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Kerbona Research Foundation

Kerbona Research Foundation

Helping young people understand how knowledge is created.

Through structured research exploration, learners discover how academic disciplines investigate questions, build evidence, interpret findings, and communicate knowledge—helping them make more informed connections between future study, research, and the wider world.

Research literacy · Experiential learning · Informed academic exploration

How inquiry develops into knowledgeQuestion, inquiry, evidence, interpretation, and knowledge form a connected research process.

Research education grounded in inquiry.

Our mission is to help young people and members of the public understand how knowledge is created, tested, analyzed, and communicated. We develop structured educational opportunities that make research methods, scholarly inquiry, scientific thinking, data analysis, and academic communication more accessible.

By connecting guided learning with practical and community-based educational experiences, we aim to encourage curiosity, informed inquiry, and a deeper understanding of research across disciplines.

Programs

Explore how research questions become evidence.

  1. Microbiology Laboratory and Experimental Proposal Pathway

    In Development · STEM / Microbiology

    A developing pathway that introduces learners to experimental design, responsible evidence gathering, data interpretation, scientific communication, and proposal revision.

  2. Empirical Research and Proposal Development Pathway

    In Development · Empirical and social-science research

    A developing pathway that guides learners through research questions, source evaluation, study design, evidence, data interpretation, academic communication, and proposal development.

Leadership & Team

Building the organization behind the learning.

  • Bo Xi (Boris) He

    Founding Director, Strategy and Development

  • Yining (Kerry) Cheng

    Founding Director, Education and Academic Programs

  • Yang (Nora) Liu

    Founding Director, Operations and Administration

  • Aaron Chen

    Program Director

Contact

Start a conversation.

For program, partnership, mentorship, community, and general inquiries, please contact Kerbona Research Foundation by email.

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We welcome inquiries from educators, mentors, community organizations, families, and prospective collaborators.