Sixteenth 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 22 European countries submitted 213 essays and 20 videos this year. The evaluation was made involving 29 experts in the field, who selected the following 3 winners in each category and a total of 11 honourable mentions over both categories.
The names of the winners will be announced in front of more than 5.000 international scientists and doctors attending the European Human Genetics Conference in Berlin on June 4, 2024.
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 2024 DNA Day Essay contest!
1st Place
Penelope Hobbs
School: Wellington College
Essay Title: Is the human Y-chromosome vanishing in the future?
2nd Place
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Sinan Bezcioglu Essay Title: Disappearance of the human Y chromosome |
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3rd Place (twice)
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Giovanni Elvina Suthiana School: Global Sevilla Pulo Mas |
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Doga Sele School: MBA Okullari |
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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Video Contest
1st Place |
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| Daria Ana Maria Pandelica
Teacher: Valentina Stanescu |
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2nd Place |
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Magdalene Chan School: Cheltenham Ladies College |
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3rd Place |
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Samet Tasci Teacher: Hulya Olgun |
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Congratulations to the Honorable Mentions
Honourable Mentions Essay Contest (in alphabetical order)
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Deborah Banciu, Sasha Lasker, Noa Schröder & Lou-Anne Walravens School: Collège Cardinal Mercier |
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Leonor Brandão School: Agrupamento de Escolas de Alpendorada |
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Ocelia Lieven School: Lycée Notre-Dame de Sion |
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Harriet Allen-Ellis School: Wellington College |
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Abimbola Balogun & Sarah Jinks School: St Clare’s Oxford |
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Aadi Choudhary & Eda Kenan School: HIS International |
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Madalena Martins, Santiago M Rojas & Rafael C Lopes School: Escola Secundária da Ramada |
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Honourable Mentions Video Contest (in alphabetical order)
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Tahir Ege Aydemir Teacher: Gulsah Polat |
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Mustafa Berk Baloğlu Teacher: Özgül Salas |
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Onur Gümüşel Teacher: Aslıhan Özhan |
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Dany Moussa Teacher: George Srour |
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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 2024
‘Ask an Artificial Intelligence chat of your choice to write a 350 word essay on the topic: “Is the human Y-chromosome vanishing in the future?” In a 750 word essay of your own, discuss the result and its consequences, should the public believe the content of the A.I. essay was actually true.’
