He is the 15-year-old who has created a new diagnostic test especially for pancreatic cancer (his uncle died of it when he was younger-sparks happened within the scientific mind of this already scientific knowledgeable young boy!) The kid reads medical journals for fun...WTF? GREAT!
The test also works for ovarian and lung cancer among other types of cancers. The possibilities are endless now many professionals in the medical field agree.
HIS TESTS IS 100 TIMES MORE SENSITIVE AND 28 TIMES CHEAPER (ABOUT 3 CENTS EACH TEST)
His diagnostic test earned him first prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest pre-college science research competition.
He said modestly, “I’m incredibly excited. It’s like the Olympics of science fairs. It’s just amazing to be here—even if I don’t get a prize.” Well, Jack Andraka did win, receiving about $100,000 in prize money ($75,000 from the grand prize and over $25,000 from other smaller prizes). The high school freshman said he will put the money toward college tuition.
ANDRAKA beat out billion-dollar pharmaceutical companies with his diagnostic test. Perhaps as a young person with no experience, he hadn’t yet learned what everyone else in the industry “knew couldn’t be done.”
I saw the video of his winning and it moved me like few similar videos have.
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