Celebrity：Rishab Jain
【明報專訊】．Rishab Jain
．Nationality: American
．Age: 15
“ I believe all children, whatever their age, should be exposed to STEM and I want to help make that a reality today.”
Top young scientist
While most students are busy dealing with homework when they are 15, Rishab Jain has already committed to working towards a cure for pancreatic cancer(胰臟癌).
Pancreatic cancer occurs within the tissues of the pancreas with an extremely low survival rate. When Rishab was 13, he invented tools that make use of Artificial Intelligence(人工智能) to detect and track pancreatic cancer in human body. Winning numerous awards in the field of young scientists, he hopes he can become a surgeon and continue his medical research.
■Photo story
Rishab launched a YouTube channel to share tutorials and guides about Discord, an instant messaging application.
■Game
The pancreas is a large organ located behind the stomach. Do you know the name of the following organs as shown in the diagram?
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
commit (v) 致力於
cure (n) 治療方法
pancreas (n) 胰臟
survival (adj) 生存的
[Smarties' Power English 第289期]
