Leroy Hood

Leroy Hood is an American biologist. He won 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. His inventions include the automated DNA sequencer, a device to create proteins and an automated tool for synthesizing DNA. Hood co-founded the Institute for Systems Biology.

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American - Biologist - 2003 - Lemelson-MIT Prize - Genome - 2002 - Kyoto Prize - 1987 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research - Automated DNA sequencer - Institute for Systems Biology

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