Researching Leroy Hood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8290 people with the Hood surname? In that year Hood was ranked number 489 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Leroy means "The King" and is of French origin.
Records of Leroy Hood on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leroy Hood and the Hood Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 10138 people with the Hood surname in the UK? Hood is now ranked number 568 for popularity in the UK. |
Hood Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Hood surname in the USA? Hood is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Leroy Hood. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leroy Hood
Leroy Hood
Leroy "Lee" Edward Hood (born October 10, 1938) is an American biologist who has served on the faculties at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Washington. Hood has developed ground-breaking scientific instruments which made possible major advances in the biological sciences and the medical sciences. These include the first gas phase protein sequencer (1982), for determining the sequence of amino acids in a given protein;a DNA synthesizer (1983), to synthesize short sections of DNA;a peptide synthesizer (1984), to combine amino acids into longer peptides and short proteins;the first automated DNA sequencer (1986), to identify the order of nucleotides in DNA;ink-jet oligonucleotide technology for synthesizing DNA and nanostring technology for analyzing single molecules of DNA and RNA. The protein sequencer, DNA synthesizer, peptide synthesizer, and DNA sequencer were commercialized through Applied Biosystems, Inc. and the ink-jet technology was commercialized through Agilent Technologies.The automated DNA sequencer was an enabling technology for the Human Genome Project. The peptide synthesizer was used in the synthesis of the HIV protease by Stephen Kent and others, and the development of a protease inhibitor for AIDS treatment.
Hood established the first cross-disciplinary biology department, the Department of Molecular Biotechnology (MBT), at the University of Washington in 1992, and co-founded the Institute for Systems Biology in 2000. Hood is credited with introducing the term "systems biology", and advocates for "P4 medicine", medicine that is "predictive, personalized, preventive, and participatory." Scientific American counted him among the 10 most influential people in the field of biotechnology in 2015.
Hood was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2007 for the invention and commercialization of key instruments, notably the automated DNA sequencer, that have enabled the biotechnology revolution.
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