2025 Montreal Brain Bee
[REGISTRATION FOR 2025 COMPETITION NOW CLOSED]
When and where? April 7 and 8, 2025 at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). April 7th will be the competition day. April 8th is an optional day during which students will explore the MUHC Research Day (read posters, chat with university students, and learn about research & health).
Who is eligible for the Montreal Brain Bee? Grade 9 to 11 highschool students and Quebec CEGEP students in their first year.
How much does it cost? Participation in the Montreal Brain Bee is completely free! This includes the registration for the competition, goodie bag, and lunch.
Questions? Please email montrealbrainbee@gmail.com for more information.
Mandatory study material for the 2025 competition:
The 2024 Montreal Brain Bee
The 2024 Montreal Brain Bee took place on March 18th and 19th at the MUHC-RI in coordination with the Brain Repair And Integrative Neuroscience Program (BRaIN).
Congratulations to the 2024 winners!
In first place: Sophie Iny from Royal West Academy (Middle)
In second place: Rong Hao Liu from Marianapolis (Right)
In third place: Lanxin Fan from Marianapolis (Left)
BRaIN
Thank you to the BRaIN Program Manager and BRaIN Symposium Organizing Committee Chair, Dr. Alexandria Kindrat, as well as the committee and volunteers, with special mention to Ourania Tsatas and Yvonne Gardener, for their meticulous planning, insightful ideas, and unwavering support. We are grateful to BRaIN Program Leader Dr. Keith Murai, to BRaIN Program Associate Leader Dr. Per Jesper Sjöström, and to Dr. Rhian Touyz, executive Director and Chief Scientific Office of the Research Insitute of the McGill University Health Centre for their collaboration and support of the Brain Bee.
McGill
We are very grateful to the Brain Repair and Integrative Neuroscience Program (BRaIN) of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) for sponsoring and co-organizing this event. Their Unwavering commitment to advancing knowledge in neuroscience and developing future generations of neuroscientists has left an indelible mark on all of our participants and the greater community.
Thank you to the International Brain Research Organization for their generous support of the Montreal Brain Bee!
Students’ Society of McGill University
We would like to thank the SSMU for generously contributing to the Montreal Brain Bee competition.
Contact information:
Gregory Mikerov (President, Montreal Brain Bee)
montrealbrainbee@gmail.com
Find us on instagram! @montrealbrainbee
The 2023 Montreal Brain Bee
The 2023 Montreal Brain Bee Winners
Congratulations to the 2023 Montreal Brain Bee Winner: Waliyah Muhmood!
The 2023 Montreal Brain Bee was held at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Many highschool and CEGEP students participated! The day started with the competition questions, and ended with small group activities where students were learned about critical thinking in neuroscience research, neurological clinical reasoning, and even participated in a dissection of an animal brain.
Our team of executives