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Teen turns her cancer into science project honored by President Obama at White House Science Fair<\/p>\n

At just 18-years-old, Elana Simon from Manhattan has beaten a rare form of cancer, co-authored a study on the disease and been accepted to Harvard University.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, she racked up another accomplishment: She wowed the President.
\n“Can I just say, I did not do this at 12, or 18,\u201d President Obama told her during the fourth annual White House Science Fair. “We’re so proud of you.”<\/p>\n

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Elana Simon, 18, wows President Obama with her science project about cancer at the 2014 White House Science Fair. (credit: Larry Downing \/ Reuters)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Dalton School student was among more than 100 students recognized by Obama for work in science, technology, engineering and math competitions or programs.<\/p>\n

At the age of 12, Simon was diagnosed with a liver cancer known as fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. After her tumor was successfully removed, Simon, at 15, suggested a study to her surgeon.<\/p>\n

That step seemed normal to Simon, who hails from a family that includes several prominent scientists.<\/p>\n

The study, which she helped to conduct, unconvered a genetic mutation that may play a role in how the tumor strikes. The findings were published in the prestigious journal, Science.<\/p>\n

In April, Simon was named a “Young Champion in Cancer Research” by the American Association for Cancer Research.<\/p>\n

But she called the White House Science Fair, during which the President reviewed a visual representation of the mutation she studied, “totally the coolest thing I’ve done.”<\/p>\n

“I freaked out so much,” the mostly poised high school senior said afterward.<\/p>\n

“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is so exciting.”<\/p>\n

Students at the event included Jayda Collazo, 12, from the Bronx, who met Obama Tuesday after showing enthusiasm for science at an event organized through a partnership between Time-Warner and the Boys and Girls Club of America.<\/p>\n

“He shook my hand,” Jayda said. “My heart stopped beating for a second.”
\nIt was the first trip outside of New York and the first plane flight for Jayda, who said she wants to become a pediatrician.<\/p>\n

Source: Dan Friedman \/ nydailynews.com<\/p>\n

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