HI!

I AM LEONEL VIROSTA GUTIÉRREZ

I am 26 years old, passionate about science and education and full of ideas to make the world a better place.

Now, I'm working to make them come true.

Here you can read about my projects and how I am developing them.

FlipYourLearning

My YouTube channel for biology videos, in which I have been working for 10 years so far (and around 1200 hours). It now has 90 videos, 200,000 subscribers and 13 million views.

With them, I help high school and university students across the globe in their studies, and have received more than 10,000 personal appreciation messages for it.

Since 2020, I have focused on doing online science workshops for gifted children, but I am reactivating the channel with interdisciplinary / polymathy content.

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MathCrafter

An app that makes math interactive, something I've wanted to create since I was 15. I've been working on it for a year now (over 400 hours) and it already covers the curriculum up to the 4th year of ESO (Spanish secondary education). The beta version is planned for release in September 2026.

Immunity

Take control of the immune system or an army of viruses and bacteria. Fight your friends. Immunity is a team-based strategic board game for 2-6 players involving action management, creative thinking, dexterity, and inspired by real science. Because the most important battles are fought inside you.

I have been working on this for over six years. At Manchester, we received help and financing from Manchester Entrepreneurs, and playtested it with children, students and professors.

I am also developing a videogame with the same concept but single player, rogue-lite + RTS mechanics.

BSc. Cell Biology, MSc. Education, MSc. Oncology

Besides working on my educational projects, I have also studied Cell Biology at Manchester, graduating on June 2020. I received over £12,000 on grants and awards, took several responsibility roles throughout my course, such as student representative and peer-assisted study sessions (PASS) leader, and got marks on the top 5% of my class in many subjects.

After finishing, I worked as an online tutor for two years; then I did master's degree to become a certified teacher; and during 2023 and 2024 I did another master's degree, on Oncology and Molecular Biomedicine.

Why do I do this? - My TEDx Talk

I'm driven by my passion for teaching and my experience as a self-taught gifted student from the ages of 10 to 16, during which I was homeschooled. In this TEDx talk, I explored these ideas in more depth.