Youth STEM Initiative

This past Tuesday (August 20) we had our 5th and final webinar of the summer with Alexander Gebreamlak who is a 1st-year graduate student studying epidemiology at the University of Toronto working towards completing a Master's degree in Public Health. In this webinar, Alex talks about his incredible academic journey as an undergraduate at the University of Toronto studying Immunology and Health & Disease and his current research as an MPH Epidemiology Student at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, while simultaneously working as a student epidemiologist at Toronto Public Health and SickKids. Alex also provides invaluable advice to students interested in pursuing similar studies. You may watch the entire webinar in the recorded video on our website through this link: https://lnkd.in/gbqH543t We appreciate you Alex for taking the time to share with all of us your academic journey at the University of Toronto and the tremendous work that you do in epidemiology, and wish you the best in your future endevours! 👏🏼👏🏼

Our next webinar is with Alexander Gebreamlak, MPH Epidemiology Student at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Make sure to attend especially if you are interested in a career in public health or medicine! Details are outlined below and on our website's "Webinars" section.

It's been a fantastic first year for Youth STEM Initiative, which was founded exactly one year ago. For the past 12 months, we have all been privileged to welcome over 100 members to our team consisting of researchers, editors, outreach directors, and social media managers who all contribute to writing, editing, publishing and sharing high-quality content produced by our global team of young aspiring scientists. The incredible array of science work that has been posted on our website, blog and social media has garnered the attention of many and is a testament to the dedication and collaborative spirit of our members. In addition to this, we've had 4 incredible summer webinars with doctors, professors, and scientific researchers—namely, Abisola Zainab Kehinde, Dr. Amy Tsurumi, Dr. Michael S. Kobor, and Dr. Kevin Bermea—working at institutions like Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and UBC Medicine who shared their fascinating academic journeys and the impact they've had in the world of science. This collective effort of Youth STEM Initiative has not only showcased the innovative research and ideas emerging from young minds worldwide but has also strengthened our mission to make science more accessible and engaging to a broader audience. As we look forward to the coming years, we are excited to continue building on this momentum, expanding our reach, and inspiring the next generation of scientists and science communicators. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this remarkable journey in the past year! 🙌🏽🇨🇦🇧🇪🇯🇵🇹🇷🇪🇸🇧🇷🇮🇷🇪🇬🇬🇧🇲🇦🇩🇪🇦🇷🇹🇳🇨🇾🇵🇰🇵🇪🇱🇧🇨🇴🇿🇦🇦🇪🇬🇷🇰🇬🇸🇦🇺🇸🇳🇬🇵🇱🇮🇳🇷🇴🇺🇿🇭🇺🙌🏽 A special shoutout to the YSI team comprised of these wonderful people: Amirali Banani, Abeer I., Izabela Ninu, Shayan Baghshomali, Arshia Akhgari, Manal Hakeem, Anastasiia Kratiuk, Elif Hangül, Valentina Romero Santamaria, Mark-Daniel Leupold, Maria Fujisawa, Mielle van den Berg, Elena Mishina, Tamlyn Stevens, Nayra Cadavid, Deniz Guler, Makenna Yen, Judy Ayman, Vasiliki Avgeri, Carla J., Wojciech Kowalski, Belen Montesinos, Naz Oğuz, Roza Anastasiadou, Ela Öztürk, Yuejia W., Salomé Blandón Atía, Hande Naz Kavas, Vlada Yarosh, Maya G., Mariem Degdagui, Amina Kalandarova, Maya Nino, rafaa alharbi, Myrto Terpsiadou, Enya Dumitru (more names mentioned below in the comments!)

Pleasure to have you on the Youth STEM Initiative team Rachel!

Our second webinar on Monday, July 22 was with Dr. Kevin Bermea, a researcher and post-doctoral research fellow at the Adamo Cardiac Immunology Lab at Johns Hopkins Medicine who recently began his residency in medicine. In the webinar Dr. Bermea talks about his medical background which began in Monterrey, Mexico and has taken him all the way to Johns Hopkins University. In addition, he explains in detail the research that he does at the Adamo Cardiac Immunology Lab and its far-reaching implications, particularly in treating heart disease such as those caused by autoimmune conditions. Dr. Bermea also provides valuable advice that is worth listening to. You may watch the entire webinar in the recorded video on our website: https://lnkd.in/gbqH543t Thank you so much Dr. Kevin Bermea for speaking at our webinar and sharing your experience in cardiology/immunology research and pursuing your medical education! 👏🏼👏🏼

On Monday (July 22) we had a double header of webinars. The first one was with Dr. Michael Kobor, who is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the UBC School of Medicine in Vancouver. In addition, he is a Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics and runs his own laboratory called the Kobor Lab at the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. In the webinar, Dr. Kobor talks about his medical background which began in Germany, how he continued his education in Canada, and the research he does in Epigenetics. He also explains the work that his research team at UBC Medicine and BCCHR are doing to create a biological clock that measures the developmental maturity of children, and to better understand how childhood experiences affect health and behaviour later on in life. You may watch the entire webinar in the recorded video on our webiste: https://lnkd.in/gbqH543t Thank you so much Dr. Michael S. Kobor for speaking at our webinar and sharing your extensive experience in the world of medicine!

This past Sunday (July 21st) we had our 2nd webinar of the summer with Dr. Amy Tsurumi who is a professor at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute in Boston, MA. Dr. Tsurumi discusses her scientific background, starting in Japan and tracing her journey to conducting world-class research at Harvard Medical School and Mass General in the US, including the mentors she worked with and the research and networking she did along the way, as well as a few of the obstacles she faced. Her extensive research and teachings span from epigenetics to epidemiology and everything in between. You may watch the entire webinar in the recorded video below on our website: https://lnkd.in/gbqH543t Thank you so much to Dr. Amy Tsurumi for dedicating her time to share her academic journey to some of the top medical institutions worldwide with us at Youth STEM Initiative! 👏🏼👏🏼

Worth attending this!

Interested in meeting with a Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher? You may do so at our webinar today with Dr. Kevin Bermea (Monday, July 22 at 11 PM GMT)! More info about the event can be found below and on our website: https://lnkd.in/gbqH543t Here is the Zoom link to access the webinar: https://lnkd.in/gSvYwrJD We hope to see you there!

Our next webinar with Dr. Michael Kobor starts in 45 minutes (July 22 at 7 PM GMT)! More info about the event can be found on our website: https://lnkd.in/gbqH543t Here is the Zoom link to access the webinar: https://lnkd.in/gkwi_DJX We hope to see you there!