15-Year-Old Who Invented Pancreatic Cancer Test Attending 3rd Annual Run and Gun

Jack Andraka recently won $75,000 for the first place prize in this years Intel Science Competition (which he plans to put toward college). His entry was even more impressive than this might suggest, however, and is something that researchers and pharmaceutical companies have been working toward developing for years.

Jack, at only 15, has invented an early-detection test for pancreatic cancer that is 90% accurate. It’s also 168 times faster, 400 times more sensitive, and 26000 times less expensive than current tests.
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3rd Annual Griff’s Run and Gun is on the Horizon

This year’s Run and Gun weekend begins Friday, July 27th with the dinner and silent auction. The keynote speaker is Jeff Bower, 1979 graduate of HAHS and the former NBA General Manager and Coach of the New Orleans Hornets. The 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held on Saturday at the Hollidaysburg Area YMCA, and Sunday is the first ever Greg Griffith Memorial Golf outing at Sinking Valley. More detailed info on the weekend will follow. CONTINUE READING