Join us for an evening of four true, personal stories about what happens with worlds collide.

Hosted by Christine Gentry and Fola Olusanya.

Both livestream and in-person tickets are available!

Stories by:

Born and raised in Curitiba, Brazil, Thiago Arzua is now a postdoc at Columbia University. There, he studies how trauma can pass through multiple generations. Outside the lab, he helped create Black In Neuro, a non-profit organization aiming to diversify the neurosciences by celebrating and empowering Black scholars. He's also a triathlete and in the small amount of time remaining he paints.

Diana Li is a science communicator and educator. She got her PhD from Stanford University, where she studied the neurophysiology and biomechanics of how squid swim. She works at Columbia University’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, where she leads public engagement programs that share neuroscience with the local community. She’s found making music and art, rock climbing, and enjoying Asian American culture to be the perfect complement to her sciencey side.

Kely Norel has been doing improv for years but is new to storytelling. Kely has lived in five countries and has two wonderful kids. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University and has over 50 peer-reviewed publications and five patents. Dr. Norel is fascinated by the use of technology to gain insight into complex medical and biological processes. She is currently working on language-based analysis for neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases assessment and disease progression.

Pardeep Singh is a neuroscientist, podcaster, Brooklynite, and the first Indian-American to ever receive a rose on The Bachelorette.