Feb 21-22, 2025  |  ALL DAY

BSI 10th Annual Conference

Hosted by the Department of Immunology and Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto.

Undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and medical students are invited to the 10th anniversary international conference of the Beyond Sciences Initiative. This year's conference will be held online. 

The goal of the conference is to promote the academic and personal growth of young researchers through communication, exchange of experience, and opportunities for further collaboration with colleagues from around the world. The BSI conference is an international platform where scientists have the opportunity to present their scientific research to a wide audience. Last year, more than 1,000 participants from 90 countries were registered.

We are currently accepting Abstracts for the following types of presentations: Oral, Poster, Pre-Recorded Video, or Hot-Doc. Examples of each type can be found on previous years' Conference pages.

Keynote speakers

  • Yasmine Belkaid, Director of the Pasteur Institute (France)
  • Christopher Hunter, Institute of Immunology, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
  • Adrian Hayday, Francis Crick Institute (UK)
  • Jen Gommerman, University of Toronto (Canada)
  • Federica Sallusto, Institute of Microbiology (Switzerland)
  • Mark M. Davis, Institute of Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University (USA)

Where and when

February 21 - 22, all day

Online conference

How to join

Registration deadline to attend the conference is February 13, 2025. 

The abstract submission deadline is November 30, 2024.

Learn more and register