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2009 BRAIN STORM COMPETITION
Congratulations to Michael Sloan, student at Bishop's College, St. John's. He is our 2009 Brain Storm champion and will represent Newfoundland/Labrador in the 2nd Canadian Brain Bee in Hamilton, Ontario, May 30.
For a Complete list of the Final Results, please click here. Photographs of the competition will follow soon. The contest was shown on a segment of the Sunday evening NTV news.
Click on the hyperlinks below to see photographs of the competition Composite image 1 Composite image 2 Composite image 3
Major Sponsors for Brain Storm 2009 Ø Newfoundland Chapter of Society for Neuroscience (MUN) Ø Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), (Synapse award to Dr. McLean) Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health & Addiction Ø Faculty of Medicine (MUN) Ø Society for Neuroscience Donations Kindly Provided By: Big Bite Pizza Fred's Records Hempware Signature Salon Shoppers Drug Mart
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The postponed competition is now set for Sat. March 28 at the same time and place.
Click here for Program of March 28 Competition For location of the medical school, go to the column to the left and click on 'Medical School Location'
The preliminary results are now available. You can see them by clicking on the panel to the left or here. The student names are listed alphabetically by school. This year, the cutoff was 18/40 and there was a maximum limit of 6 students per school. LOTS OF COOL PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AT THE MARCH 21 COMPETITION AND A LUNCHEON WILL BE SERVED. COMPETITION BEGINS AT 10:00 am. COMPETITORS SHOULD ARRIVE BY 9:30 am (9:45 at the latest). We will provide a modest subsidy reimbursement to help defray travel costs for those contestants who travel to St. John’s from some distance away. The amount will depend upon distance traveled and the amount of funds available. PLEASE GO TO 'CONTEST GUIDELINES' to the left for information about the setup of the final contest. Use the 'Medical School Location' hyperlink to find out how to get to the medical school and its auditorium. Please be there by 9:30 am. The competition is usually completed by 1:30 pm. The winner of this competition (and 1 chaperone) will be eligible to attend the SECOND Canadian Brain Bee (CBB) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario scheduled for May 29-30, 2009. The winner of the CBB competition will be eligilble to go to the International Brain Bee (IBB) in the fall. John McLean, Ph.D., coordinator Newfoundland & Labrador Brain Storm competition
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