Speaker Profile
M.D., Ph.D., CEO and Founder, Phenome Health
Biography
A world-renowned scientist and recipient of the National Medal of Science in 2011, Dr. Leroy Hood co-founded the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in 2000 and served as its first President from 2000-2017. In 2021, he founded Phenome Health, a non-profit research organization dedicated to contributing solutions to the major challenges causing a crisis in healthcare. In September 2023, Dr. Hood joined the Buck Institute for Research on Aging as Chief Innovation Officer and Distinguished Professor. Dr. Hood 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 is also a member of the Inventors Hall of Fame for inventing automated DNA sequencing.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Davos of Precision Medicine
PMWC 2027 Program
January 27–29, 2027 · Santa Clara Convention Center
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