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DNA-DAY 2009

The Winners have been selected!

A total of 116 essays from 13 countries were received. The evaluation was made involving the National Societies of Human Genetics of the submitting countries as well as the ESHG Education Committee, who selected the following 4 winners and 6 honourable mentions.

1^st Place

	James Scott-Brown, Portsmouth Grammar School, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Born: 19.10.1991 Teacher: E. Toland Selected question: 2. How important are genetics factors in determining human health and human disease? Explain your answer using specific examples. View Essay

2^nd Place
	Vaidile Jakaite, Vilnius Lyceum, Lithuania Born: 27.04.1992 Teacher: A. Cekauskiene Selected question: 2. How important are genetics factors in determining human health and human disease? Explain your answer using specific examples. View Essay

3^rd Places
	Maja Dimitrovska, Rade Jovcevski-Korcagin, Macedonia Born: 14.11.1991 Teacher: P. Krstevska Selected question: 2. How important are genetics factors in determining human health and human disease? Explain your answer using specific examples. View Essay and

	Kieran Zausmer, The King’s School, Ely, United Kingdom Born:12.12.1990 Selected question: 1. Mendel suggested that traits come in 2 varieties (e.g. round and wrinkled peas with green and yellow colours). Is this the rule for genetic traits in humans, animals and plants? What other explanations are there? View Essay

Prizes
	First Place Winner: EUR 300.- In addition, sponsoring teachers of first place students will receive EUR 1.000.- to organise a science project or to purchase classroom equipment. Second Place Winner: EUR 200.- Teachers of second place students win EUR 800.- to organise a science project or to purchase classroom equipment Third Place Winner: EUR 100.- Teachers of third place students win EUR 500.- to organise a science project or to purchase classroom equipment

Honourable Mentions
	Danica Kovaceva, Nikola Karev, Skopje, Macedonia Born: 05.08.1993 Teacher: V. Stojanovik Selected question: How important are genetic factors in determining human health and human disease? Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well... and not today's pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a man. - says James H. West. View Essay

	Mantas Matjusaitis, Didzdvaris gymnasium, Siauliai, Lithuania Born: 18.12.1990 Teacher: I. Slajute Selected question: How important are genetic factors in determining human health and human disease? Explain your answer using specific examples. View Essay

	Lath Alexander, The Manchester Grammar School, Manchester, United Kingdom. Born: 21.06.1993 Teacher: S. Crawshaw Selected question: How important are genetics factors in determining human health and human disease? Explain your answer using specific examples. View Essay

	Sonja Krnic, Gimnazija Indjija, Indjija, Serbia. Born: 17.09.1991 Selected question: How important are genetics factors in determining human health and human disease? Explain your answer using specific examples View Essay