YSI Italy
Presentiamo il capitolo YSI Italia! Nazione con una forte tradizione scientifica, l’Italia ha dato contributi innovativi dalla medicina all’astronomia. Con Cesca Centini come Leader del Capitolo, siamo entusiasti di espandere YSI nel paese e sostenerne la crescita per rafforzare l’impatto globale dell’organizzazione.
Global Research & Innovation Talks (grit) x YSI Italy
A series of webinars featuring world-renowned scientists from top academic institutions worldwide
Global Research & Innovation Talks (GRIT) is an initiative launched in Italy, aimed at promoting access to advanced knowledge and fostering international networking opportunities. This project seeks to disseminate cutting-edge scientific innovations and build a global research community through educational pathways on the most advanced methodologies. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts affiliated with prestigious institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Cambridge, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Stanford and so on, gaining access to high-quality educational content. This series of webinars is coordinated by YSI Researcher Rosario De Feo and SISM - Segretariato Italiano Studenti in Medicina - APS (Italian Secretariat for Medical Students) in partnership with the YSI Italy chapter.
Italy Chapter Leader 🇮🇹
Francesca Romana Centini
Cesca, a Medical Student from Milan, Italy, joined Youth STEM Initiative at the advent of 2025, taking on the leadership roles of Head of Research and the Leader of our Italian Chapter. She has already made an impact on YSI, designing our upcoming STEMentor program, sharing magnificent global opportunities with the team, and accelerating the growth of the organization in Italy. Cesca is creative, bright, and charismatic, capable of taking on any challenge with her wide range of skills and never-ending drive to learn. Not to mention all the instruments she plays and her incredible Substack blog. By combining her artistic hobbies with her passion for medicine—particularly neuroscience—she truly embodies the values of a Renaissance woman in the modern world.
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!