The University of Toronto 2002 National Biology Competition

HONOUR ROLL

There were 5380 eligible contestants from 409 schools. 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. C The Top 75 schools are listed on pages 9 and 10. Exam question statistics are given on the last page.

NATIONAL BIOLOGY SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION

Rank Name School 1 Arjun Bharioke Marc Garneau CI, Don Mills, ON 2 Nick Wray St. Michaels University School, Victoria, BC 3 Matthew Baumann St. George’s School, Vancouver, BC 4-5 Attilio Braga Centennial C and VI, Guelph, ON 4-5 Erica Zacharias Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC 6 Melanie Wills Lindsay C and VI, Lindsay, ON 7-10 Aaron Bogutz St. Michaels University School, Victoria, BC 7-10 Travis Murdoch Salisbury Composite HS, Sherwood Park, AB 7-10 Matthew Vanderkooy St. Charles College, Sudbury, ON 7-10 Kelvin Young Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 11-12 Dominique Vuvan Ross Sheppard HS, Edmonton, AB 11-12 Stephan van Gaal Bell HS, Nepean, ON 13-15 Michael Cournoyea Brother André Catholic HS, Markham, ON 13-15 Vu Ly Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 13-15 Anthony Xu Woburn CI, Scarborough, ON 16-17 Johnny Kung Earl Haig SS, North York, ON 16-17 Andre Masella Bishop Allen Academy, Etobicoke, ON 18 Dongbo Yu Don Mills CI, Don Mills, ON 19-21 Natalie Chipouline Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 19-21 Keith Chung Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 19-21 Bryce Farrar Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC 22-26 Derek Jackson White Oaks SS, Oakville, ON 22-26 Rajat Suri Thornlea SS, Thornhill, ON 22-26 Alan Tsang A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 22-26 Yves Wang Northern SS, Toronto, ON 22-26 Xin Zhang Woburn CI, Scarborough, ON 27-29 Jennifer Krausher Ross Sheppard HS, Edmonton, AB 2002 National Biology Competition -2- Honour Roll

27-29 Henry Lai St. Mary’s HS, Calgary, AB 27-29 Jennifer Sears Bell HS, Nepean, ON 30-32 Jia Hu Harry Ainlay HS, Edmonton, AB 30-32 Crystal Pinto Francis Libermann Catholic HS, Scarborough, ON 30-32 Blake Turner Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 33-35 Karen Tang Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 33-35 Yale Wang A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 33-35 Antonin Zemanek Bell HS, Nepean, ON 36-47 Priscilla Che Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 36-47 Niall Filewod Ashbury College, Ottawa, ON 36-47 Dara Geffen Thornlea SS, Thornhill, ON 36-47 Victor Legros Jarvis CI, Toronto, ON 36-47 Stephanie Leung Leamington DSS, Leamington, ON 36-47 Brandon Lusher Vaughan SS, Thornhill, ON 36-47 Jeffrey Malins North Park C and VS, Brantford, ON 36-47 Zachary Moull Northern SS, Toronto, ON 36-47 Geoffrey Parent Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester, ON 36-47 Allen Siu A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 36-47 Alex Speers Roesch University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 36-47 Lily Tung Crofton House School, Vancouver, BC 48-52 John Paul Giliberto St. Michael’s College School, Toronto, ON 48-52 Nicolae Petrescu Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 48-52 Elliot Powidajko Notre Dame SS, Burlington, ON 48-52 Matei Zaharia Jarvis CI, Toronto, ON 48-52 Tony Zhao Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB

NATIONAL BIOLOGY SCHOLARS

Rank Name School 53-59 Steph Abegg Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 53-59 Lauren Lapointe-Shaw Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester, ON 53-59 Darren Lau Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 53-59 Lindsey Lerch Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC 53-59 Sarah Munroe Bradford DHS, Bradford, ON 53-59 Scott Walter St. George’s School, Vancouver, BC 53-59 Christine Woody Humberside CI, Toronto, ON 60-64 Daniel Chan Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 60-64 Ray Guo University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 60-64 Christine Pointet De La Salle College, Toronto, ON 60-64 Stuart Sinclair Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC 60-64 Jayesh Srivastava North Park C and VS, Brantford, ON 65-81 Yuen Ying Carpenter Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 2002 National Biology Competition -3- Honour Roll

