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Tenth Grade Student from Matawan Regional High School Wins Central New Jersey Brain Bee Competition at
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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Rutgers 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: third-place winner, Ronald Wang; first place winner, Adam Elliot; and second-place winner John Yan. |
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Adam Elliot, a tenth-grade student at Matawan Regional High School, won the 2014 Central New Jersey Regional Brain Bee, defeating 55 other high school students who participated in the event held at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Adam earned an expense-paid trip for two to compete in the National Brain Bee Competition at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, March 14-15, 2014.
Modeled after a traditional spelling bee, the Brain Bee is a live question and answer competition during 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.
John Yan, an eleventh grader from East Brunswick High School placed second in the central New Jersey competition and Ronald Wang, a tenth-grade student of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, placed third. Participants in the competition came from high schools from throughout New Jersey. Matawan Regional High School was represented by 20 students, two of which made the final round of competition.
Held for the fourth year in a row at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the event was coordinated by Michael Matise, PhD, associate professor in the department of neuroscience and cell biology, with the support of Cheryl Dreyfus, PhD, chair of the department. Faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students who conduct research at the medical school served as the competition’s judges. Prizes were provided by the department and the Office of the Dean at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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About Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
As one of the nation's leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school's principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey's premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 20 basic science and clinical departments, and hosts centers and institutes including The Cardiovascular Institute, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs. To learn more about Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, visit rwjms.rutgers.edu. Find us online at facebook.com/RWJMedicalSchool and twitter.com/RWJMS.
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