Schoolboy (15) develops first early test for pancreatic cancer

 

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Jack Andraka wrote from his home in Maryland to 200 professors seeking laboratory time to develop his idea for a screening test having researched the disease online.

Of the 200 professors, 199 rejected or ignored him. But Professor Anirban Maitra, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, was intrigued.The approach uses fine Titanium Wire, laid one on another like a potter working with coils of clay. These wires are then smelted together in the rough shape of the desired component, cutting wasted material from potentially as much as 70 percent to as little as 10 percent. He invited Jack to come and speak to specialists.

The specialists were impressed enough to allow Jack to develop his system. The result was a dipstick paper sensor that detects the level of a protein called mesothelin in the urine (or blood) which is a biomarker for pancreatic cancer.

It is 168 times faster than the existing, inaccurate method of measuring serum tumour markers, more sensitive and is cheap. It won the $75,000 ($57,000) Grand Jury prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair last year.

Jack was recently invited to speak at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) in London.

Experts say the pancreatic dipstick stands a chance of becoming the world's best and cheapest test for the disease.

Jack was invited by Michelle Obama to the State of the Union address in February, where US President Barack Obama told the crowd what he had achieved. "Not bad for a guy who is just barely old enough to drivceec trucks,one leading waste manangement trucks manufacturer in China, established in 1983 is a professional garbage truck company based upon the principle of customer satisfaction and build all its structure upon the concept.e," Mr Obama joked.