65-81 Marvin Chum Earl Haig SS, North York, ON 65-81 Matthew Cox A. B. Lucas SS, London, ON 65-81 Sameer Lakha Appleby College, Oakville, ON 65-81 Crystal Lam Havergal College, Toronto, ON 65-81 David Laughren Bishop Reding Roman Catholic SS, Milton, ON 65-81 Brett Link Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 65-81 Shannon Mackey Bishop White All Grade School, Port Rexton, NF 65-81 Liesha Mayo-Bruinsma Gloucester HS, Gloucester, ON 65-81 Thomas Milan Austin O’Brien HS, Edmonton, AB 65-81 Eric Mills North Park C and VS, Brantford, ON 65-81 Taylor Murphy St. Benedict Catholic SS, Sudbury, ON 65-81 Valerie Plaus Sacred Heart Catholic HS, Newmarket, ON 65-81 Joey Turner Ridley College, St. Catharines, ON 65-81 Lim Wan Yin Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan, Berakas, Brunei Darussalem 65-81 Jenny Wang Danforth Technical School, Toronto, ON 65-81 Jian Zhou Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 82-92 Katie Atkinson Parkside CI, St. Thomas, ON 82-92 Karen Cheuk Harry Ainlay HS, Edmonton, AB 82-92 Victoria Cheung Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 82-92 Claire Cybulski Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic HS, Kingston, ON 82-92 Sarah Ficko Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester, ON 82-92 Laura Harild Thornlea SS, Thornhill, ON 82-92 Sahand Hormoz Thornlea SS, Thornhill, ON 82-92 Randy McVeigh Exeter HS, Ajax, ON 82-92 Shanthi Minor Hammarskjold HS, Thunder Bay, ON 82-92 Norshalena Shakespear Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan, Berakas, Brunei Darussalem 82-92 Florence Wu A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 93-102 Jenne Carey Le Collège Français, Toronto, ON 93-102 Samantha Devries Dr. John M. Denison SS, Newmarket, ON 93-102 Garry Goldstein William Lyon MacKenzie CI, North York, ON 93-102 Julia Lifchits Midland SS, Midland, ON 93-102 Olga Lifchits Midland SS, Midland, ON 93-102 Dave Paskar Lorne Park SS, Mississauga, ON 93-102 Mark Pryjma Exeter HS, Ajax, ON 93-102 John Trant Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 93-102 Jessica Wade Holy Heart of Mary HS, St. John’s, NF 93-102 Morgan Wittstock Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 103-109 Robert Barrington Leigh Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 103-109 James Cheng Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 103-109 Ian Richard Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 103-109 Sharon Sebastian Senator O’Connor College School, Don Mills, ON 2002 National Biology Competition -4- Honour Roll

103-109 Simon Tang St. George’s School, Vancouver, BC 103-109 Albert Tu Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 103-109 Jonathan Vecchiarelli St. Michael’s College School, Toronto, ON 110-122 Anna Burianova St. Michaels University School, Victoria, BC 110-122 David DeAngelis Guelph C and VI, Guelph, ON 110-122 Michelle Dixon Trinity College School, Port Hope, ON 110-122 Sumudu Fernando Harry Ainlay HS, Edmonton, AB 110-122 Agatha Hodsman University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 110-122 Scott Hoekstra J. S. Woodsworth SS, Nepean, ON 110-122 Shane Kelly General Amherst HS, Amherstburg, ON 110-122 Alex Ku Woburn CI, Scarborough, ON 110-122 Kent Lam Thornhill SS, Thornhill, ON 110-122 Alexander Schull Fellowes HS, Pembroke, ON 110-122 Shawn Vaillancourt Grey Highlands SS, Flesherton, ON 110-122 Kathleen White Perth and District CI, Perth, ON 110-122 Dick Yu Turner Fenton SS, Brampton, ON 123-131 Leyla Asadi Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 123-131 Axel Brilot Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester, ON 123-131 Thirza Carpenter Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 123-131 Nina Chomuklieva Lakeshore CI, Etobicoke, ON 123-131 Andrew Di Lullo Loyola Catholic SS, Mississauga, ON 123-131 Magdalena Gudzowska Central SS, London, ON 123-131 Adam Harrison St. Mark HS, Manotick, ON 123-131 Ki Hyuk Lee Michael Power St. Joseph HS, Etobicoke, ON 123-131 Benjamin Strauss University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 132-142 Paul Blackburn Harry Ainlay HS, Edmonton, AB 132-142 Lachlan Cheng Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 132-142 Aisling Clancy St. Mary’s HS, Calgary, AB 132-142 Simon Fung Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Willowdale, ON 132-142 Jeremy Green Richview CI, Etobicoke, ON 132-142 Natalie Loh Sir Winston Churchill C and VI, Thunder Bay, ON 132-142 Ian McNamara St. Charles College, Sudbury, ON 132-142 Horia Pribiag Earl Haig SS, North York, ON 132-142 Andrew Wong John G. Diefenbaker HS, Calgary, AB 132-142 Neil Woody Humberside CI, Toronto, ON 132-142 Hong Zhu Harry Ainlay HS, Edmonton, AB 143-149 Ram Ananth Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 143-149 Amelia Argue Perth and District CI, Perth, ON 143-149 Andrew Chan St. Michael’s College School, Toronto, ON 143-149 Andrew D’Cruz St. Michael’s College School, Toronto, ON 143-149 Jerry Lam Bell HS, Nepean, ON 143-149 Riona Sutherland Father Leo J. Austin Catholic SS, Whitby, ON 143-149 Paul Webster The Woodlands SS, Mississauga, ON 2002 National Biology Competition -5- Honour Roll

