Jack Andraka's work was not published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal; multiple experts identified serious flaws in the work, and Andraka himself described it as "just a high school science fair project".
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10 Facts About Jack Andraka
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Jack Andraka's winning project consisted of a sensor, similar to diabetic test strips, for early-stage pancreatic cancer screening.
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Jack Andraka has spoken about the inspiration for his work, including the death of a family friend, in forums including TEDx Nijmegen in 2013.
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Jack Andraka conducted his work under the supervision of Anirban Maitra, Professor of Pathology, Oncology, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
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Jack Andraka has applied for a provisional patent for his method of sensing pancreatic cancer and as of 2012 was communicating with companies about developing an over-the-counter test.
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In October 2013, Jack Andraka appeared as a guest on The Colbert Report to talk about his work.
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In 2005, seven years before Jack Andraka won the Intel ISEF, a group of researchers at Jefferson Medical College and the University of Delaware reported a carbon-nanotube based sensor for use in breast cancer diagnostics that uses a methodology nearly identical to Jack Andraka's purportedly novel methodology.
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In 2012, Jack Andraka filed a "World Patent" under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which resulted in a preliminary search to determine patentability.
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Jack Andraka was born in Crownsville, Maryland and is of Polish ancestry.
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Jack Andraka's father, Steve, is a civil engineer and his mother, Jane, is a Certified Anesthesiology Assistant.
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