Leroy Hood – Human Genome Project – recipient of National Metal of Science
Leroy Hood, MD, PhD (born October 10, 1938 in Missoula, Montana) is a world-renowned scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and visionary. His discoveries have permanently changed the course of biology, and revolutionized the understanding of genetics, life, and human health. Hood’s life’s work has been defined by two fundamental beliefs, instilled in him while a doctoral candidate at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) by his mentor William J. Dreyer: always practice biology at the leading-edge; and if you really want to change biology, develop a new technology for pushing back the frontiers of biological knowledge. (Quote from Wikipedia – 2014)
Leroy Hood’s remarkable career can be viewed in his article below:
My Life and Adventures Integrating Biology and Technology
Leroy Hood President and Director Institute for Systems Biology Seattle, Washington
A Commemorative Lecture for the 2002 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technologies
“I was born in October of 1938 in Missoula, Montana, a beautiful town split by a rapidly flowing river and lying at the convergence of two forested mountain ranges.”