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Jack Andraka
Jack Andraka is a 15 year-old freshman at North County High School in Maryland. As part of his project for the Intel Science Fair he created a new diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer that is 28 times faster, 28 times less expensive and over 100 times more sensitive than the current diagnostic tests. The test is also effective for ovarian and lung cancer.

Officials at Intel have said that Jack's method tests the level of mesothelin, a pancreatic cancer biomarker, in blood or urine, and his study resulted in more than 90 percent accuracy in detecting the presence of mesothelin. The dipstick-sensor method costs 3 cents and takes five minutes to administer.

Dr. Anirban Maitra, a professor in the Johns Hopkins University's department of pathology, gave Jack use of his lab to craft his invention.

Jack's inspiration to create a faster and more efficient cancer test came out of the death of his uncle to pancreatic cancer.

Resources:

http://www.bradaronson.com/jack-andraka/

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05-24/news/bs-ar-student-intel-winner-20120523_1_top-prize-grand-prize-intel-science-fair

https://www.facebook.com/jackandraka.isef2012