McLean, Va. (June 19, 2023) – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces the high school biology scholars who earned medals at the USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals held at Marymount University on its Arlington, Virginia main campus from June 2-16, 2023. Nearly 10,000 students from 590 schools, 44 states, and 20 international schools registered in the nationwide high school competition.
“CEE is proud of the USABO finalists who are future leaders in bio-based careers,” said Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE.
Gold Medalists
Yufei Chen, University High School, Irvine, CA
Damon V. Gurvich, PrepEdu Consulting LLC, Waltham, MA
Kaiden Zida Wu, Thomas Jefferson School of Science & Technology, Alexandria, VA
Richard Zhu, North Hollywood Senior High School, North Hollywood, CA
Silver Medalists
Fiona Li, Henry M. Gunn Senior High School, Palo Alto, CA
Aditya Sivakumar, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, CA
Bill Sun, Seven Lakes High School, Katy, TX
Jonah Xinting Xu, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY
Bronze Medalists
Aryan Bora, William P. Clements High School, Sugar Land, TX
Sophia Chen, Sage Hill School, Newport Coast, CA
Carolina Theresia Kusumanegara, Seven Lakes High School, Katy, TX
Yolanda Zixuan Xie, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY
During the 10 days of the USABO National Finals, students participated in intensive theoretical and practical tutorials. The high school students studied with leading U.S. biologists in the fields of cellular & molecular biology, plant anatomy & physiology, animal anatomy & physiology, genetics & evolution, ecology, ethology, and biosystematics. The young scholars were mentored by Kathy Frame, USABO Director. At the closing USABO medal ceremony, Debra Van Egeren, PhD (USABO ’10, RSI ’11), a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, presented the keynote address.
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About the Center for Excellence in Education
CEE, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center’s mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to encourage collaboration between and among scientific and technological leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), USA Biolympiad (USABO), Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP), and STEM Lyceums. For more information, visit www.cee.org.
About the USA Biolympiad
USA Biolympiad (USABO) is the premiere biology education and testing program for high school students in the U.S. USABO’s mission concentrates on stimulating intellectual curiosity in young scholars and developing their critical thinking in laboratory skills and biological reasoning to propel them to careers of excellence and leadership in science and technology. With school registration, teachers gain access to a wealth of online biology resources, including recommended readings, study guides, practice questions, guidelines, checklists, and previous exams to help them prepare students for study and testing. For more, visit https://www.cee.org/programs/usa-biolympiad.
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