EGYPT'S Brain Bee

Press release regarding 2nd Egyptian Brain Bee Competition

After the huge success of the 1st Egyptian Brain Bee Competition last year, Alexandria Neuroscience Committee (ANC) organized the final stage of the second Egyptian ‘Brain Bee’ (EBB) national competition for high-school students.

 

Mai Abdellatif Mahmoud Derbala (16 years) a second-year senior at Aziz El Masry Private School at Damanhour earned 1st place and was announced the winner, representing Egypt at the International Brain Bee to be held in Washington from 3 to 6 August 2017.

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The competition was held on Thursday 16th February at the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, in the form of an oral exam (that encompassed Neuroscience questions as well as scenarios that tested students’ critical thinking ability) & Practical Exam on Neuroanatomy, Neurohistology and Clinical cases. 
On the panel of judges were Dr. Tarek Omar (Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology), Dr. Bassma El-Sabaa (Assistant Professor of Pathology), Dr. Jaidaa Mekky (Neuropsychiatry Lecturer), Abdelrahman Sharaf (medical intern).

The organizing committee included Nardene Saad (Egyptian Brain Bee coordinator), Salma Said (6th year medical student & ANC staff member), Samar Abdelhady (4th year medical student & ANC staff member), Ahmed Abd El Fatah, Mohamed Hamed Eissa, Sara Ihab & Iman Idris (Medical Students).

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Mai now prepares to represent Egypt at the International Brain Bee.

 

Alexandria Neuroscience Committee hopes to hold the Egyptian Brain Bee on a broader scale that will include more students next year.