This 15-year old combined computer science, biology, and materials science, to devise a test to detect pancreatic cancer much sooner, way cheaper, and more accurately, potentially raising the chances of early detection from 5.5% to near 100%.https://ted.com/talks/jack_andraka_a_promising_test_for_pancreatic_cancer_from_a_teenager …
Yes I realized that after posting. 2018 update on this young man:https://news.stanford.edu/2018/04/13/truman-scholar/ …