Eleventh Annual Competition: May 26, 2018
CCNBB 2018 Group Photo
UPDATE: Congratulations Huai-Ying (Ingrid) Huang, who placed third in the International Brain Bee competition in Berlin, held July 7-11, 2018! We are so proud – congratulations Ingrid!
Congratulate Ingrid on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianNationalBrainBee
On Saturday, May 26, 2018, high school students from across Canada came to McMaster University to compete for the CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee championship. They engaged in challenging events, testing their knowledge of neuroscience and their skills at patient diagnosis and neuroanatomy.
Congratulations to Huai-Ying (Ingrid) Huang, who took 1st place!
Our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners are:
FIRST PLACE: Huai-Ying (Ingrid) Huang, London Brain Bee
SECOND PLACE: Qin Tong Wu, Edmonton Brain Bee
THIRD PLACE: Michael Potemkin, Calgary Brain Bee
Photos Here!
It was a VERY close competition; each of the 15 competitors submitted outstanding performances. We are very proud of this next generation of Canadian neuroscientists.
The full list of competitors (in alphabetic order of Local Brain Bee):
Calgary Brain Bee: Michael Potemkin, Westmount Charter School
Edmonton Brain Bee: Qin Tong Wu, Old Scona Academic School
Guelph Brain Bee: Rachel Routly, Centre Wellington District High School
Hamilton Brain Bee: Shayan Abbas Naqvi, St. Andrew’s College
Kingston Brain Bee: Zahraa Abdul Hasan, Frontenac Secondary School
London Brain Bee: Huai-Ying Huang, Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School
New Brunswick Brain Bee: Rose He, Fredericton High School
Newfoundland Brain Bee: Justine Yick, Prince of Wales Collegiate
Ottawa Brain Bee: Melisa Eraslan, Colonel By Secondary School
Saskatchewan Brain Bee: Alina Sami, Walter Murray Collegiate
Toronto Brain Bee: Surya Pandiaraju, Upper Canada College
Victoria Brain Bee: Cameron King, Aspengrove School
Vancouver Brain Bee: Cameron Lee, Pinetree Secondary School
Waterloo Brain Bee: Xavier Loffree, Bluevale Collegiate Institute
Winnipeg Brain Bee: Muhammad Hayat, Vincent Massey High School
The national competitors are the top students in their region – champions who have already won their local brain bee competitions. Local competitions are held coast to coast: Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, London, Waterloo, Guelph, Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, and Newfoundland Brain Bees. These students are the next generation of neuroscientists!
Our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place national winners will receive trophies and cash prizes ($1500 for 1st place, $1000 for 2nd place, and $500 for 3rd place). Our 2018 champion will be honoured on a beautiful perpetual trophy which will be put on display at their high school for one year. Our 2018 champion will be given the opportunity to work in a neuroscience laboratory. Our 2018 champion will represent Canada at the International Brain Bee (IBB). The IBB competition will take place between 5th and 9th of July in Berlin, Germany, and will be held in conjunction with the 11th Forum of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).
Best of luck to everyone competing in their local competitions across Canada! If you have won your local competition, you can learn more about how to prepare for the Canadian National Brain Bee on this page.
If you are a student interested in the brain bee competition in your local area, look for contact information under Local Brain Bees, organized by city name.
Like our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianNationalBrainBee.
Check out our highlights from previous years under the History and Photos menu at the top of this page.