Helané Wahbeh MSc

Director of Research

Institute of Noetic Sciences

Helané Wahbeh MSc
She is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, California (USA), and also serves as an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University – OHSU (USA). She is a Board Member and served as President of the Parapsychological Association from 2021 to 2023. Author of “The science of channeling” (2021), her current research interests include healing stress and trauma, complementary and alternative medicine, mind-body medicine, extended human capacities, and channeling.

She earned her undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Pre-Medicine from the University of California, Berkeley (USA). Additionally, she is clinically trained as a Naturopathic Physician at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) and holds a Master of Clinical Research from OHSU. She also completed two postdoctoral research fellowships at NUNM and OHSU.


A reference in supporting scientific research.

Over the years, the BIAL Foundation has developed a close relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and then worldwide. Today, it is a renowned institution, particularly in Neuroscience and Parapsychology research, aiming to stimulate new research that benefits people by enhancing health and reaching new levels of knowledge.