2012 National Biology Competition Honour Roll

The University of 2012 National Biology Competition HONOUR ROLL

There were 4,332 eligible contestants. The top 50 (plus those tied with the 50th) are National Biology Scholars with Distinction. The next 200 (less those tied with the 50th, plus those tied with the 250th) are National Biology Scholars. Tied contestants are listed in alphabetical order.

*The top 75 schools are listed on page 4.

NATIONAL BIOLOGY SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION

Rank Name School 1 Jingwei Shi Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA Rank Name School 2 Amy Chen Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 33-41 William Woodruff Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 3-8 Run Ze Cao Martingrove CI, Etobicoke, ON 33-41 Fang Wu St. Johns School , Vancouver, BC 3-8 Zining Choo Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 33-41 Hubert Yu Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 3-8 Melody Guan University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 33-41 Weige Zhao A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 3-8 Kevin Huo Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 42-45 Eisha Ahmed Abbey Park HS, Oakville, ON 3-8 Charles Lee North Toronto CI, Toronto, ON 42-45 Nithin Ganesh Prasad Guelph C and VI, Guelph, ON 3-8 Nipun Singh Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 42-45 Joel Goshulak Chilliwack SS, Chilliwack, BC 9 Pathik Shah John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 42-45 Sharon Kam West Point Grey Academy, Vancouver, BC 10-11 Min Cheol Kim Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 46-48 Keith Johnstone Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 10-11 Catherine Wu Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 46-48 Jasmina Uzunovic Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 12 Paul Bissonnette Millwood HS, Lower Sackville, NS 46-48 Haichao Zhang The Woodlands School, Mississauga, ON 13 Andrew H. Jiang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 49-51 Isaac Kim Vincent Massey HS, Brandon, MB 14 Clare Liu Richard Montgomery HS, Rockville, MD 49-51 Andy Shi John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 15-25 Jason Pang Chieh Chiu St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 49-51 Siobhan Thornton Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 15-25 Owen Gray Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 15-25 Lauren Huang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA NATIONAL BIOLOGY SCHOLARS 15-25 Andrew Jiang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 15-25 Christine Nguyen Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 52-57 Archis Bhandarkar Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 15-25 Albert Pan John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 52-57 Cody Cherepuschak Vincent Massey HS, Brandon, MB 15-25 Shreeram Senthivasan Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 52-57 Martin Deng Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 15-25 Anthony Skaff Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 52-57 Ian Dewan Earl of March SS, Kanata, ON 15-25 Rory Smith Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 52-57 Peter Kim Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 15-25 Vivian Zhang Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 52-57 Kathleen Xu Richard Montgomery HS, Rockville, MD 15-25 Yuqing Zhang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 58 Lyon Qiao Earl Haig SS, North York, ON 26-27 Shakil Nagji Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 59-63 Ji Sup Kim Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 26-27 Nicholas Schiefer Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill, ON 59-63 Anita Kulkarni Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 28-32 Richard He Oakville Trafalgar HS, Oakville, ON 59-63 Yue Liu Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 28-32 Farah Huq Troy HS, Troy, MI 59-63 Abdulwahab Sidiqi Middlefield CI, Markham, ON 28-32 Jenessa Kerr Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 59-63 Henry Yu Glenforest SS, Mississauga, ON 28-32 Janice Ong Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 64-66 Magdalene Au Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 28-32 Andrew Semelhago Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, ON 64-66 Nathan Chan Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 33-41 Sahitya Allam Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 64-66 Frank Hyun North Toronto CI, Toronto, ON 33-41 Filip Burlacu Don Mills CI, Toronto, ON 67-70 Stephanie Gaglione St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 33-41 Joshua Chen Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 67-70 Dipen Kumar Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 33-41 Yuliang Fang University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 67-70 Manjot Sangha Iroquois Ridge HS, Oakville, ON 33-41 Aishi Jiang University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 67-70 Geoffry Song Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON

