YSI Türkiye
Youth STEM Initiative Türkiye şubesine merhaba deyin! YSI’de temsil edilen en büyük uluslararası demografiyi oluşturan Türk araştırmacılar, editörler, ders yöneticileri ve şimdi Elif Hangül gibi harika bir bölüm lideriyle, yeni Şubeler inisiyatifimizi bu muazzam ülkede başlatmak çok anlamlı oldu 🇹🇷🙌🏼
Türkiye Chapter Leader 🇹🇷
Elif Hangül
Elif was the first person to join Youth STEM Initiative from Türkiye and has since been an integral part of the organization starting as a researcher and now also leading her country's chapter. Elif has a strong passion for molecular biology, seeking to deepen her studies in the field at college in the United States from 2025. She has worked with tools like Benchling to design sgRNA and has even explored the depths of bioinformatics with her knowledge in genomics and the R programming language. Elif has also written an in-depth research article titled "CRISPR/Cas9 Screening Technology on Drug Identification" which can be found in the Research section of our website. In her free time she loves to read (no matter the topic!) and her main hobby is dancing. Elif also recently completed a study abroad program as an AFS Exchange Student in Latvia.
YSI United Arab Emirates
قولو مرحبا لفرع مبادرة الشباب في العلوم والتكنولوجيا في الإمارات! الإمارات تعتبر من أكبر المجموعات الدولية الممثلة في YSI، وتضم باحثين، ومحررين، ومديري دورات، والآن لدينا قائدة فرع رائعة في Abeer Iftikhar، لذا نحن متحمسون جداً لإطلاق فرع في هذه الدولة المبتكرة 🇦🇪🙌🏼
United Arab Emirates Chapter Leader 🇦🇪
Abeer Iftikhar
Abeer was the first person to join Youth STEM Initiative from the UAE, originally as a researcher and now taking on the role as the leader of her country's chapter. She is currently pursuing a BSc in Biotechnology at AURAK in Sharjah and is deeply interested in molecular biology, genetics, immunology and all things biology. Abeer has written intriguing research articles that can be found on our website and blog ranging from the Nature vs. Nurture debate to investigating whether your brain eats itself.
YSI Greece
Γειά σου YSI Ελλάδα! Αυτή η μεσογειακή χώρα φιλοξενεί πολλούς μαθητές που έχουν κάνει τη διαφορά στη YSI, και τώρα υπάρχει μια εξαιρετική επικεφαλής, η Ζωή Τριανταφυλλίδου, που ηγείται! Είμαστε ενθουσιασμένοι που ξεκινάμε ένα κεφάλαιο σε αυτό το έθνος που πάντα ήταν διάσημο για τις επιστημονικές ανακαλύψεις 🇬🇷🙌🏼
Greece Chapter Leader 🇬🇷
Zoe Triantafyllidou
Zoe, from Thessaloniki, Greece, is one of the hardest working people to join Youth STEM Initiative, at first as a researcher and now becoming the leader of our Greek chapter. Fascinated by emerging technologies, Zoe loves to research and write about all the brilliant tech that is being developed around the world. An enthusiast for community service, she also loves volunteering her time to help those around her.
YSI Germany
Willkommen bei YSI Deutschland! Dieses Land beheimatet einige der besten Forscher im MINT-Bereich und hat junge Wissenschaftler mit dem Potenzial, zu den Größten zu gehören. Wir freuen uns, ein Kapitel in dieser brillanten Nation zu beginnen, die stets an der Spitze wissenschaftlicher Innovation steht 🇩🇪🙌🏻
Germany Chapter Leader 🇩🇪
Mark-Daniel Leupold
Mark, from Wolfsburg, Germany, is young scholar of many talents, originally joining YSI as a researcher and now leading our Germany chapter. Fascinated by cars, AI, and ultimately autonomous driving, Mark is knowledgeable on how to work with emerging tech like neural networks and other machine learning models to develop self-sufficient technology (a lot of his fascinating work can be found here). Also a martial artist of many forms and a pianist, Mark can tackle any challenge and is adept at multiple skills across a variety of fields.
YSI SPAIN
¡Un país de maravillas, cultura e innovación científica: España!
Estamos encantados de abrir nuestro cuarto capítulo en el Mediterráneo y también nuestro cuarto capítulo europeo en esta brillante nación, y estamos deseando ver a los jóvenes científicos españoles unirse a YSI desde Barcelona hasta Madrid y Zaragoza 🇪🇸
Spain Chapter Leader 🇪🇸
Nayra Cadavid
Nayra, who originally joined YSI as a researcher and has published several amazing research articles related to biology and climate change, has now stepped up to lead her country’s chapter! Hailing from the beautiful city of Barcelona in the heart of Catalunya, Spain, Nayra is the first person to join YSI from the country and has since made a lot of valuable scientific contributions to the organization. She is excited about the future of YSI Spain and stoked to be the leader of what is set to become one of our organization's largest chapters.
YSI Cyprus
Καλώς ήρθατε στο YSI Κύπρου με επικεφαλής τη Ρόζα Αναστασιάδου! Είναι χαρά μας να εγκαινιάσουμε ένα ακόμη κεφάλαιο στη Μεσόγειο, αυτή τη φορά στο πανέμορφο νησί της Κύπρου, το οποίο φιλοξενεί πολλούς νέους, έξυπνους επιστήμονες. Ελπίζουμε να δούμε περισσότερους λαμπρούς Κύπριους όπως η Ρόζα να εντάσσονται μαζί μας 🫶🏻
Cyprus Chapter Leader 🇨🇾
Roza Anastasiadou
Roza, who originally joined Youth STEM Initiative as a researcher specializing in organic chemistry and cancer research, has now taken the responsibility of leading her home country’s chapter! Hailing from the mesmerizing city of Paphos on the west coast of Cyprus, Roza is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Economics at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece. She looks forward to expanding the reach of YSI in Cyprus and is excited to be the leader of it all!
YSI POLAND
To jest YSI Polska! Jesteśmy podekscytowani inauguracją kolejnego europejskiego oddziału w kraju znanym z wybitnych naukowców, takich jak Kopernik i Maria Skłodowska-Curie. Z niesamowicie wykształconym społeczeństwem, nastawionym na sukces, nie możemy się doczekać, aż kolejni wielcy polscy naukowcy dołączą do nas!