Sachem East’s Chandana Kochath placed first in this year’s Brain Bee presented by C.W. Post LIU.
The Brain Bee is a not-for-profit neuroscience competition for high school students. There is a live question-and-answer competition that tests the knowledge of high school students and attempts to motivate students to learn about the brain, to capture imaginations, and to inspire them to pursue careers in biomedical brain research, according to the official Brain Bee website.
The winner of each local bee is invited to attend a National Brain Bee competition at the University of Baltimore on March 2-4 and the winner of that will compete on the international level later in the year.
LIU will provide Kochath and one parent or chaperone with an all expense paid trip to Baltimore to represent this district.
Dr. Norbert Myslinski founded the International Brain Bee 14 years ago to motivate young students to learn about the brain and inspire them to seek careers in the basic and clinical neurosciences to help treat and cure diseases of the brain and nervous system. Dr. Myslinski is on the faculty of the University of Maryland Department of Neural and Pain Sciences in Baltimore while Dr. Rossi and Susan Ansbro are members of LIU‐Post.
-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro