26. Is Modern Medicine Misguided? with Dr. Leroy Hood

Leroy (Lee) Hood is a world-renowned scientist and recipient of the National Medal of Science in 2011 from President Barack Obama.  Dr. Leroy Hood co-founded the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) and currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer and Professor at ISB. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine. Of the more than 6,000 scientists worldwide who belong to one or more of these academies, Dr. Hood is one of only 20 people elected to all three. He has received 18 honorary degrees from prestigious universities in the U.S. and abroad and has published more than 850 peer-reviewed articles and currently holds 36 patents.

Dr.Hood and his colleagues developed the instruments that paved the way for the Human Genome Project’s successful mapping and understanding of the human genome. He and his students also deciphered many of the complex mechanisms of antibody diversification.

Lee Hood is currently carrying out studies in Alzheimer’s Disease, cancer, and wellness. He is pioneering a 1 million patient genome/phenome project for Providence and is bringing scientific (quantitative) wellness to the contemporary U.S. health care system. Dr. Hood has played a role in founding 15 biotechnology companies including Amgen, Applied Biosystems, Arivale, and Nanostring. He has co-authored textbooks in biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, genetics, and systems biology.

Leroy Hood Book Recommendations:

The End of Average - Todd Rose 

Lifespan - David Sinclair 

The Empty Planet - Darrell Bricker 

The 100-Year Life - Lynda Gratton & Andrew Scott 

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge -Abraham Flexner 

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