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Taking Measure

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Robert DeJaco

Following the completion of his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota, Rob DeJaco joined the NIST staff as an NRC postdoc in the Applied and Computational Mathematics Division. Starting employment at NIST during the pandemic, he became interested in and began conducting research on PCR testing, while simultaneously dropping off his own tests at collection facilities. Rob now works at Compact Membrane Systems Inc. and is a guest researcher at NIST. In his free time, he likes to play soccer and maintain his lawn while his dog watches.

A medical worker wears gloves as she prepares to swab the nose of a female patient.

Measuring the Accuracy of PCR Tests Can Improve Health Care Beyond COVID-19

September 13, 2023

Many of us have taken a COVID-19 test. But, have you ever wondered, after your sample goes off to a lab, exactly how they arrive at a positive or negative

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