International Brain Bee
The International Brain Bee, founded in 1999 by Dr. Norbert Myslinski [1] is the largest worldwide neuroscience competition for secondary school students.[2] Divided into local, national, and international levels of competition, the competition tests high school students in neuroscientific skill through examination in academic knowledge, as well as neuroanatomical, neurohistological, MRI, and patient diagnosis applications. First-place winners at local levels proceed to the host country's national competition, after which the national champions are invited to compete at the international level.[3] To date, the competition has more than 150 branches in over 30 nations.
Past champions
United States
Winners at the national level competed against representatives from other states.[4][5][6][7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Year | First Place Winner | State | Second Place Winner | State |
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2007 | Melody Hu | MN | ||
2008 | Elena Perry | MD | ||
2009 | Julia Chartove | MD | ||
2010 | Yvette Leung | NY | ||
2011 | Thanh-Liem Huynh-Tran | CA | ||
2012 | Aidan Crank | PA | Sidharth Chand | MI |
2013 | Emily Ruan | MN | Anvita Mishra | CA |
2014 | Adam Elliot | NJ | Venkata Macha | AL |
2015 | Soren Christensen | DC | Abhijeet Sambangi | MA |
International
Winners at the international level competed against representatives from other nations.[13][14][15][16][17]
Year | First Place Winner | Country | Second Place Winner | Country |
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1999 | David Alpay | Canada | ||
2000 | Otilia Husu | United States | ||
2001 | Arjun Bharioke | United States | ||
2002 | Marvin Chum | Canada | ||
2003 | Saroj Kunnakkat | United States | ||
2004 | Bhaktapriya Nagalla | United States | ||
2005 | John Liu | United States | ||
2006 | Jong Park | Canada | ||
2007 | Melody Hu | United States | ||
2008 | Elena Perry | United States | ||
2009 | Julia Chartove | United States | ||
2010 | Ritika Chohani | India | ||
2011 | Thanh-Liem Huynh-Tran | United States | ||
2012 | Teresa Tang | Australia | Ionut Flavius Bratu | Romania |
2013 | Jackson Huang | Australia | Giulio Deangeli | Italy |
2014 | Gayathri Muthukumar | India | Eva Wang | Australia |
2015 | Jade Pham | Australia | Soren Christensen | United States |
Location
Local brain bees take place in their respective states, while the National Brain Bee in the United States is usually held in Baltimore, Maryland. The site of the International Brain Bee[18] often changes:
- 2009: Toronto, Canada
- 2010: San Diego, California
- 2011: Florence, Italy
- 2012: Cape Town, South Africa
- 2013: Vienna, Austria
- 2014: Washington, D.C.
- 2015: Cairns, Australia
- 2016: Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2017: Washington, D.C.
References
- ↑ http://www.dental.umaryland.edu/brainbee/
- ↑ http://www.internationalbrainbee.com/
- ↑ http://www.dental.umaryland.edu/brainbee/
- ↑ http://www.internationalbrainbee.com/IBB%20Website%20Tabs/IBB%20Championship/USA%20Championship
- ↑ http://www.presspubs.com/shoreview/news/article_6cf2ff64-9658-11e2-8aaa-001a4bcf887a.html
- ↑ http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs145/1110879290549/archive/1112761064276.html
- ↑ http://www.oea.umaryland.edu/communications/news/?ViewStatus=FullArticle&articleDetail=16595
- ↑ http://cf.umaryland.edu/intranet/universitynews.cfm?ViewStatus=FullArticle&articleDetail=1791
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/09/AR2008040901833.html
- ↑ http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/03252009/kensnew195752_32537.shtml
- ↑ http://liu.edu/CWPost/About/News/Press-Releases/2010/August/CWP-PR-Aug30-2010
- ↑ http://www.noozhawk.com/article/032211_cate_schools_thanh-liem_huynh-tran_wins_national_brain_bee
- ↑ http://www.dental.umaryland.edu/brainbee/about/international-brain-bee-champions/
- ↑ http://nzbbc.ac.nz/05-News/2012-28Jul.aspx
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Regional-brain-bee-contest-held-at-PGI/articleshow/28696674.cms
- ↑ http://www.somerville.qld.edu.au/node/1829
- ↑ http://www.sfn.org/news-and-calendar/news-and-calendar/news/na-brain-awareness-week/2014-international-brain-bee-winner-announced
- ↑ http://www.internationalbrainbee.com/IBB%20Website%20Tabs/IBB%20Championship/Overview.html