Jack Andraka

Jack Andraka
Andraka in 2013
Born
Jack Thomas Andraka

(1997-01-08) January 8, 1997 (age 27)
Crownsville, Maryland, U.S.
Scientific career
FieldsCancer research, medical research, invention

Jack Thomas Andraka (born January 8, 1997) is an American who, as a high school student, won the Gordon E. Moore Award at the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with a method to possibly detect the early stages of pancreatic and other cancers. In 2018, as a junior majoring in anthropology and in electrical engineering at Stanford University, he was awarded the Truman Scholarship for his graduate studies.[1]

Pancreatic cancer sensor

Andraka talks about his work

Andraka's winning project consisted of a sensor, similar to diabetic test strips, for early-stage pancreatic cancer screening. The sensor, consisting of filter paper coated with single-walled carbon nanotubes and antibodies against human mesothelin, was said to measure the level of mesothelin to test for the presence of cancer in a patient.[2]

The project claimed that tests on human blood serum showed a dose-dependent response, and that his method was 168 times faster, 1⁄26667 times as expensive, and 400 times more sensitive than ELISA, 25% to 50% more accurate than the CA19-9 test,[3] and over 90 percent accurate in detecting the presence of mesothelin.[4] However, several years of trials would be needed to determine whether the new device would be sensitive and specific enough as a screening test for pancreatic cancer.[5]

Andraka in an interview with Francis Collins on open access.

Andraka has spoken about the inspiration for his work, including the death of a family friend, in forums including TEDx Nijmegen in 2013.[6][7][8][9] He conducted his work under the supervision of Anirban Maitra, Professor of Pathology, Oncology, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[2]

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.[10][11]

In October 2013, Andraka appeared as a guest on The Colbert Report to talk about his work.[12]

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."[13] George M. Church, professor of genetics at Harvard University, also raised concerns about the cost, speed, and sensitivity claims.[5] 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.[14] 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,[15] 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.[16] In an explanation for why he was not on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, Forbes editor Matthew Herper said that he overrode an expert judging panel to keep Andraka off the list was because his work was not published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal and because experts saw holes in his work.[5]

In 2012, Andraka filed a "World Patent" under the Patent Cooperation Treaty,[10] which resulted in a preliminary search to determine patentability.[17] The examination found "a lack of inventive step"[18] 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.[10]

While being an advocate for open access, he was criticized for not publishing his discovery openly for anyone to use and build upon, and then trying to file a patent for it.[11]

Personal life

Andraka at Capital Pride in 2014

Jack Andraka was born in Crownsville, Maryland and is of Polish ancestry.[19] Andraka enrolled as a freshman at Stanford University for the 2015–2016 academic year.[20]

Andraka has been openly gay since he was 13.[21][22][23] When asked to be interviewed about his sexual orientation, Andraka responded, "That sounds awesome! I’m openly gay and one of my biggest hopes is that I can help inspire other LGBTQ youth to get involved in STEM. I didn't have many role models [who are gay scientists] besides Alan Turing."[22]

Family

Andraka's father, Steve, is a civil engineer and his mother, Jane, is a Certified Anesthesiology Assistant.[24] 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.[8]

Awards and recognition

Publications

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Kathleen J. (April 13, 2018). "Stanford junior wins 2018 Truman Scholarship for graduate studies". Stanford University: News. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Tucker, Abigail. "Jack Andraka, the Teen Prodigy of Pancreatic Cancer". Smithsonian magazine. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Andraka, Jack. "A Novel Paper Sensor for the Detection of Pancreatic Cancer". ME028 (Andraka). Society for Science & the Public. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Innovative Cancer Test Garners Gordon E. Moore Award". Intel.
  5. ^ a b c Herper, Matthew (January 8, 2014). "Why Biotech Whiz Kid Jack Andraka Is Not On The Forbes 30 Under 30 List". Forbes Media LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  6. ^ TEDx Talks (April 8, 2013). Bring on the medical revolution : Jack Andraka at TEDxNijmegen 2013. YouTube. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Intel Science Winner Develops Cancer Tech". Wall Street Journal Live. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c Burris, Joe (May 24, 2012). "North County student wins Intel Science Fair's top prize". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  9. ^ Dr. Richard Besser (June 21, 2012). "Boy Invents Cancer Test". ABC News.
  10. ^ a b c "Sensors for detection of mesothelin WO 2013172866 A3".
  11. ^ a b "US teen invents advanced cancer test using Google". BBC. August 20, 2012.
  12. ^ Colbert, Stephen (October 30, 2013). "Jack Andraka". The Colbert Report. Season 10. Episode 15. Comedy Central. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Bryant, Nick (May 28, 2015). "The prodigy invention". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "Student Science". apps2.societyforscience.org. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  15. ^ Wang, Libing; Chen, Wei; Xu, Dinghua; Shim, Bong Sup; Zhu, Yingyue; Sun, Fengxia; Liu, Liqiang; Peng, Chifang; Jin, Zhengyu (December 1, 2009). "Simple, rapid, sensitive, and versatile SWNT-paper sensor for environmental toxin detection competitive with ELISA". Nano Letters. 9 (12): 4147–4152. Bibcode:2009NanoL...9.4147W. doi:10.1021/nl902368r. ISSN 1530-6992. PMC 2793542. PMID 19928776.
  16. ^ Shao, Ning; Wickstrom, Eric; Panchapakesan, Balaji (November 19, 2008). "Nanotube-antibody biosensor arrays for the detection of circulating breast cancer cells". Nanotechnology. 19 (46): 465101. Bibcode:2008Nanot..19T5101S. doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/46/465101. ISSN 0957-4484. PMID 21836232. S2CID 1224252.
  17. ^ "US2012068589 SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF MESOTHELIN". patentscope.wipo.int. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "WO2013172866.pdf" (PDF). patentscope.wipo.int. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  19. ^ "Congratulations to Jack Andraka The Beginning of a Great Career" (PDF). Polish American News. September 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  20. ^ Stevenson, Seth (November 3, 2015). "Jack Andraka's Parents on Raising a Science Whiz Kid". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  21. ^ Riley, John (August 29, 2013). "Maryland's Gay Wunderkind". MetroWeekly, Washington, D.C.'s Gay & Lesbian News Magazine.
  22. ^ a b Stuart, Wilber. "Standing on the Right Side of History: 16 Year Old Jack Andraka Is 'The Edison Of Our Times'". The New Civil Rights Movement (online news site). Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  23. ^ Edwardes, Charlotte (June 14, 2013). "He's 16, still in braces and by the way he's invented a test for cancer". London Evening Standard.
  24. ^ Joe Burris (May 24, 2012). "North County Student Wins Intel Prize". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  25. ^ "42ND JEFFERSON AWARDS CELEBRATE THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC SERVICE - Volunteering". Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  26. ^ "2015 Coca-Cola Scholars". Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  27. ^ "2012 American Ingenuity Award Winners". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2018.

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