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71-74 Carys Croft Moscrop SS, Burnaby, BC 124-134 Pradyumna Kedarisetti Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 71-74 Jeremy Kwok Markville SS, Markham, ON 124-134 Peter Kwon Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 71-74 Dominic Ling St. Matthew HS, Ottawa, ON 124-134 Armaan Malhotra Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 71-74 Meagan Thang Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 124-134 SeungMi Oh Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 75-76 Olena Huang Troy HS, Troy, MI 124-134 Saieesh Rao Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 75-76 Alastair Williams St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 124-134 Lucia Tian Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 77-84 Minjoon Kim Kennebecasis Valley HS, Quispamsis, NB 124-134 Shine Wang Bayview SS, Richmond Hill, ON 77-84 Vivian Lac Cameron Heights CI, Kitchener, ON 124-134 Gloria Wu Markham DHS, Markham, ON 77-84 Abram Lee Kennebecasis Valley HS, Quispamsis, NB 124-134 Osama Zubair Middlefield CI, Markham, ON 77-84 Ashley Ma Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 135-143 Lucy Chu Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 77-84 James Shih Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 135-143 Jennifer Du Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 77-84 Rui Song Walter Murray CI, Saskatoon, SK 135-143 Justin Fan Troy HS, Troy, MI 77-84 Yanran Wang Harry Ainlay HS, Edmonton, AB 135-143 David Guo Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 77-84 Linda Wei Sir Winston Churchill SS, Vancouver, BC 135-143 Jiaen Leung Bayview SS, Richmond Hill, ON 85-89 Devan Bursey Kennebecasis Valley HS, Quispamsis, NB 135-143 Jennifer Peng Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 85-89 Bekir Buyukkocabas Nile Academy, North York, ON 135-143 Alexander Wang Troy HS, Troy, MI 85-89 Jennifer Lee Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 135-143 KeQi Wang Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 85-89 Taimur Rehan Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 135-143 Lynn Yang Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 85-89 Gol Roberts Vincent Massey HS, Brandon, MB 144-149 Grace Chuang Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 90-92 Dennis Ho Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 144-149 Nolan Kennedy Dauphin Regional Comprehensive , Dauphin, MB 90-92 Melissa Phuong Father Michael Goetz SS, Mississauga, ON 144-149 Joshua Lee Crescent School, Willowdale, ON 90-92 Sophie Ramsden Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 144-149 Terin Lovesar Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 93-94 Yvgeniy Oparin Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 144-149 Carolyn Lye Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 93-94 Keshav Rao Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 144-149 Taylor Martin Cameron Heights CI, Kitchener, ON 95-100 Christina Chou Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 150-159 Tony Cao Waterloo CI, Waterloo, ON 95-100 Zachary Gingras Markham DHS, Markham, ON 150-159 Yi Tao Chan Albert Campbell CI, Scarborough, ON 95-100 Cathy Li Glenforest SS, Mississauga, ON 150-159 Gregory Chen Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 95-100 Leanne Louie Webber Academy, Calgary, AB 150-159 Kevin Chong Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 95-100 Yin Hang Ng Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 150-159 Brian Dang Sir Winston Churchill C and VI, Thunder Bay, ON 95-100 Swapnil Patel York Memorial CI, Toronto, ON 150-159 Akhil Garg Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 101-107 Kirusanthy Kaneshwaran Victoria Park CI, North York, ON 150-159 Won Jun Kim West Vancouver SS, West Vancouver, BC 101-107 Fereidoon Kavosian-Sharifabadi, St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 150-159 Brent Murphy Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 101-107 Jason Luo North Toronto CI, Toronto, ON 150-159 Robert Thompson Lakefield College School, Lakefield, ON 101-107 Tyson Schierholtz St. David Catholic SS, Waterloo, ON 150-159 Wesley Tin Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 101-107 Michael Song John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 160-170 Rhett Andruko Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 101-107 Sandro Young Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 160-170 Nicholas Chiu Crescent School, Willowdale, ON 101-107 Edward Zhou Bayview SS, Richmond Hill, ON 160-170 Yifan Fang Loretto Abbey HS, Toronto, ON 108-113 David Bai Troy HS, Troy, MI 160-170 Barry Fung Markham DHS, Markham, ON 108-113 Jeremy Chiu Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 160-170 Helena Glanville Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 108-113 Andrew Ni Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 160-170 Kai Jones Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, ON 108-113 Sakeena Panju Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 160-170 Gloria Kim Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 108-113 Harris Wang Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 160-170 Kandice Lau Sacred Heart Catholic HS, Newmarket, ON 108-113 Jenny Xue Moira SS, Belleville, ON 160-170 Yang Peng Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 114-123 Joshua Broughton Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 160-170 Wen Siang Teo Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan, Brunei Darussalam 114-123 Colin Cheng St. Augustine Catholic HS, Markham, ON 160-170 Boris Wong Markham DHS, Markham, ON 114-123 Lawrence Kim Troy HS, Troy, MI 171-197 Aditya Achanta Troy HS, Troy, MI 114-123 Alan Lang Richard Montgomery HS, Rockville, MD 171-197 Deborah Baremberg Colonel By SS, Gloucester, ON 114-123 Nicole Lindsay-Mosher Ursula Franklin Academy, Toronto, ON 171-197 Tonye Brown Webber Academy, Calgary, AB 114-123 David O'Leary-Ponzo Woburn CI, Scarborough, ON 171-197 Maurana Brush Cameron Heights CI, Kitchener, ON 114-123 Arviy Paranthaman York Memorial CI, Toronto, ON 171-197 Eric Chen Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 114-123 Nadejda Popov Sacred Heart Catholic HS, Newmarket, ON 171-197 Judy Deng North Toronto CI, Toronto, ON 114-123 Mostafa Saquib Guelph C and VI, Guelph, ON 171-197 Marshall Harris William Aberhart High School , Calgary, AB 114-123 Jennifer Tang Mentor College, Mississauga, ON 171-197 George Hseeh John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ 124-134 Bill Duong York Memorial CI, Toronto, ON 171-197 Arjun Iyer Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 124-134 Arsalan Fardi Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 171-197 Sechiv Jugnundan Bayview SS, Richmond Hill, ON

