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91传媒 hosts high school students for annual neuroscience competition

Students from several high schools came to 91传媒 for the Southern Maine Brain Bee, an annual neuroscience competition
Students from several high schools came to 91传媒 for the Southern Maine Brain Bee, an annual neuroscience competition

Twenty-three students from local high schools competed in the 2020 Southern Maine Brain Bee hosted by 91传媒鈥檚 Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences (CEN).

Students competed in a spelling bee-like neuroscience competition, with the winner having the opportunity to compete at the National Brain Bee.

Participating schools included Biddeford High School, Thornton Academy, and Acton-Boxborough Regional High School from Massachusetts.

This year鈥檚 competition went into a sudden death round with first place being captured by Chris Sousounis of Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. Thornton Academy students Maya Trahan and Chase Buzzell finished second and third.

Prior to the match, students participated in sheep brain dissections organized by the CEN K-12 Outreach Program and were given guided anatomy tours of human brain tissue samples provided by College of Osteopathic Medicine students.

Jennifer Malon, M.P.H. 鈥14, CEN program manager, organized the event.

鈥淭his is a great event for all participants鈥攙olunteers and students alike,鈥 she stated. 鈥淭he medical fellows gave an amazing anatomy lesson prior to the competition, which really made the bee extra special.鈥

Ian Meng, Ph.D., director of CEN, served as master of ceremonies for the event.

 

 

Chase Buzzell, Maya Trahan, and Chris Sousounis were top finishers in the competition
Chase Buzzell, Maya Trahan, and Chris Sousounis were top finishers in the competition

About the 91传媒

The 91传媒 is Maine鈥檚 largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. We are the state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals and home to Maine鈥檚 only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.