with FENS 2020 Virtual Forum, the ALBA Network, medical colleagues to carry out tests for the groundbreaking BlackInNeuro Week, 3000 3295 exact diagnosis of this disease and identify and co-organized the IBRO/IBE-UNESCO patients for our research ... The cost for Science of Learning: Relevance and prospect standard tests is expensive. The amount in the time of COVID-19 webinar. It featured 2000 2351 2020 of money from the Early Career Award the 2020 IBRO/IBE-UNESCO Fellows who 2020 from the International Brain Research had to complete their residencies remotely Organization will partially help us progress in due to the pandemic. IBRO was also proud 1000 the development of more accessible tests'. to continue its support of the Cajal Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme that 900 Due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions, launched hybrid NeuroKits courses and a 421 many conferences and congresses new online lecture series. 0 were postponed or went virtual. Out of 2019 2020 55 International Travel Grant awardees, Finally, the IBRO Dargut and Milena Kemali 39 received support to attend an online Foundation awarded its 12th International meeting in 2020. Six of seven events Prize for Research in the field of Basic and Total Gender Distribution of Awardees supported by IBRO Global Engagement Clinical Neurosciences to Dr. Hailan Hu, Male Female Seed Grants were postponed to 2021. The Professor at the Center for Neuroscience in IBRO/Dana Brain Awareness Week grants the School of Medicine of Zhejiang University, 500 saw seven events postponed, but 10 were in Hangzhou, China. The Committee selected still able to go ahead as planned, either as Dr. Hu 'in recognition of her impressive 456 400 444 hybrid or fully virtual events. work on the fundamental neurobiological mechanisms of emotional and affective IBRO partnerships were also affected by behaviors based on very advanced, state-of- 300 COVID-19 conditions but faced challenges the-art methodologies'. This is the first time with innovative approaches and an even that the Prize was awarded to a scientist 200 stronger commitment to work together outside of Europe and North America since 225 through this difficult period. The International it was established in 1998. Dr. Hu received 196 Brain Bee World Championship unfortunately the award and gave her IBRO-Kemali special 100 had to be cancelled but plans were made lecture, From Pecking Order to Ketamine –
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IMPACT METRICS RETURN HOME FELLOWSHIPS IMPACT METRICS EARLY CAREER AWARDS
Return Home Fellowships Awardee Gender Distribution Early Career Awards Awardee Gender Distribution
25 150
135 135 20 22
19 100 15
FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE 10 50% 50% 53.3% 46,7% 10 50
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15 0 0 Received Eligible Awarded Received Eligible Awarded 100% 86.3% 45.4% 100% 100% 11%
Awardee Regional Distribution Awardee Regional Distribution
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PERC 20.0% PERC 20.0% 30.0% 26.7%
20.0% ARC 20.0% ARC
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IMPACT METRICS TRAVEL GRANTS IMPACT METRICS REGIONAL GRANTS
International Travel Grants APRC Grants: Travel & Short Stay, Exchange Fellowships and Lecturer Exchange
429 Total Applications 27 Total Applications
378 Eligible 23 Eligible
91 Awardees (53 females, 38 males) 12 Awardees (5 females, 4 males, 3 societies)
+ 10 Schools Regional distribution
23 ARC Grants: Bursaries APRC 20 22.0% 25.0% PERC
24 Total Applications
6.0% 5 ARC 17 Eligible
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IMPACT METRICS REGIONAL GRANTS IMPACT METRICS REGIONAL GRANTS
LARC Grants: Exchange Fellowships Short Stays and Short Courses PERC Grants: Meetings Support, InEurope Short Stay Grants
24 Total Applications 54 Total Applications
24 Eligible 51 Eligible
17 Awardees (9 females, 8 males) 26 Awardees (13 females, 13 males)
MENA (Middle East/North Africa) Grants: Exchange Fellowships USCRC Grants: NSP Scholars & Associate Fellowships
4 Total Applications 2 Total Applications
3 Eligible 2 Eligible
2 Awardees (1 female, 1 male) 2 Awardees (1 female, 1 male)
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ACTION ONLINE WEBSITE
IBRO is active on all major social media North Africa (MENA) subregion. The table In 2020, 60,263 users visited the IBRO two minutes and came from virtually every - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram below shows all our social media accounts, website ibro.org, approximately 6,000 country in the world. The countries with the and YouTube. On Facebook, IBRO has the number of followers, and the posting users per month and 5,000 of those were most users were India, USA, and Nigeria. seven pages, one main IBRO page and six frequency.1 new users who had not visited before. On The figure below shows the geographical regional ones, including the Middle East/ average, users stayed on the website for distribution.
