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Andrew Brooks

Apr 05, 2019

Circuit Clinical, an integrated research organization that facilitates clinical trials and biospecimen collection, has added Andrew Brooks to its board of directors. Brooks is currently chief operating officer of RUCDR Infinite Biologics (RUCDR) at Rutgers University, the world's largest academic biorepository managing biological resources for clients such as the National Institutes of Health, as well as leading academic researchers and major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He is a professor of genetics at Rutgers University and a member of the Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey.

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