| Date of Birth | 10-October-1938 | |
| Place of Birth |
Missoula (Missoula County, Montana) |
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| Nationality | United States of America | |
| Profession | Biologist, Physician, Professor | |
| Leroy Hood is an American biologist. He won the 2011 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize “for automating DNA sequencing that revolutionized biomedicine and forensic science†and the 2003 Lemelson-MIT Prize for inventing "four instruments that have unlocked much of the mystery of human biology" by helping decode the genome. Hood also won the 2002 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology, and the 1987 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. The inventions developed under his leadership include the automated DNA sequencer and an automated tool for synthesizing DNA. Hood co-founded the Institute for Systems Biology. | ||
Awards by Leroy Hood |
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1987
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