Posting Social Media Followers frequency
FACEBOOK 37,417 Daily
Main 25,388 Daily
ARC 2784 Daily
LARC 2287 Daily
APRC 2246 Daily
PERC 2120 Daily
MENA 1787 Daily
USCR 805 Daily
LINKEDIN 9373 Daily
TWITTER @ibroSecretariat 8080 Daily
INSTAGRAM @ibro_insta 5042 3x/week
SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS
As of 31 December 2020, IBRO had 59,912 followers on social media, of which 58% was female and 42% was male. Throughout the year, IBRO reached on average 156,528 people per month. There were also about 5,500 online interactions per month where people liked, commented on and shared IBRO social media posts. In addition, 20% of traffic to ibro.org
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Most of the planned IBRO communications seminar platforms, roll-calls, webinars and some of IBRO’s most-liked posts. As a young activities were moved online in 2020. In- networking tools. scientist and IBRO alumnus, IBRO was able person meetings and events were cancelled to connect him and others to more than so the focus was shifted to virtual events, IBRO communications work aims to serve 11,000 people worldwide in a matter of days. meetings and other opportunities. The main its community, including making a positive events that IBRO participated in were the impact on individual scientists. During The 11-episode 'IBRO COVID-19 Series: FENS 2020 Virtual Forum from 11-15 July BlackInNeuro Week, for instance, IBRO Global Neuroscience Experiences' and the US-based BlackInNeuro launch featured black neuroscientists from around was launched in 2020 to capture what from 27 July to 2 August. Both generated the world. One was Nigerian PhD student different brain researchers around
increased visibility for IBRO as well as new and IBRO alumnus, John C. Oyem. He was the world were undergoing, featuring YOUNG IBRO MEMBER Aparna Suvrathan, ways to interact online through different widely shared on Twitter and contributed to personal perspectives from the IBRO IBRO COVID-19 Series.
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community. The videos that were posted One of the metrics in which the impact IBRO on the IBRO website and shared on and value of these events for IBRO can social media attracted positive responses be measured is reach. Reach is the On The Horizon from interviewees and audiences. IBRO- number of unique users that come in ARPC Member, Prof. Pike-See Cheah, contact with IBRO content on social even showed the videos to her students media. For example, IBRO's participation at Harvard University to give them a in the FENS2020 Virtual Forum and sense of how neuroscientists around BlackInNeuro Week enabled the the world were coping with the ongoing organization to connect with nearly half a pandemic. million users in July.
Throughout 2020, our global IBRO As we move into 2021, IBRO will reflect on REACH community has risen to tremendously its position of privilege and challenge its difficult challenges and continued to community with tough questions for how
500000 engage and serve. We have proven that we have contributed to the improvement we can survive and thrive under adverse of neuroscience training, research and conditions because we are resilient, flexible education, and resource availability around and committed to identifying and serving the world, but especially for low-resourced the neuroscience needs that exist in the and struggling areas. Inclusivity and equity. diverse regions of the world. Let that be the bar we hold ourselves to in 2021. With your continued engagement, 375000 IBRO is not sustainable as a top-down IBRO is positioned to lead global organization, but rather must be an neuroscience in this critical mission. We are organization that belongs to its members better when we all have a seat at the table. and is responsive to the unique and specific needs of those members. 2020 has been Prof. Tracy L. Bale a difficult year for everyone, but our most IBRO President 250000 vulnerable and marginalized populations have been especially impacted. IBRO stands firm in our commitment to efforts focused on advocacy for and inclusion of these communities.
