I. 2024 IBB World Championship Results
The 2024 Brain Bee World Championship was held in conjunction with Neuroscience 2024, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, bringing together 37 national champions from around the world.
At the start of the World Championship, participants completed three individual tests: written exam, neuroanatomy/histology, and patient diagnosis. Based on their total scores, 10 finalists advanced to the live judging round, a Q&A session conducted by four renowned neuroscientists. The event also featured lectures, workshops, and team activities aimed at inspiring the next generation of neuroscientists.
The top five winners – Samuel, Lisa, Jerry, Harini Venkatesh (USA), and Chi Lok Chen (Macau) – will participate in the 2025 IBB NextGen event during the International Alzheimer’s Conference in Toronto, Canada, in July 2025.
[View 2024 IBB Winners & Participants]
II. 2023 IBB World Championship Results
The 25th IBB World Championship was held online from July 31 to August 5, 2023, alongside the APA Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
A total of 31 national Brain Bee champions from around the world participated. Each champion had previously won the highest-level Brain Bee competition in their country, earning eligibility for the World Championship.
[Read 2023 IBB Program Handbook]
[View 2023 IBB Winners & Participants]
[View 2023 IBB World Championship Announcement]
III. 2022 IBB World Championship Results
The 2022 IBB World Championship was held online from July 2–9, 2022, in conjunction with the FENS 2022 Forum in Paris and in collaboration with the Paris Brain Institute.
A total of 31 national Brain Bee champions from around the world participated, all of whom had previously won their respective national or regional Brain Bee competitions.
[Read 2022 IBB Program Handbook]
[View 2022 IBB Winners & Participants]
[View 2022 IBB World Championship Announcement]
IV. 2021 IBB World Championship Results
The 2021 IBB World Championship was held online from November 5–8, 2021.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 World Championship was canceled. Therefore, all national champions eligible for the 2020 championship also competed in 2021. Both the 2020 and 2021 national champions participated, and two sets of winners were announced.
[Read 2021 IBB Program Handbook]
[View 2021 IBB Winners & Participants]
[View 2021 IBB World Championship Announcement]
V. 2020 IBB World Championship Results
The 2020 IBB World Championship was held online from November 5–8, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which had caused the 2020 competition to be canceled.
This event included all national champions who were eligible for the 2021 World Championship. Both the 2020 and 2021 national champions participated, and two sets of winners were announced.
[View 2020 IBB Winners & Participants]
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