Rutgers researcher, a leader in fight against COVID-19, dead at 51
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Rutgers researcher, Dr. Andrew Brooks, who led the development of the first approved coronavirus saliva-based test for home use, died unexpectedly on Jan. 23, 2021. He was Chief Operating Officer at RUCDR Infinite Biologics. (Photo: Nick Romanenko)
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A statement released last week by Rutgers University, announced the unexpected death of research professor, Andrew Brooks.
Brooks, who died on Saturday, January 23, at the age of 51, led the development of the first approved coronavirus saliva-based test for home use, the statement read.
The rapid response test received FDA emergency approval last spring, and since March, more than four million of them have been performed, Rutgers revealed, earning recognition for Brooks and his lab’s pioneering work, in The New York Times