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Jack Andraka
Cancer Researcher & Scientist / 2012 Intel Gordon E. Moore Award Winner
Jack Andraka is a Maryland high school student who at age 15 created a novel paper sensor that detects pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer in five minutes for as little as three cents.
He conducted his research at Johns Hopkins University and is the winner of the Gordon E. Moore Award at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award. He was Mrs. Obama’s guest at the State of the Union Address and named a Champion of Change by President Obama for his work to break down scientific journal paywalls.
He has spoken at TED Long Beach, over 12 TEDx events including the House of Parliament and is the youngest speaker at the Royal Society of Medicine. He has been featured on 60 Minutes, World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, NPR Marketplace, Popular Science, BBC, Al Jazeera as well as in award-winning documentaries including You Don’t know Jack by Morgan Spurlock.
Jack is currently working with a team of teens (Gen Z) on the Qualcomm Foundation Tricorder X Prize and speaks about open access, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and universal internet availability.
He is also on the national junior wildwater kayaking team and has won awards at multiple national and international math competitions.
He conducted his research at Johns Hopkins University and is the winner of the Gordon E. Moore Award at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award. He was Mrs. Obama’s guest at the State of the Union Address and named a Champion of Change by President Obama for his work to break down scientific journal paywalls.
He has spoken at TED Long Beach, over 12 TEDx events including the House of Parliament and is the youngest speaker at the Royal Society of Medicine. He has been featured on 60 Minutes, World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, NPR Marketplace, Popular Science, BBC, Al Jazeera as well as in award-winning documentaries including You Don’t know Jack by Morgan Spurlock.
Jack is currently working with a team of teens (Gen Z) on the Qualcomm Foundation Tricorder X Prize and speaks about open access, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and universal internet availability.
He is also on the national junior wildwater kayaking team and has won awards at multiple national and international math competitions.
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