About Us

Beyond Sciences Initiative (BSI) is a non-profit association that provides a platform for intercultural dialogue between like-minded scholars around the world. We recognize the value of bilateral mentorship, and aim to use our collaborations to promote cultural understanding, academic, and personal growth for both mentors and mentees.

The emergence of a global village through effective online communication tools, allow for a powerful platform for academic counseling and life skills development. For instance, the strong multidisciplinary background of our mentees makes possible a forum where concurrent global health concerns and possible solutions can be discussed. In addition, mentorship may take the form of tutoring, discussion and design of research projects, or sharing life experiences and career development skills.

In accordance with our mission to develop strong student leaders, BSI sub-initiatives will be directed by various students with appropriate backgrounds and co-supervised by faculty at the Department of Immunology (Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto). Our ultimate objective is to empower young leaders to establish meaningful connections as they work towards having a strong positive impact within their local and global communities.

Our Objectives:
– Bridging the gap in access to academic knowledge through global communication
– Increasing cultural understanding between geographically separate communities
– Participate in outreach within the local community

To learn and get involved more please contact your local chapter, get in touch at beyondsciencesinitiative@gmail.com or join by filling out the form below.

BSI Team

Dr. Eleanor Fish

Professor

Department of Immunology

University of Toronto

Dr. Payam Zarin

Research Fellow

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Harvard Medical School

Prof. Nadia Hamdy

Prof. of Biochemistry

Faculty of Pharmacy

Ain Shams University, Egypt

Dr. Justin Lau

Operations Manager

GE HealthCare

Stefan Divic

Ph.D. Candidate

Condensed Matter Physics

University of California, Berkeley

Shivali Verma, B.A.

Associate Scientist

GentiBio

Robbie Jin

PhD Candidate

Department of Immunology

University of Toronto

Pavanraj Singh Chana

Undergraduate Medical Student (MBChB)

Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Leah Velikonja

MSc Student

Anatomical Sciences

Queen’s University

Bettina Camara

MSc Student

Department of Immunology

University of Toronto

Dr. Bola Hanna

Research Fellow

Immunology

Harvard Medical School

Dr. Sergey Yegorov

PhD Immunology

Department of Immunology

University of Toronto

Ashwinder Bhamra

Undergraduate Medical Student (MBChB)

Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Aliya Izumi

Undergraduate Student

Physiology and Immunology

University of Toronto

Isabel Clark

Undergraduate Student

Neuroscience, Immunology, Physiology

University of Toronto

Jacqueline Wong

Undergraduate student

Physiology, Global Health, Immunology

University of Toronto

Christos Tsagkaris

Medical Student

Faculty of Medicine

University of Crete

Robyn Loves

PhD Student

Department of Immunology

University of Toronto

Luca Talamo

PhD Student

Department of Physics

University of Colorado, Boulder