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EDUCATION
Glendale student wins Arizona Brain Bee, qualifies for nationals
Rishi Suresh will represent Mountain Ridge High School at next round
(Photo provided by Midwestern University)
Humaid Jaffey (third place), Rishi Suresh (first place) and Pranati Chintada (second place) were the top three finishers in the 26th Annual Arizona Regional Brain Bee at Midwestern University in Glendale this month.
(Photo provided by Midwestern University)
Midwestern University student volunteers served as judges, question readers, timers, and scorekeepers at all stages of the Brain Bee, held at in Glendale.
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By Midwestern University
A Glendale student emerged as the top winner at the 26th annual Arizona Regional Brain Bee, held at Midwestern University.
Rishi Suresh, a senior at Mountain Ridge High School, edged out last year’s third-place finisher Pranati Chintada, a junior at BASIS Chandler, and Humaid Jaffey, a BASIS Scottsdale sophomore.
Midwestern University in Glendale hosts the Arizona Regional Brain Bee, an educational competition similar to a spelling bee that focuses on neuroscience.
This year's event, presented in partnership with the BHHS Legacy Foundation, featured 47 students from 15 Valley high schools testing their knowledge of the human brain, how it governs human behavior, and the science that helps medical professionals understand brain function. The final lasted 18 rounds.
Suresh is now eligible to compete at the 2024 U.S. National Brain Bee at the University of Central Florida this spring, with Midwestern offsetting the travel, hotel, and food costs up to $2,000. BASIS Scottsdale was recognized as the overall highest-scoring team for the event.
Douglas Jones, associate professor of pharmacology at the Midwestern College of Graduate Studies, served as the event's faculty academic director for the event. Midwestern student volunteers served as judges, question readers, timers and scorekeepers at all stages.
“Knowing that everyone was just as nervous as me helped calm me down, and in reality, it truly didn’t matter how I did because it was all for fun," Ella Bechtol, a junior from Mountain Ridge and top 10 finisher, shared in a press release. "Overall, it was a wonderful experience. Everyone was incredibly nice and the event was super fun."
Questions ran the gamut from identifying physical features of the brain itself to naming brain disorders and diseases to surgical and medical practices that modify neural behaviors.
The Arizona Regional Brain Bee is funded as a result of financial support from BHHS Legacy Foundation, an Arizona charitable organization whose philanthropic mission is to enhance the quality of life and health of those it serves.
