Jack Andraka

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Learn more about Jack Thomas AndrakaInventor Jack Andraka, of Crownsville, Maryland, is not your typical teenager. At the age of 15, he invented a new, potentially lifesaving tool for detecting pancreatic, lung, and ovarian cancers. The test, using a dipstick-type sensor, filter paper, and a...

Read the National Geographic Spotlight on Jack Andraka

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jack-andraka-the-teen-prodigy-of-pancreatic-cancer-135925809/.pdf

Read the Smithsonian article about Jack and his family

Check out Jack's current book below, on sale now

Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World - Jack Andraka - HardcoverFeatured in the 2018 movie Science Fair!A National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Book of 2017In this acclaimed memoir, teen innovator and scientist ...

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Watch both of Jack's TED Talks

Watch the video below to see Jack win the 2012 American Ingenuity Award and $75,000 toward his continued research

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