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Volunteers with Neuroscience Education, Urban and Rural Outreach and Power in Neuroscience are pleased to announce a set a date for the online 2021 Brain Bee. The competition is seeking high school students in the state of Ohio!

The competition will be on Saturday, February 27th, in a virtual format. It will have multiple sections including: multiple choice, gross anatomy and histology identification, and longer response answers related to neuroscience topics and neurological disease or injury diagnostics.

Please see the appropriate links for information regarding the FREE study text, available on our website and through Society for Neuroscience. We have Neuroscience PhD graduate students available as student mentors to help students who would like to go over the material with real-time neuroscience researchers. Reach out to osuneuro@gmail.com to be connected with a student mentor or with any questions you have regarding this year’s Brain Bee connect with 2021columbus-brainbee@googlegroups.com!

Sincerely,
Kia Adams

Hello, Neuroscience Enthusiasts of Central Ohio,

We are pleased to announce that through the partnership of two local neuroscience student-led organizations, we are hosting a second official local Brain Bee competition. Neuroscience Education Urban and Rural Outreach (N.E.U.R.O.) and Power in Neuroscience (P.I.N.), are both recognized student body organizations at Ohio State University that empower students in the state of Ohio with science education, outreach, and support.

The mission of the International Brain Bee is:

“To motivate students to learn about the brain and to inspire them to pursue careers in neuroscience so they can help treat and find cures for brain disorders.”

The international competition includes 5 sections of varied questions covering material from “Essential Neuroscience, 3rd Edition” by Siegal and Sapru and “The Brain: An Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy” by Watson, Paxinos, and Kirkcaldie. The 5 sections are Neuroanatomy, Diagnosis, Live Q&A, Written, and Histology. More information on those can be found online at https://thebrainbee.org/competition/.

Our exam will be shorter and based on a free text resource: 

https://www.brainfacts.org/the-brain-facts-book

We will have faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students who passionately study neuroscience available day of to discuss life in the neuroscience field and answer questions. We have volunteers working to make things accessible so if you run into any trouble please do not hesitate to reach out to this year’s co-coordinator  Kia Adams (N.E.U.R.O. volunteer; adams.2118@buckeyemail.osu.edu).

Date:

We are working on identifying a set date. The goal is to have the event by the end of February or the beginning of March.

Winners of the local competitions are qualified to compete in this year’s virtual National 2021 Brain Bee (Friday, April 9th to Sunday, April 11th. )

Registration:

Free!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S73ZN8T

We will have graduate students available for office hours to help registered participants prep before the test.

Happy learning!

Your N.E.U.R.O. volunteer board

The International Brain Bee is a competition for high school students with the mission of educating students about the brain and inspiring future leaders in science and medicine. Founded in 1998 by Dr. Norbert Myslinski, the Bee has grown into a prestigious competition involving over 25,000 students annually across more than 50 countries. The Columbus Brain Bee at The Ohio State University is a local chapter of the wider International Brain Bee organization. If you are interested in careers in science or medicine or are simply curious about the mysteries of the brain, join us for the Columbus Brain Bee!

The 2019 Columbus Brain Bee will be held on July 14 from 1 – 3 pm at the Ohio Union! Visit the Registration page to sign up for the competiton by July 7. Check out the Competition Details page for more information about eligibility and how to prepare for the Brain Bee. Additional details about the competition day can be found here. We hope to see you for a fun day of competition and learning about the brain!