At 15 he developed a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. This is especially interesting to me because my maternal grandmother died of the disease in her early 50s. By the time pancreatic cancer is detected it's too late for the medical community to do much to help you.
Check out the article about him...
Jake Andraka
He also spoke at a TED Conference...
Jake Andraka Ted
I love that instead of listening in his Biology class he was reading something else! And that 199 people said no to him working with him. But Jake didn't give up and eventually someone from Johns Hopkins agreed to partner with him. And I bet they are glad they did!
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