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17-year-old awarded $100,000 for her potentially cancer-curing research

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For those who sit in science class wondering “when am I ever going to use this?” Angela Zhang has found a use, and then some. The 17-year-old from California has just been awarded $100,000 from the national Siemens science contest with her research that may be a potential cure for cancer.

“I created a nanoparticle that’s kind of like the Swiss Army knife of cancer treatment in that it can detect cancer cells, eradicate the cancer cells and then monitor the treatment response. So the major aim of the project was to personalize cancer medicine,” Zhang was quoted on ABC News.

Of course, her smartness didn’t just come overnight. Zhang began reading doctorate level work on bio-engineering when she was only in her first year of high school. Her motivation? “I’m excited to learn just everything possible,” she continued in the interview.

Congrats, Angela! To hear her explain more about her work, watch the video below:

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