Past Brain Bees

March 9th, 2024: 2024 Michigan Brain Bee

2024 Winner

First Place -- Anvi Jampani, Canton High School

Anvi is currently a Junior at Canton High School and aspires to pursue a career in medicine. She has a deep passion for neuroscience, and especially finds reward pathways and clinical neuroscience to be fascinating. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her friends, reading mystery thrillers, and making various paper crafts.

March 11th, 2023: 2023 Michigan Brain Bee

2023 Winner

First Place -- Ammar Siddiqui, Detroit Country Day School

I am a senior at DCDS and plan on pursuing neuroscience in college. It's fun to dive into the brain and learn about how our brain controls the different mechanisms of our body. Some other passions of mine are soccer, coding, and foreign languages. 

March 19th, 2022: 2022 Michigan Brain Bee

2022 Winners

First Place -- Abhinav Raghu, Salem High School

My name is Abhinav Raghu. I am a sophomore at Salem High School. I want to go into the medical field because I always wanted to help others and understand how our bodies work. The brain is by far the coolest and most complicated machine in the universe. My other interests include reading, music, and martial arts. Looking forward to Brain Bee Nationals! 

Second Place -- Kush Parikh, Troy High School

Kush Parikh is currently a sophomore at Troy High School. At school, he's especially involved with clubs like HOSA, Science Olympiad, and TSA. When he's not using his brain to learn about itself, he loves playing basketball, riding his bike, and hanging out with his friends. Kush is particularly fascinated with brain behavioral research and deep learning. Kush's superpower is procrastination. 

Third Place -- Vishnav Ramesh, Troy Athens High School

I am currently a freshman at Troy Athens High School. In my free time, I like to talk and hang out with my friends or read biology textbooks. I love learning about the brain and neurons; my favorite topics include neurodegenerative diseases and neural synapses. In addition to biology, I am immensely interested in math, specifically calculus. I also love to learn chemistry in my free time by reading Atkins.