Eleventh Annual European DNA Day Essay Contest for High School Students
The Winners have been selected!
The European Society of Human Genetics was delighted that students from 19 European countries submitted 124 essays this year. The evaluation was made involving 63 experts in the field, who selected the following 3 winners and 7 honorable mentions.
The names of the winners (and those who received commendation and honorable mentions) will be announced in front of more than 3.500 international scientists and doctors attending the European Human Genetics Conference in Milan on June 19, 2018.
Winners, commendation as well as honourable mentions will receive a diploma within the next weeks. Acknowledgements will be sent to all submitters.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 DNA Day Essay contest!
1st Place
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Sabina Vinkovic |
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2nd Place
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Buse Aslan |
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3rd Place
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Ege Kilic |
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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2018 Video Contest
1st Place |
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Zoe Hocquet |
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2nd Place |
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Filip Kuzminski |
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3rd Place |
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Chiara Burastero |
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Honourable Mentions (in alphabetical order)
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Joya Alkhali |
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Ildeniz Civcik |
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Zeynep Demirel |
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Raquel Fernández Esteban |
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Sencel Göncüoglu |
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Maksim Makarov |
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Edgaras Zaboras |
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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.-
In addition, sponsoring teachers of first place students will receive EUR 800.- to organise a science project or to purchase classroom equipment
Special Commendation by the Jury: EUR 100.-
In addition, sponsoring teachers of first place students will receive EUR 500.- to organise a science project or to purchase classroom equipment
All participants will receive a certificate of appreciation for their participation in the contest.
Question 2018
The following question had to be answered:
‘Comment critically on the proper role (if any) of genetic testing in sport.’
Apart from describing immediate problems, you may also confront the paradox that while we celebrate the fact that a world champion athlete is one person in several billion, we disqualify them as soon as we discover why they are so exceptional.
