The European Society
of Human Genetics

DNA Day 2018

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.

DNA-DAY 2018 - ESSAY CONTEST

Thenth 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 18 European countries submitted 125 essays this year. The evaluation was made involving 63 experts in the field, who selected the following 3 winners and 7 honourable mentions.

The names of the winners (and those who received commendation and honourable mentions) will be announced in front of more than 3.000 international scientists and doctors attending the European Human Genetics Conference in Copenhagen 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

Sabina Vinkovic
Gimnazija Mostar
Essay Title: 
Genetic testing in sport - pro et contra

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2nd Place

Buse Aslan
Gaziantep Doga High School, Gaziantep, Turkey
Essay Title: Genomic Structure

 


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3rd Place

Ege Kilic
Teacher:
Ebru Ozdogru
Sariyer Do?a Anatolian High School, Istanbul, Turkey
Essay Title: The key to success in sports

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Honourable Mentions (in alphabetical order)

Andrea Caviglioli
Teacher: Francesca Moro

Liceo Statale Scientifico "Martin Luther King", Genova, Italy
Essay Title: CRISPR/Cas9: a challenging frontier

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Jonas Cerneckis
Teacher: Alyda Daulenskiene
Vilnius Lyceum, Vilnius, Lithuania

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Simone Cerrato
Teacher: Nadia Sibona
Liceo Scientifico Cocito, Alba, Italy
Essay Title: CRISPR/CAS9 The new frontiers of gene editing 

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Laura Costa
Teacher: Paula Castelhano

Externato Cooperativo da Benedita, Benedita, Portugal

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Shota Iasashvili
Teacher: Dali Kanchaveli

Tbilisi Public School 10, Tbilisi, Georgia

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Louis Massey
Teacher: Jonathan Hedwat
Cheadle Hulme School, Cheadle, United Kingdom
Essay Title: CRISPR: Technological Eden or false Utopia?

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Milan Palikuca
Teacher: Mila Jankovic

Cheadle Hulme School, Cheadle, United Kingdom
Essay Title: Genetic Engineering: A New Dawn has Arrived?

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Sabina Vinkovic
Gimnazija Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Are you one of the winners and there is no picture of you? Then send us your picture to:
contest(at)dnaday.eu 

Question 2018

The following question had to be answered:

CRISPR/CAS9 is a powerful new technology to change genetic material in all living material including humans, animals and plants. Explain how this technology works. Give your opinion what problems and opportunities this technology should be used for, and what potential uses should not be allowed. Explain why you would make these choices.