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Superstar Teen Inventor / 19
Twitter: @janellehmtam
In high school, Janelle Tam began developing her own experiments alongside pro scientists at a nanotechnology lab at the University of Waterloo, where her dad is a professor. Her research led to the invention of a new compound: one with disease-fighting and anti-aging properties. It went on to win a national research competition and has since been patented. “I never envisioned how far I’d end up going,” says Tam, now studying molecular biology at Princeton University. “When you start something important, you never think, Oh, I’m going to win this award. It’s more like, What can I do best with what I have right now?”
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FILED UNDER: 30 Under 30 April 2015