New Op-ed from Casey Iwamoto (Spring 2026)
Casey Iwamoto (she/her) from the Spring 2026 YVoS session has officially published her op-ed, titled “Perspective: The Missing Asian Americans in Natural Sciences” in…
Young Voices of Science (YVoS) is a free science communication training program designed to prepare and empower science scholars to share their knowledge, concerns, and hopes for the future with the world.
Through a series of workshops and outreach projects, participants are provided with practical tools, resources, and support to communicate their research and passions effectively, building the skills and confidence needed for meaningful public engagement. Explore our website to learn more about the program, discover participant projects, and see how our community is advancing science communication by training the next generation to be knowledgeable and adept communicators.News and Program Updates
Update: Alyssa Tsukada (Fall 2025) Gallery Exhibit now Open!
Alyssa Tsukada, YVoS alum from the Fall 2025 session, has offically opened her gallery exhibit, “The Little Things: Exploring Nature’s Mirrored Microscopic Morphologies”. Alyssa…
Spring 2026 Project Highlight – New Op-ed Published
Clayton Glasgow is a student at the University of Notre Dame, pursuing a masters in science education, a high school science teacher in the…
Spring 2026 Project Showcase
HBRF’s Young Voices of Science (YVoS) program recently concluded its 12th session for the Spring of 2026. This cohort included 26 participants representing 25…
Fall 2024 Alumni Highlight – Outreach Event!
During her time in the YVoS program Fall 2024 session, Leslie Traqueña was a Master’s student in Microbiology at the University of Santo Tomas….
Outreach Projects
Casey Iwamoto – Spring 2026
Casey Iwamoto (she/her) is a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University where she studies biogeochemistry and soil restoration. Upon starting the YVoS program, she was…
Juan Camilo Osorio Ospina – Spring 2026
Juan Camilo Osorio Ospina is part of the biology masters student at Bangor University in Wales, a joint degree with University of Lisbon and…
Maria Yolanda Nunez Medina – Spring 2026
Maria Yolanda Nunez Medina is a marine biologist and scientific illustrator from Chile. She holds a bachelors in marine biology from Pontificia Universidad Católica…
Mohamed Elgallad – Spring 2026
Mohamed Elgallad is a lab manager in the pre-PhD program at Louisiana State University, working in bioinformatics and plant genomics. For his outreach project,…
Ishita Khambete – Spring 2026
Ishita Khambete is a graduate student at the University of Albany, working towards a geospatial artificial intelligence and big data analytics certificate of graduate…
Abby Beilman – Spring 2026
Abby Beilman is a PhD student at Boston University, studying biology and biogeosciences. Specifically, Abby’s research focuses on aquatic biogeochemistry, and examines carbon cycling…
Clayton Glasgow – Spring 2026
Clayton Glasgow (he/him) is a student at the University of Notre Dame, where he is obtaining his M. Ed. in science education. He plans…
Francesca LoPresti – Fall 2025
Francesca LoPresti (she/her) is a recent graduate from Macalester College where she majored in Environmental Studies, Community, and Global Health, and minored in chemistry…
Madeleine Burns – Fall 2025
Madeleine Burns (she/her) is a PhD student at Dartmouth College where she studies climate science with a focus on large-scale hydrological changes in the…
Adrianna Drindak – Fall 2025
Adrianna Drindak (she/her) is a senior at Dartmouth College, where she majors in Earth Science and minors in environmental studies. Science has been a…
Raven Harrison – Fall 2025
Raven Harrison earned her bachelor’s degree in marine biology and biotechnology and is a member of Minorities in Shark Sciences through their ICONIC Oceans…
Valeria Perez Rivera – Fall 2025
Valeria Perez Rivera earned her bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. She is currently a master’s student in the…