Jack Andraka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jack Andraka
Occupation	Inventor
Date Of Birth	Jan 8, 1997(1997-01-08)
Age	27
Birthplace	Crownsville
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jack Andraka Biography

Jack Andraka is one of the most popular and richest Inventor who was born on January 8, 1997 in Crownsville, Maryland, United States. Inventor and cancer researcher who, at fifteen, created a sensor to detect early stage pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers. He has been awarded numerous public service awards, including the 2014 Jefferson Award, and has gone on to speak to young adults around the world.

In October 2013, he made a guest appearance on the Colbert Report, a show hosted by Stephen Colbert.

Andraka’s father, Steve, is a civil engineer and his mother, Jane, is a Certified Anesthesiology Assistant. Andraka’s older brother, Luke, won $96,000 in prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2010, with a project that examined how acid mine drainage affected the environment. In 2011, Luke won an MIT THINK Award.

A 2011 article published by Sharon et al. refutes many of Andraka’s claims about specificity of using mesothelin as a biomarker for pancreatic cancer. Specifically, the group showed that mesothelin serum levels in healthy donors were not statistically different from serum levels in pancreatic cancer patients. Dr. Ira Pastan, who discovered mesothelin, said that Andraka’s method “makes no scientific sense. I don’t know anybody in the scientific community who believes his findings.” George M. Church, professor of genetics at Harvard University, also raised concerns about the cost, speed, and sensitivity claims. The novelty of Andraka’s work has also been questioned. In 2005, seven years before 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 Andraka’s purportedly novel methodology. In addition, a carbon-nanotube based sensor similar to Andraka’s was reported in 2009 by Wang et al., a group of researchers at Jiangnan University and University of Michigan, and a carbon-nanotube based sensor for applications in cancer diagnosis was reported in a 2008 paper by Shao et al. that used a methodology similar to Andraka’s.

His father, Steve, is a civil engineer, and his mother, Jane, an anesthetist. His older brother, Luke, won $96,000 at the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair and was later awarded the MIT THINK award.

Jack Andraka Net Worth

Jack Andraka is one of the richest Inventor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jack Andraka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was partially inspired to create his cancer detection system after the death of a family friend. However, he didn’t fully reach his epiphany until a fateful biology class lesson on antibodies.

He is passionate about white-water kayaking and was previously a member of the National Junior Wildwater Team.

Jack Thomas Andraka (born January 8, 1997) is an American university student, inventor, and cancer researcher. As a high school student, he won the grand prize at the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with a method to possibly detect the early stages of pancreatic and other cancers. His work has been questioned by some scientists and writers because it has not been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. As of 2018 he was enrolled at Stanford University as a junior majoring in anthropology and in electrical engineering.

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Who is Jack Andraka Dating?

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In 2012, Andraka filed a “World Patent” under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which resulted in a preliminary search to determine patentability. The examination found “a lack of inventive step” and prior art in US Patents 7824925 and 8110369. No subsequent patent has been filed in any of the patent offices under the PCT and a “Code 122” (European Patent not filed) was issued on June 3, 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Jack Ranked on the list of most popular Inventor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jack Andraka celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.

How did Jack andraka change the world?

The method for detecting pancreatic cancer hasn’t changed in nearly 60 years, but thanks to online research, a curious mind and an appetite for science, 15 -year-old Jack Andraka of Crownsville, Md., invented a breakthrough, noninvasive method for detecting the deadly disease. Andraka’s invention won him the Gordon E.

What is Jack andraka famous for?

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 5 minutes for as little as 3 cents. He conducted his research at Johns Hopkins University and is the winner of the Gordon E.

Where does Jack andraka live now?

Using information he found on Google and Wikipedia (which he calls “a teenager’s best friend”), Andraka, who lives in Anne Arundel County , came up with an idea for a diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer that he says is 168 times faster, 400 times more sensitive and 26,000 times more economical than the medical …

When did Jack andraka invent?

In 2012 , Jack Andraka, at age 15, won the $75,000 Intel ISEF Gordon E Moore Award for inventing a revolutionary test strip that can detect early stage pancreatic cancer.

Where was andraka born?

Crownsville, MD