Biology

B I O L O G Y

Year 9 & 10 Biology Challenge

An impressive impressive 27 Gold, 52 Silver and 75 Bronze awards in the 2022 Biology Challenge 41,000 students from 550 schools worldwide had participated this year.

The following students achieved Gold awards: Ali M(9L), Elliot P (9CW), Aryan K (9W), Ben H (9L), Ragave R N S (9C), Zi H Z (9W), Aaryen L (9S) and Vighnesh U (9L), Arnav A (10L), Finlay G (10E), Bharat J (10W), Yoghan J (10S), Srivallabh S (10E), Anish K (10C), Avaneesh R (10W), Kanishk K (10C), Arjit D (9S), Imtiyaz B (10S), Madhuhaas G (10E), Milan G (10E), Mohammed Y D(10L), Arhan C (10S), Paarth G (10W) Ellias M (10S) & Archie M (10S).

British Biology Olympiad

Congratulations to Matthew C (13W) and Thomas M's (13W) fantastic achievements as two of the top biology students in the country. They have been selected to attend the UK Team Selection Final for the International Biology Olympiad 2022, following their achievement in the British Biology Olympiad 2022. The finalists will compete for a place in the world’s largest biology competition for school pupils which this year takes place in Yerevan, Armenia. Gold award winners were: Daniel D (13S), Dinindu W (13S), Eashan R C (13L), Archie T (13C), Saleh Y (13S), Ciaran S (13E), Adedeji B (13L), Peter D (13W) and Mustafa C (13E). Silver award winners were: Eoin R (13E), James L (13W), Joedh K (13W), Isaac J (13C), Niran A (13E), Jacob A (13E), Brandon K (13S), Mithunrishikesh S (13S), Jacob H (13S), Matiss C-F (13S) and David J (13L). Bronze award winners were: Brahnan N (13L), Alexander M (13E), Rishabh R (13S), Aditya I (13S), Dominic S (13S), Charlie D (13E), Vishnunarayan M (13W), Aadam A (13W), Umar A (13W), Charlie M (13C) and Omar A (13S).

Reframe Pain Conference at Queen Anne’s School

In March 2022, Mrs J Pickering, Teacher of Biology, EPQ & Medical School Applications Coordinator led eleven Year 12 students who all attended the ‘Reframe Pain’ Conference, hosted at Queen Anne’s School.

The conference welcomed aspiring healthcare professionals who got to hear about new advances and the complexities of pain medicine and the latest physiotherapy, psychology and neuroscience research. As part of the conference, a challenge was shared with all attending schools, which included Edgbarrow School, Leighton Park School, Queen Anne’s School, Alton School and Kendrick School. Students were challenged to create and submit a creative form of media to help communicate the best pain management techniques aimed at patients and the first prize was awarded to Padmanaban A (12PS) for his informative and engaging animation.

Audric T (13FEH) receives honorable mention in the American Society of Human Genetics

Congratulations to Audric T (12FEH), won an Honourable Mention in the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2022 DNA Day Essay Contest. Audric is one of only ten students who will receive $100 in recognition of this accomplishment and the essay will be shared on the DNA Day website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Audric’s essay scored fourth place in Round 3, which is the highest ranked Honourable Mention.

"I'd been looking for essay competitions to take part in earlier in the year to help my medical school application. I was never great at the genetics we covered at GCSE and I've always had a lot to learn, so this felt like an exciting way to do that."

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2022 DNA Day Essay Contest receives submissions from over 30 U.S. states and 35 countries. It is open to students in grades 9-12 worldwide and asks students to examine, question, and reflect on important concepts in genetics. Essays must be well-reasoned arguments that indicate a deep understanding of scientific concepts related to the essay question. They are evaluated by ASHG members through three rounds of scoring.