Diana Alatriste

Diana Alatriste González is a biomedical and neuroscience researcher. Born and raised in Mexico City, she moved to Amsterdam to complete her Master’s in Biomedical Sciences in the University of Amsterdam. Afterwards, she moved to Berlin, Germany where she completed a PhD in Biology from the Freie Universität Berlin. After concluding her PhD, Diana joined the tech start-up world where has recently fallen in love with the field of User Experience Research as it represents her two biggest passions: research and empowering people. She is an enthusiast of science education and has participated in different science communication initiatives where she likes to explain and discuss the main findings of her doctoral research. Her experience and struggles during her PhD are the main drivers of Diana’s goal of advocating for better leadership practices that allow graduates students to thrive and be their best selves.