Spencer Cox (activist)

Spencer Cox
Born(1968-03-10)March 10, 1968
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 18, 2012(2012-12-18) (aged 44)
New York City, U.S.
Cause of deathAIDS-related causes, having stopped taking his medication
Known forACT UP, Treatment Action Group, clinical trial design leading to approval of ritonavir

Patrick Spencer Cox (March 10, 1968 – December 18, 2012) was an American HIV/AIDS activist. He was involved in ACT UP and the Treatment Action Group during the height of the AIDS crisis in New York City. He helped facilitate the production of protease inhibitors, which revolutionized AIDS care in the 1990s.

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