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171-197 Michael Lauro Brebeuf HS, North York, ON 228-241 Rajas Tipnis Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 171-197 Elliot Lee York Memorial CI, Toronto, ON 228-241 Davey Watson Leamington DSS, Leamington, ON 171-197 Teresa Li Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 228-241 Jean-Marc Wilkie Calgary French and International School, Calgary, AB 171-197 Doris Yang Liu David Thompson SS, Vancouver, BC 228-241 Li Yin William Lyon MacKenzie CI, North York, ON 171-197 Adam Lognon William Aberhart High School, Calgary, AB 228-241 Shijie Zhou Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, ON 171-197 Calin Manea St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 228-241 Jessica Zung University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 171-197 Fawwaz Safi Northview Heights SS, Toronto, ON 242-252 Thomas Clark Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 171-197 Anirudh Sharma Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 242-252 Daniel Garza Sinclair SS, Whitby, ON 171-197 Kevin Siu Agincourt CI, Agincourt, ON 242-252 Jordan Glass Rutland Senior SS, Kelowna, BC 171-197 Glen Swarnadhipathi Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 242-252 Jason Kim Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 171-197 Jazbel Wang Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 242-252 Wayne Law Mary Ward Catholic SS, Scarborough, ON 171-197 YunJin Wang Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 242-252 Fievel Lim Markham DHS, Markham, ON 171-197 Yuna Wang Moscrop SS, Burnaby, BC 242-252 Jenny Park Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 171-197 Marc Weber Queen Elizabeth HS, Edmonton, AB 242-252 Joe Su Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 171-197 Priscilla Yung Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 242-252 Clara Tam Town Centre Private HS, Markham, ON 171-197 Jack Zhang Sir Winston Churchill HS, Calgary, AB 242-252 Kianna Wan Don Mills CI, Toronto, ON 171-197 Lingxi Zhou Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 242-252 Maggie Zhang Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 198-205 Vivien Chen Richard Montgomery HS, Rockville, MD 198-205 Liam Crummey Sacred Heart Catholic HS, Newmarket, ON 198-205 Frederick Foos Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA 198-205 Suhas Gondi Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 198-205 Antonio Juan Ding Dr. Norman Bethune CI, Scarborough, ON 198-205 Jennifer Lou Milliken Mills HS, Unionville, ON 198-205 Yale Selchen Gray Academy of Jewish Education, Winnipeg, MB 198-205 Michael Wu Mentor College, Mississauga, ON 206-217 Jillian Aubrey Merivale HS, Nepean, ON 206-217 Daniel Biggs Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, ON 206-217 Alex Furukawa St. Joseph SS, Mississauga, ON 206-217 ChuYi Gao York Mills CI, North York, ON 206-217 Tejas Joshi Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 206-217 James Lai Bayview SS, Richmond Hill, ON 206-217 Glenn Li Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 206-217 David Ngai , Toronto, ON 206-217 Lucas Sherwin Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 206-217 Mohamed Taj St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 206-217 Yen Tran Merivale HS, Nepean, ON 206-217 Ryan Yan Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 218-227 Syed Ahmed Troy HS, Troy, MI 218-227 Matthew Drysdale , Etobicoke, ON 218-227 Mark Lawley Westwood Community High School, Fort McMurray, AB 218-227 Jonathan Li Mentor College, Mississauga, ON 218-227 Shervin Mortazvi Sentinel SS, West Vancouver, BC 218-227 Andrew Rajkumar Father John Redmond Catholic SS, Etobicoke, ON 218-227 Christopher Rampersad Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB 218-227 Sebastian Swic St. George's School, Vancouver, BC 218-227 Austin Way Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 218-227 Scott Yargeau Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 228-241 Leon Chalil John Cabot Catholic SS, Mississauga, ON 228-241 Aditya Chawla Notre Dame SS, Brampton, ON 228-241 Yinxiao Huang Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 228-241 Vashali Jain Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA 228-241 Nittha Lalang Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 228-241 Dylan Miller Adult HS, Ottawa, ON 228-241 Vivek Parekh Colonel By SS, Gloucester, ON 228-241 Hrishikesh Suresh Cameron Heights CI, Kitchener, ON

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The University of Toronto 2012 National Biology Competition TOP 75 SCHOOLS

A team score is calculated as the sum of the scores of the top five eligible contestants in a school. Of 300 participating schools, there were 250 teams. The top 75 schools (plus those tied with the 75th) are listed below. Team scores are given for the top 10 teams only. Tied teams are listed in alphabetical order.

