Leroy "Lee" Edward Hood 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.
Leroy Hood, in 2011
Leroy Hood, 2008 Pittcon Heritage Award recipient
Dr. Lee Hood receiving the National Medal of Science from President Obama
Missoula is a city in and the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot Rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges, thus it is often described as the "hub of five valleys". The 2020 United States Census shows the city's population at 73,489 and the population of the Missoula Metropolitan Area at 122,458. Missoula is the 2nd largest city and metropolitan area in Montana. Missoula is home to the University of Montana, a public research university.
Missoula, Montana
Teepees at the site of Missoula, south of the Clark Fork River, facing northeast
View of downtown from Mt. Sentinel
Missoula Valley