Dr. Christina Dalla is Professor of Pharmacology at the Medical School, 2nd Department of Obstetrics – Gynecology, Aretaieio Hospital of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, President of the Mediterranean Neuroscience Society, President of the Hellenic Brain Council and past-President of the Hellenic Society for Neurosciences. She is also chair of the Communication Committee of the Federation of European neuroscience Societies/FENS and member of the FENS Executive Committee. She is member of the board of directors of the Greek Association of Academic Women (ELEGYP) and serves as a member of the Gender Equality Committee of her University. She is co-chair of the event’s working group at ALBA Network: towards diversity and equity in brain sciences, section-editor at European Journal of Neuroscience and member of the Educational and Scientific Committees of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology-ECNP. She is an active member of the ECNP Psychedelics Network and Preclinical Data Network Forum. She also serves at committees at the National Medicines Association of Greece (EOF) and the Ministry of Health. She regularly serves as an external expert evaluator at the European Union Research Ethics and Integrity Unit. Her work focuses on sex differences in neuropsychiatric disorders and novel treatments with a focus on depression and anxiety. Dr. Dalla received her first diploma from the Pharmacy School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2000 and continued her studies in Neuropsychopharmacology, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology and Neurosciences in Athens, at the University of Liege in Belgium and at the Rutgers University of New Jersey, U.S.A. with two European Union Marie Curie Fellowships. She has received numerous awards and distinctions, such as the “L’Oreal-Unesco” for Greek Women in Science and the ECNP fellowship award. Dr. Dalla has more than 100 scientific papers and invited chapters, over 6000 citations and more than 150 abstracts and invited talks at international and national conferences. Finally, she is actively participating in public activities for brain awareness, such as publishing of books for the public.