150-166 Cameron Choi Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC 150-166 Steven Coyne Father Lacombe HS, Calgary, AB 150-166 Nadish De Silva The Woodlands SS, Mississauga, ON 150-166 Asha Gupta Ross Sheppard HS, Edmonton, AB 150-166 Nicola Harper St. Michaels University School, Victoria, BC 150-166 Jingping Ji Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 150-166 Sanja Kostov Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 150-166 Rob Lesurf Adam Scott C and VI, Peterborough, ON 150-166 Kelvin Leung Ross Sheppard HS, Edmonton, AB 150-166 Yunen Liu Iroquois Ridge HS, Oakville, ON 150-166 Kathleen Lucas Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester, ON 150-166 Ravneet Mehta Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 150-166 Brent Mollon Anderson C and VI, Whitby, ON 150-166 Elizabeth Munroe St. Michaels University School, Victoria, BC 150-166 Graham Murdoch The Woodlands SS, Mississauga, ON 150-166 David Toews Eden HS, St. Catharines, ON 150-166 Jocelyn Yang York House School, Vancouver, BC 167-177 Talal Al-Atassi Lower Canada College, Montreal, QC 167-177 Benjamin Borkovic Trinity College School, Port Hope, ON 167-177 Gian-Marco Busato St. Robert Catholic HS, Thornhill, ON 167-177 Shirley Chan Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 167-177 Jake Crookall Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 167-177 Sukaina Hirji Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 167-177 Elliot Holtham St. Michaels University School, Victoria, BC 167-177 Annette Lau Bayview SS, Richmond Hill, ON 167-177 Claire Shannon Humberside CI, Toronto, ON 167-177 Clarissa Sit Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 167-177 Liming Yu Georges Vanier SS, North York, ON 178-193 Mohd Basirun Basir Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan, Berakas, Ahmad Brunei Darussalem 178-193 Kathrina Burgos Father Lacombe HS, Calgary, AB 178-193 Amanda Cheng Glebe CI, Ottawa, ON 178-193 Albert Choi University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 178-193 Michael-Anthony Le Collège Français, Toronto, ON 178-193 Kevin Field North Park C and VS, Brantford, ON 178-193 Stephanie Gora St. Thomas More Catholic HS, Hamilton, ON 178-193 Tom Habib Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 178-193 Tatiana Josephy Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 178-193 James Leung Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 178-193 Sze Wan Luo The Bishop Strachan School, Toronto, ON 178-193 Hafizati Md Jaya Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan, Berakas, Brunei Darussalem 178-193 Rosanne Mills Western Canada HS, Calgary, AB 2002 National Biology Competition -6- Honour Roll

