MCLEAN, Va. - TelAve -- The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces that all USA Biolympiad Team members were awarded gold medals at the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) hosted July 12-19, 2026, in Vilnius, Lithuania.

USA Biolympiad Team Gold medalists are:

Kian Dhawan, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD

Emma Li, Lakeside School, Seattle, WA

Suzuko Ohshima, North Hollywood Senior High School, North Hollywood, CA

Kevin Wu, BASIS Independent Bellevue, Bellevue, WA

"These students honored our country at the IBO competition," said Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE. "They are exceptional scholars headed for outstanding careers."

IBO is a worldwide competition involving student teams from 78 countries. It awards individual achievement in theoretical and laboratory biology knowledge. The 2026 USA Biolympiad Team was selected at CEE's USA Biolympiad National Finals competition held this summer in collaboration with Harvard University on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kathy Frame is the Director of the USA Biolympiad program. 12,808 students from 47 U.S. schools in 46 states and 35 international schools registered in the nationwide high school competition.

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About the USA Biolympiad

CEE's USA Biolympiad (USABO) is the nation's most prestigious biology education and testing program for U.S. high school students. USABO's mission concentrates on stimulating intellectual curiosity in young scholars and developing their critical thinking in laboratory skills and biological reasoning to propel them to careers of excellence and leadership in STEM. CEE provides resources for students to prepare for the exam and for exploring biological sciences. With school registration, teachers gain access to a wealth of online biology resources, including recommended readings, study guides, practice questions, guidelines, checklists, and previous exams to help them prepare students for study and testing. For more, visit https://www.cee.org/programs/usa-biolympiad