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Officers
Samir Ahboucha (2012-16; 2016-20) Thomas Tagoe (2019-21) Tracy L. Bale (2020-2022) Hassan First University University of Ghana President Khouribga, Morocco Accra, Ghana University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland Fleur Howells (2019-21) Desiré Tshala-Katumbay (2019-21) USA University of Cape Town University of Kinshasa; Oregon Health and Cape Town, South Africa Science University Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Keiji Tanaka (2018-2021) Angelina Kakooza (2014-18; 2019-21) Portland, USA Secretary General Makerere University College of Health RIKEN Brain Science Institute Sciences Amira Zaky (2016-20; 2021-23) Wako, Japan Kampala, Uganda Alexandria University Alexandria, Egypt Jerome Sanes (2020-2022) Pierre Luabeya (Chair, 2012-16; 2016-20) Treasurer University of Kinshasa; Hôpital Neuro‐ Brown University Psychiatrique Saint‐Martin Providence, Rhode Island Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; USA Dave, Belgium
James Olopade (2012-16; 2016-20) Sung-Jin Jeong (2020-2024) University of Ibadan Secretary General Elect Ibadan, Nigeria Korea Brain Research Institute Daegu, South Korea Leadership IBRO IBRO
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ASIA/PACIFIC LATIN AMERICA Regional Committee Regional Committee
Pike-See Cheah (2017-20; 2021-23) Battuvshin Lkhagvasuren (2019-21) Cecilia Bouzat (Chair, 2012-16; 2016-20) Adrian Palacios (2016-20; 2021-23) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Mongolian National University of Medical Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas Universidad de Valparaíso Selangor, Malaysia Sciences Bahía Blanca Valparaíso, Chile Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Bahia Blanca, Argentina Melinda Fitzgerald (2016-2020) Luisa Rocha (2012-16; 2016-20) Curtin University Yun Wang (2019-21) Martin Cammarota (2019-21) Center for Research and Advanced Studies Perth, Australia Neuroscience Research Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (CINVESTAV) IDG/McGovern Institute do Norte Mexico City, Mexico Aurnab Ghose (2019-21) Peking University Natal, Brazil India Institute of Science Education and Beijing, China Raúl Russo (2012-16; 2016-20) Research Newton Canteras (2019-21) Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Pune, India Wing-Ho Yung (2019-21) Universidade de São Paulo Clemente Estable Chinese University of Hong Kong São Paulo, Brazil Montevideo, Uruguay Tadashi Isa (2017-20; 2021-23) Hong Kong, China Kyoto University Rosalinda Guevara (2012-16; 2016-20) Kyoto, Japan Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico Bong-Kiun Kaang (Chair, 2016-2020) Seoul National University Gustavo Murer (2016-20; 2021-23) Seoul, South Korea Institute of Physiology and Biophysics (IFIBIO Houssay), University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine & CONICET Buenos Aires, Argentina Leadership Leadership IBRO IBRO IBRO
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Middle East/North Africa PAN-EUROPE Sub-regional Committee Regional Committee
Karem Alzoubi (2018-21) Hilal A. Lashuel (2014-21) Fabio Blandini (Chair, 2018-21) Emmanuel Valjeant (2020-22) Jordan University of Science and L’École Polytechnique Fédérale de IRCCS Fondazione Istituto Neurologico INSERM, L’Institut de Génomique Technology (JUST) Lausanne Nazionale C. Mondino Fonctionnelle (IGF) Irbid, Jordan Lausanne, Switzerland Pavia, Italy Montpellier, France
Samia Ben Sassi (2018-21) Mohamed Salama (2018-21) Carsten Duch (2014-17; 2018-21) Ana-Maria Zagrean (2018-21) Mongi Ben Hamida National Institute of Mansoura University Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz Carol Davila University of Medicine and Neurology Mansoura, Egypt Mainz, Germany Pharmacy Tunis, Tunisia Bucharest, Romania Herta Flor (2018-21) Firas El-Kobeissy (Chair, 2018-21) University of Heidelberg American University of Beirut Heidelberg, Germany Beirut, Lebanon José Luis Lanciego Perez (2020-22) Mohamed Essa (2018-21) Center for Applied Medical Research, Sultan Qaboos University University of Navarra Muscat, Oman Pamplona, Spain
Mohamed Herzallah (2018-21) Jan Lehotsky (2018-21) Al-Quds University Comenius University in Bratislava Abu Dis Bratislava, Slovakia
Marina Pizzi (2018-21) Università degli Studi di Brescia Brescia, Italy Leadership Leadership IBRO IBRO IBRO
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US/CANADA Young IBRO Regional Committee Members
