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they wake up about 5:00 a.m. to get

they wake up about 5:00 a.m. to get ready for school now I go through all my

ready for school now I go through all my

ready for school now I go through all my classes left and it messed of course

classes left and it messed of course

classes left and it messed of course that’s electromagnetic so that mean they

that’s electromagnetic so that mean they

that’s electromagnetic so that mean they catch the market trading down to

catch the market trading down to

catch the market trading down to Georgetown I’m a 17 year old high school

Georgetown I’m a 17 year old high school

Georgetown I’m a 17 year old high school student and I’m also a cancer researcher

student and I’m also a cancer researcher

student and I’m also a cancer researcher who focuses on cancer diagnostics 85% of

who focuses on cancer diagnostics 85% of

who focuses on cancer diagnostics 85% of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed

all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed

all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late I was inspired by the death of a

late I was inspired by the death of a

late I was inspired by the death of a close family friend they passed away

close family friend they passed away

close family friend they passed away from pancreatic cancer they went from a

from pancreatic cancer they went from a

from pancreatic cancer they went from a perfectly healthy looking human being

perfectly healthy looking human being

perfectly healthy looking human being into pretty much a living skeleton in

into pretty much a living skeleton in

into pretty much a living skeleton in six months it was just a horrifying

six months it was just a horrifying

six months it was just a horrifying experience to watch and I want to make

experience to watch and I want to make

experience to watch and I want to make sure that no one else had to go through

sure that no one else had to go through

sure that no one else had to go through that pain and suffering again armed with

that pain and suffering again armed with

that pain and suffering again armed with eighth grade biology I set out to change

eighth grade biology I set out to change

eighth grade biology I set out to change cancer diagnostics I didn’t know

cancer diagnostics I didn’t know

cancer diagnostics I didn’t know anything about being in a lot

anything about being in a lot

anything about being in a lot yeah I’d blow my cells up in the

yeah I’d blow my cells up in the

yeah I’d blow my cells up in the centrifuge or overheat them it was

centrifuge or overheat them it was

centrifuge or overheat them it was terrible but in a science failing is

terrible but in a science failing is

terrible but in a science failing is like one of the best things that you can

like one of the best things that you can

like one of the best things that you can do the brief moment of this entire test

do the brief moment of this entire test

do the brief moment of this entire test that was one of the happiest moments of

that was one of the happiest moments of

that was one of the happiest moments of that entire draids

that entire draids

that entire draids it’s like a diabetic test yet and you

it’s like a diabetic test yet and you

it’s like a diabetic test yet and you just take a small drop of blood or urine

just take a small drop of blood or urine

just take a small drop of blood or urine or whatever you’re trying to tack the

or whatever you’re trying to tack the

or whatever you’re trying to tack the protein in and you can instantly see

protein in and you can instantly see

protein in and you can instantly see whether or not you have the cancers

whether or not you have the cancers

whether or not you have the cancers finding out that my test gym did work it

finding out that my test gym did work it

finding out that my test gym did work it brought to me the mind that maybe I

brought to me the mind that maybe I

brought to me the mind that maybe I could help save someone’s life my major

could help save someone’s life my major

could help save someone’s life my major goal is to save as many lives as

goal is to save as many lives as

goal is to save as many lives as possible and rent the pain that comes

possible and rent the pain that comes

possible and rent the pain that comes from like pancreatic cancer as well as

from like pancreatic cancer as well as

from like pancreatic cancer as well as other cancers

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