178-193 Uitsile Ndlovu Oakwood CI, Toronto, ON 178-193 Jacob Stewart-Ornstein Ursula Franklin Academy, Toronto, ON 178-193 Kent Tsui Don Mills CI, Don Mills, ON 194-209 Amy Burke Leaside HS, Toronto, ON 194-209 Simone Des Roches York House School, Vancouver, BC 194-209 Alexandro Dunki Ashbury College, Ottawa, ON 194-209 Carin Gouws Parkside HS, Dundas, ON 194-209 Crystal Green Opeongo HS, Douglas, ON 194-209 Alex Herceg De La Salle College, Toronto, ON 194-209 Paul Jenkins St. Michaels University School, Victoria, BC 194-209 Hon Shing Lam David Thompson SS, Vancouver, BC 194-209 Atosa Mehrfar Vaughan SS, Thornhill, ON 194-209 Victoria Nesbitt York House School, Vancouver, BC 194-209 Michael Nightingale Holy Spirit HS, Concept Bay South, NF 194-209 Arthur Panczyk St. Thomas More Catholic HS, Hamilton, ON 194-209 Chris Short Widdifield SS, North Bay, ON 194-209 Vighnesh Vaitheeswaran R. H. King Academy, Scarborough, ON 194-209 Neil White Ontario Science Centre Science School, Don Mills, ON 194-209 Telford Yeung Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 210-225 Lorne Applebaum William Lyon MacKenzie CI, North York, ON 210-225 David Braun Northern SS, Toronto, ON 210-225 Courtney Bridgewater Bell HS, Nepean, ON 210-225 Sidney Chiu University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 210-225 Peter Dobson Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC 210-225 Robert Gillis Charlottetown Rural HS, Charlottetown, PE 210-225 Michelle Lee Woburn CI, Scarborough, ON 210-225 Cindy Mark Lasalle SS, Sudbury, ON 210-225 Andrea Narducci Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Willowdale, ON 210-225 Paul Radcliffe The Woodlands SS, Mississauga, ON 210-225 Farah Remtulla York House School, Vancouver, BC 210-225 Alvin Tong Ross Sheppard HS, Edmonton, AB 210-225 Jonathan Tung Richmond Hill HS, Richmond Hill, ON 210-225 Rhea Varughese Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 210-225 Billy Wang A. B. Lucas SS, London, ON 210-225 Taylor Zhou University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 226-245 Eoin Coll St. Mary’s HS, Calgary, AB 226-245 Kenton Gan Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 226-245 Manizeh Khan John Fraser SS, Mississauga, ON 226-245 Scott Laughton A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 226-245 Wanda Marini MacKenzie HS, Deep River, ON 226-245 Alex Martin Brother Andre Catholic HS, Markham, ON 226-245 Heather More Yale SS, Abbotsford, BC 226-245 Matthew Murphy Holy Heart of Mary HS, St. John’s, NF 2002 National Biology Competition -7- Honour Roll

226-245 Sanjay Patel University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 226-245 Sarah Reynolds Lindsay C and VI, Lindsay, ON 226-245 Eva Seto University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 226-245 Jason Shouldice Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 226-245 Peter Siu Earl Haig SS, North York, ON 226-245 Andrew Sun St. Paul Catholic SS, Trenton, ON 226-245 Michael Ventresca Notre Dame College School, Welland, ON 226-245 Bo Wang Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 226-245 Katrina Wechselberger Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC 226-245 Shuohuai Wu R. H. King Academy, Scarborough, ON 226-245 Xiao Zhao A. Y. Jackson SS, North York, ON 226-245 Pei Pei Zheng Lisgar CI, Ottawa, ON 246-256 Jonah Augustine Northern SS, Toronto, ON 246-256 Andrea Evans Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester, ON 246-256 Laura Lee Firlotte Timmins H and VS, Timmins, ON 246-256 Pawel Kosicki Vincent Massey SS, Windsor, ON 246-256 June Li Neworld Academy, Toronto, ON 246-256 Rebecca Lys Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester, ON 246-256 Chris Moo-Yong Old Scona Academic School, Edmonton, AB 246-256 Hilary Smith Dr. E. P. Scarlett HS, Calgary, AB 246-256 Vicki Watts Uxbridge SS, Uxbridge, ON 246-256 Douglas Wong University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON 246-256 Nicholas Wood Loyola Catholic SS, Mississauga, ON