Derek Bowie (2018-21) Kurt Haas (2018-21) AFRICA PAN-EUROPE McGill University University of British Columbia Montreal, Canada Vancouver, Canada Jacqueline Bracher Zeljka Krsnik (Chair) University of Cape Town Croatian Institute for Brain Research Samuel David (Chair, 2018-21) Julie Lefebvre (2020-22) Cape Town, South Africa Zagreb, Croatia McGill University Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute Montreal, Canada Toronto, Canada Sunday Bisong Urte Neniskyte University of Calabar Vilnius University Anne Etgen (Co-Chair, 2018-21) Ramesh Raghupathi (2020-22) Calabar, Nigeria Vilnius, Lithuania Albert Einstein College of Medicine Drexel University New York, USA Philadelphia, USA ASIA/PACIFIC US/CANADA
Michela Fagiolini (2018-21) Hyoung F. Kim Arjun Krishnaswamy Boston Children’s Hospital Sungkyunkwan University McGill University Boston, USA Seoul, South Korea Montréal, Canada
Charles Gilbert (2018-21) Liming Wang Aparna Suvrathan The Rockefeller University Zhejiang University McGill University New York, USA Hangzhou, China Montréal, Canada
LATIN AMERICA
Agustin Anastasia Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina Leadership Leadership
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Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences Philippine Society for Neuroscience IBRO Represented by Dr. Wing-Ho Yung since Represented by Dr. Cesar Borlongan since Member Societies 2013 2010 Indian Academy of Neurosciences Singapore Neuroscience Association Represented by Dr. Prahlad Seth since 2009 Represented by Dr. S. Thameem Dheen since 2009 Iranian Neuroscience Society Represented by Dr. Saeed Semnanian since LATIN AMERICA 2010 AFRICA Neuroscience Society of Nigeria Japan Neuroscience Society Academia de Ciencias de América Latina Represented by Dr. Nuhu Danjuma Represented by Dr. Michisuke Yuzaki since (ACAL) Mohammed since 2012 Association pour la Promotion des 2020 Represented by Dr. Horacio Vanegas since Neurosciences (APRONES) 2020 Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA) Represented by Dr. Jean-Marie Kashama wa Korea Brain Research Institute Represented by Dr. Amadi O. Ihunwo since Kashama since 2020 Represented by Dr. Pann-Ghill Suh since Sociedad Argentina de Investigacion en 2017 2019 Neurociencias Egyptian Network for Neurodegenerative Represented by Dr. Liliana Cancela since Southern African Neuroscience Society Disorders (ENND) Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science 2019 (SANS) Represented by Dr. Mohamed Mosaad Represented by Dr. Jeong Eun Lee since Represented by Dr. Fleur Howells since 2018 Salama since 2019 2020 Sociedade Brasileira de Neurociencias e Comportmento Ghana Neuroscience Society ASIA/PACIFIC Malaysian Society of Neurosciences Represented by Dr. Anderson Herculano Represented by Dr. Patrick Amoateng since Represented by Dr. Mustapha Muzaimi since 2017 2019 since 2019 Australasian Neuroscience Society Sociedad Chilena de Neurociencia Represented by Dr. Cliff Abraham since Kenya Society for Neurosciences Mongolian Neuroscience Society Represented by Dr. Christian Gonzalez- 2019 Represented by Dr. Nilesh Patel since 2010 Represented by Dr. Battuvshin Billault since 2020 Lkhagvasuren since 2015 Beijing Society for Neuroscience Malian Society of Neuroscience Colegio Colombiano de Neurociencias Represented by Dr. Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu Represented by Dr. Zeinab Kone since 2019 Neuroscience Society of Nepal (COLNE) since 2010 Represented by Sunil Dhungel since 2016 Represented by Dr. Zulma Janeth Dueñas Moroccan Association for Neuroscience Gómez since 2020 Chinese Neuroscience Society Represented by Dr. Mohammed Bennis Neuroscience Society of Sri Lanka Represented by Dr. Xu Zhang since 2020 since 2009 Represented by Dr. Ranil De Silva since CONICET 2016 Represented by Dr. Alejandro Ceccatto Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Group of Egypt since 2017
Neuroscience Societies (FAONS) Member Societies Represented by Dr. Yasser El Wazer since Pakistan Society of Basic & Applied Represented by Dr. Adhi Wibowo
2017 Neurosciences (PASBAN) Cuban Neuroscience Society IBRO Nurhidayat since 2020 Represented by Dr. Kaneez Fatima Shad Represented by Dr. Carlos Santos-Anzorandia 70 since 2009 since 2010 71 International Brain Research Organization
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Federation of Neuroscience Societies of PAN-EUROPE Brain Research Society of Finland Mediterranean Neuroscience Society Latin America and the Caribbean (FALAN) Represented by Dr. Pirta Hotulainen since Represented by Dr. Giuseppe Di Giovanni Represented by Dr. Elaine Del-Bel since 2018 2020 since 2019 Armenian IBRO Association Represented by Dr. Naira M. Ayvazyan since Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias Fisiológicas Société des Neurosciences Neuroscience Ireland 2013 Represented by Dr. Daniel Ortuño since 2020 Represented by Dr. Luc Buee since 2019 Represented by Dr. Eilis Dowd since 2017
