Advanced Brain Bee course

2018: 

• 3 students in USABO Top 20
• 2nd place in Indianapolis Brain Bee

2019:

• 4 students in USABO Top 20
• 1 student in Canadian National Biology Olympiad
• 1 studentin International Biology olympiad
• 1st place in St. Louis Area Brain Bee

2020:

• 2 students in USABO Top 20
• 3rd place in North California State Brain Bee 2020
• 1st place in International Medicine Olympiad

2021:

• 3 students in USABO Top 20

2022:

• 3 students in USABO Top 20
• 1 student in International Brain Bee

 

The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition designed for high school students. Its aims are to inspire young learners to pursue a career in neurosciences and research and learn more about the brain. The Brain Bee is an international competition that takes place annually in many countries around the world. You can read more about different chapters at www.thebrainbee.org. The USA Brain Bee website is https://www.dental.umaryland.edu/brainbee/.

The goal of the Brain Bee Training Program is to prepare highly motivated students to compete in the Brain Bee competition. The students will follow an intensive curriculum prepared by experienced Brain Bee coaches. Note that this course is advanced, and before signing up for this camp, you should already know the entire content of the Brain Facts booklet.

This course is also suitable for undergraduate students who are interested in learning more about the brain and neuroscience in general.

Duration: 10 weeks (20 lessons)
Schedule: 90 mins on Saturdays and 90 mins on Sundays
Course cost: $110

Class time: usually in the window between 12:00PM EST and 15:00 PM EST
Course start date: on a rolling basis

Over the course of 10 weeks, students will cover all chapters from the following two textbooks:
– “The Brain: An Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy” by Watson, Paxinos & Kirkcaldie (2010), ISBN: 978-0-12-373889-9

– “Essential Neuroscience” 3rd Edition by Siegal and Sapru (2015), ISBN: 978-1-4511-8968-1.The last week of the training camp will be allocated to intensive neuroanatomy, neurohistology and patient diagnosis training. The course also includes 1 final Mock Brain Bee exam.All course participants will be able to access weekly quizzes, handouts and lecture presentations on Schoology.

If you have any questions, contact us at camps@biolympiads.com