15-Year-Old Innovator Develops Potential Skin Cancer Treatment Soap

Heman Bekele, named TIME's Kid of the Year, advances affordable cancer care with his groundbreaking soap formula.

Bekele's soap contains nanoparticles loaded with imiquimod, a drug that treats certain skin cancers.
The soap aims to make skin cancer treatment more accessible and affordable, especially in early stages.
Bekele's inspiration stemmed from observing sun damage in Ethiopia and his passion for skin cancer research.
He conducts research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health while attending high school.
The soap is in early testing stages and may take a decade to reach the market.