Former Stanford president and FDA chief dies of COVID-19
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Former Stanford President and FDA chief dies of COVID-19

Donald Kennedy, the eighth president of Stanford University and former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, died of COVID-19 at the age of 88. He has also served as editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

Kennedy died Tuesday morning at a care facility in Gordon Manor, Stanford said in a statement. In addition to Kennedy, at least two other Gordon Manor residents have died of the coronavirus, according to the San Mateo Daily Journal.

Donald Kennedy, former president of Stanford University and then commissioner of the U.S. FDA. /courtesy of Stanford News Service

Donald Kennedy, former president of Stanford University and then commissioner of the U.S. FDA. /courtesy of Stanford News Service