Rank School Location Team Score Rank School Location 1 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA, USA 220.3 38-39 Western Canada High School Calgary, AB 2 Canyon Crest Academy San Diego, CA, USA 206.7 40-41 Sir Winston Churchill High School Calgary, AB 3 Sentinel Secondary School West Vancouver, BC 194.3 40-41 St Matthew High School Ottawa, ON 4 John P. Stevens High School Edison, NJ, USA 193.3 42 A. Y. Jackson Secondary School North York, ON 5 Thornhill Secondary School Thornhill, ON 191.3 43 Don Mills Collegiate Institute Toronto, ON 6 Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School Calgary, AB 189.7 44 Middlefield Collegiate Institute Markham, ON 7 University of Toronto Schools Toronto, ON 187.0 45 Sinclair Secondary School Whitby, ON 8 Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute Don Mills, ON 186.3 46 Northern Secondary School Toronto, ON 9 Richmond Hill High School Richmond Hill, ON 185.0 47 Agincourt Collegiate Institute Agincourt, ON 10 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Aurora, IL, USA 182.3 48-49 Ashbury College Ottawa, ON 11 Troy High School Troy, MI, USA 48-49 Milliken Mills High School Unionville, ON 12 St. George's School Vancouver, BC 50 Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute Scarborough, ON 13 North Toronto Collegiate Institute Toronto, ON 51-53 St Francis High School Calgary, AB 14 Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD, USA 51-53 Westwood Community High School Fort McMurray, AB 15 Yale Secondary School Abbotsford, BC 51-53 William Aberhart High School Calgary, AB 16 Vincent Massey High School Brandon, MB 54-55 Bishop Allen Academy Etobicoke, ON 17 Lisgar Collegiate Institute Ottawa, ON 54-55 Vaughan Secondary School Thornhill, ON 18 Old Scona Academic School Edmonton, AB 56 Victoria Park Collegiate Institute North York, ON 19 Kennebecasis Valley High School Quispamsis, NB 57 Rutland Senior Secondary School Kelowna, BC 20 Bayview Secondary School Richmond Hill, ON 58 St Thomas Aquinas High School Kenora, ON 21 Fort Richmond Collegiate Winnipeg, MB 59-61 Gray Academy of Jewish Education Winnipeg, MB 22-23 Markham District High School Markham, ON 59-61 Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Brunei Darussalam 22-23 York Memorial Collegiate Institute Toronto, ON 59-61 Ursula Franklin Academy Toronto, ON 24 Hillfield Strathallan College Hamilton, ON 62 Town Centre Private High School Markham, ON 25 Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute Kitchener, ON 63-65 Merivale High School Nepean, ON 26 Sacred Heart Catholic High School Newmarket, ON 63-65 Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Ali Brunei Darussalam 27 Glenforest Secondary School Mississauga, ON 63-65 Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Vancouver, BC 28 Crescent School Willowdale, ON 66 Waterloo Collegiate Institute Waterloo, ON 29-30 The Woodlands School Mississauga, ON 67 Father Michael McGivney Catholic High School Markham, ON 29-30 Webber Academy Calgary, AB 68 St. Andrew's College Aurora, ON 31 Moscrop Secondary School Burnaby, BC 69 St. Joseph Secondary School Mississauga, ON 32 Mentor College Mississauga, ON 70 Westmount Secondary School Hamilton, ON 33 Colonel By Secondary School Gloucester, ON 71-72 John Taylor Collegiate Institute Winnipeg, MB 34 Earl Haig Secondary School North York, ON 71-72 Maktab Duli Pg Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah Brunei Darussalam 35-36 Guelph Collegiate and Vocational Institute Guelph, ON 73 Rick Hansen Secondary School Mississauga, ON 35-36 West Point Grey Academy Vancouver, BC 74 Lakefield College School Lakefield, ON 37 St. Robert Catholic High School Thornhill, ON 75-76 Dover Bay Secondary School Nanaimo, BC 38-39 Martingrove Collegiate Institute Etobicoke, ON 75-76 Woburn Collegiate Institute Scarborough, ON

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