Ridge Junior Places High in Medical School 'Brain Bee'

Michael Radice, a junior at recently placed third among 54 high school students who showcashed their knowledge of the brain and central nervous system at the Central New Jersey Brain Bee, hosted by UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway.

Modeled after a traditional spelling bee, the Brain Bee is a live question and answer competition in which students are quizzed about the human brain and central nervous system. During three rounds of competition, the contestants answer questions derived from the book Brain Facts, published by the Society for Neuroscience.
 
Robby Vasen of Ocean Township, NJ, an eleventh grade student at the High Technology High School in Lincroft placed first; Suraj Rajesh from South Brunswick High School, Monmouth Junction, placed second, and Radice was third.

Prizes were provided by the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Additional sponsorship also was provided by the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The event, held for the third time at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, was organized and judged by faculty members and graduate students of the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology.