Congratulations to our 2020/21 Top 40 teams!
Meet our Top 3 competitors and their Mentors
2020/21 Case Competition
Over 570 students, making up 187 teams from over 70 institutions across the world competed in the first annual IgNITE 2020/21 Competition!
2020/21 Timeline
Applications Open
Mid September - End of October
Applications to join the IgNITE Medical Case Competition will be officially open
Round 2
January - Mid February
Top 40 teams will create and submit poster presentations of their proposals
** All dates are tentative and can be changed by the Organizational Committee.
Round 1
1st November - 1st December
Students will receive the case package and be paired with a mentor. Students will develop and submit their research proposals. The submission will include an abstract and elevator pitch video
Conference Day
27th February 2021
Virtual conference day. Research poster presentations, keynote speakers, and other networking opportunities
2020/21 Theme and Lab Techniques
Regenerative Medicine
1. Western Blot
2. Immuno-fluorescence
3. CRISPR-Cas9
2020/21 Prizes
Top 40 Teams' Abstracts are Published in the URNCST Journal
IgNITE Trophy
Top 3 Teams' Abstracts are Published in UOSJ
1st: $1000
2nd: $600
3rd: $400
** All prizes can be changed by the Organizational Committee.
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