Thank you to everyone who participated in the inaugural 2021 MBI Trainee Reindeer Games! We had a blast and we hope you did too. Check out our list of winners below and click the headers to see photos!
Day 1: Mini gingerbread house decoration contest
Best overall: Nicole Chambers
Most questionably Structured: Ariel Walker
Most creative (tied): Brian Lee and Wonn Pyon
Day 2: Winter lab door decoration contest
Best overall: Drs. Claire DeLucia and Sabhya Rana
Day 3: Grinch-worthy poem about the third reviewer
Best overall: Lauren Kenney
Best POEm: Andrew Moore
Most Grinch-worthy: Samantha Smith
Most unusual rhyming: Kalene Jasso
Best musical poem: Jessica Kraft
Best haiku: Eleana Manousiouthakis
Day 4: Scientific paper snowflake
Best overall: Nicole Chambers
Best use of scientific paper: Alysha Michaelson
Rosalind Franklin-inspired snowflake: Brian Lee
Best snowflake portrait of a scientist: Wonn Pyon
Day 5: Best scientific explanation of how reindeer fly
Best overall (tied):
Ethan Smith & Mackenzie Bolen
Allison Campball & Dr. Eleana Manousiouthakis
Technology and travel grand prize winners ($1,000 each)
Rodrigo Tomas (graduate student, neuroscience)
Allison Campbell (graduate student, biomedical engineering)