Austrian Academy of Sciences Society for Neuroscience of Peru (SONEP) Georgian Neuroscience Association Norwegian Neuroscience Society Represented by Dr. Friedrich Barth since Represented by Dr. Martín Arturo Tipismana Represented by Dr. Temur Naneishvili since Represented by Clive Bramham since 2017 2009 Barbarán since 2019 2017 Polish Neuroscience Society British Neuroscience Association Sociedad de Neurociencia del Uruguay German Neuroscience Society Represented by Dr. Małgorzata Skup since Represented by Dr. Annette Dolphin since Represented by Dr. Daniel Olazábal since Represented by Dr. Albert C. Ludolph since 2015 2019 2019 2019 Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociencias Bulgarian Neuroscience Society Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Represented by Dr. Ana Cristina Rego since Represented by Dr. Ivan Milanov since 2014 Fisiológicas Represented by Dr. Kiriaki Sidiropoulou 2019 Represented by Dr. Horacio Vanegas since since 2020 Croatian Society for Neuroscience 2009 National Neuroscience Society of Romania Represented by Dr. Milos Judas since 2013 Hungarian Neuroscience Society Represented by Dr. Mihai Moldovan since Represented by Dr. Zoltan Nusser since 2013 2012 MIDDLE EAST Czech Neuroscience Society Represented by Dr. Jiří Paleček since 2017 Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities Russian Academy of Sciences Ageing and Dementia Research Group Represented by Dr. Bob Lapidot since 2015 Represented by Dr. Vladimir Fortov since Danish Society for Neuroscience (ADRG), Sultan Qaboos University, Oman 2013 Represented by Dr. Jens Bo Nielsen since Represented by Dr. Mohamed Essa since Israel Society for Neuroscience 2019 2019 Represented by Dr. Gabi Amitai since 2010 Serbian Neuroscience Society Represented by Dr. Selma Kanazir since Dutch Neurofederation Neuroscience Group, United Arab Emirates Italian Association of NeuroImmunology 2016 Represented by Dr. Guus Smit since 2010 Represented by Dr. Abdu Adem since 2009 Represented by Dr. Carlo Avolio since 2010 Slovak Academy of Sciences European Brain and Behaviour Society Italian Society for Neuroscience Represented by Dr. Nadežda Lukáčová Represented by Dr. Mathias Schmidt since Represented by Dr. Paolo Calabresi since since 2013 2019 2020 Slovak Society for Neuroscience European Society for Neurochemistry Lithuanian Neuroscience Association Represented by Dr. Michael Novak since Represented by Dr. Ago Rinken since 2018 Represented by Dr. Inga Griskova-Bulanova 2008 Member Societies since 2017 Member Societies Federation of European Neuroscience
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Sociedad Española de Neurociencia INTERNATIONAL IBRO Represented by Dr. Joan Comella since 2019 Secretariat The Dana Foundation Trisomy 21 Research Society (T21RS, Spain) Represented by Barbara Gill since 2012 Represented by Dr. Maria Martínez since 2020 International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Represented by Dr. Jared Young since 2019 Represented by Dr. Cecilia Lundberg since 2013 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Lars Kristiansen, PhD Represented by Dr. Edward Bertram since Executive Director Swiss Society for Neuroscience 2017 Represented by Dr. Anita Lüthi since 2020 Tasia Asakawa International Neuroethics Society (INS) Director of Development, Communications & Finance Brain Research Society (BARD) in Turkey Represented by Dr. Judy Illes since 2017 Represented by Dr. Ertas Yurdakos since 2014 Rebecca Hadid, PhD International Neuroinformatics Director of Grants and Programs Neuroscience Society of Turkey (TUBAS) Coordinating Facility (INCF) Represented by Dr. Gulgun Selgun since 2017 Represented by Dr. Maryann Martone since Chalini Snega Victor 2019 Senior Programs Officer National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Represented by Dr. Nana Voitenko since 2015 International Regulatory Peptide Society Jonathan Thoenen (IRPS) Communications and Operations Officer US/CANADA Represented by Dr. Lee Eiden and Dr. Limei Zhang since 2019
Canadian Association for Neuroscience International Society of Neuropathology Represented by Dr. Charles Bourque since (ISN) 2020 Represented by Dr. Seth Love since 2019
Canadian Institute of Neuroscience, Mental International Society of Health & Addiction (INMHA) Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) Represented by Dr. Samuel Weiss since 2017 Represented by Dr. Sonia Lupien since 2017
National Academy of Sciences (US) International Union of Physiological Represented by Dr. John Hildebrand since Sciences (IUPS) 2010
Member Societies Represented by Dr. Julie Chan since 2019 Member Societies
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