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My Take
Jack Andraka fascinates me less for his obvious brilliance than for his sheer stubbornness. Winning the Gordon E. Moore Award at the Intel science fair as a teenager, with a method aimed at early detection of pancreatic and other cancers, is staggering. But what stays with me is the story of being rejected again and again before someone said yes. He later went on to Stanford, yet his real lesson, I think, is that talent is mostly persistence wearing a lab coat. When kids like him exist, I feel genuinely optimistic about where research is headed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jack Andraka
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・アンドレイカ
- Reading
- じゃっく・あんどれいか
- Born
- January 8, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Crownsville, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- inventor / cancer researcher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- North County High School
- University
- Stanford University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jack Andraka born?
Born January 8, 1997 (age 29).
Where is Jack Andraka from?
Jack Andraka is from Crownsville, Maryland, United States.
What does Jack Andraka do?
Jack Andraka works as inventor, cancer researcher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.