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Eleventh Grade Student from High Technology High School Wins
Central New Jersey Brain Bee Competition at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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| UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School hosted the Central New Jersey Brain Bee at which high school students showed off their knowledge of the brain and central nervous system. Pictured from l. to r. are: second place winner, Suraj Rajesh; Dr. Michael Matise, associate professor; first place winner, Robby Vasen; Dr. Cheryl Dreyfus, chair of Neuroscience and Cell Biology; and third place winner Michael Radice. |
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Robby Vasen of Ocean Township, NJ, an eleventh grade student at the High Technology High School in Lincroft, NJ, won the 2013 Central New Jersey Regional Brain Bee on Saturday, February 23, defeating 54 other high school students who participated in the event held at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Robby earned an expense-paid trip for two to compete in the National Brain Bee Competition at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, March 2-4, 2013, where he placed in the top ten. Robby is the son of Arthur Vasen, MD, PhD, orthopaedic surgeon at Seaview Orthopaedic & Medical Associates, who is an alumnus of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Modeled after a traditional spelling bee, the Brain Bee is a live question and answer competition in which students are quizzed about the human brain and central nervous system. During three rounds of competition, the contestants answer questions derived from the book Brain Facts, published by the Society for Neuroscience.
Suraj Rajesh from South Brunswick High School, Monmouth Junction, placed second in the Central New Jersey competition and Michael Radice of Ridge High School, Basking Ridge, placed third. Prizes were provided by the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Additional sponsorship also was provided by the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The event, held for the third time at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, was organized and judged by faculty members and graduate students of the Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology.
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