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Jack Andraka Talks About the Bioscience Discovery Process at Milken Institute Global Conference

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  • Jack Andraka plans to adapt the sensor's antibody to detect HIV, AIDS, Alzheimer's, heart disease, and various cancers, expanding from current capabilities to identify pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer.
  • Following seven months of laboratory work that yielded a single small paper sensor, Andraka anticipates the procedure will perform "nearly as brilliant" as originally thought after initial flaw realization.
  • The sensor is projected to be 168 times faster, over 26,000 times less expensive, and over 400 times more sensitive than the current $800 diagnostic standard, which currently fails to detect 30% of all cancers.
  • The discussion framework is designed to use Andraka's journey to set the tone for subsequent panelists and to explore how he synthesized freely available internet information into a cohesive science policy.
  • Andraka's background as a student inventor and cancer researcher is expected to provide context on his post-Oval Office work and the integration of available data into his research.