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Dr. Hood is a founder and the Director of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington. While at CalTech, Dr. Hood established a worldwide reputation for his ability to anticipate the next key area of development in biotechnology. His work in the area of automating DNA sequencing led the way for the eventual sequencing of the entire human genome. Recently, Dr. Hood created the cross-disciplinary Department of Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Washington as the William Gates III Professor of Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Hood has played a role in creating numerous successful biotechnology companies, including Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ, AMGN) and Applied Biosystems, Inc. (NYSE, ABI). | 