Hood, Leroy E.
Person
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Automation of Sanger Sequencing - Lee Hood
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This meeting brought together the major researchers involved in DNA sequencing since its inception in the 1960s. Prominent guest speakers examined the history of sequencing and how the technology has transformed the biological sciences over the past five decades.
Sequencing began with the British biochemist Fred Sanger, two-time winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. While studying nucleic acids in the early 1960s, Sanger figured out a way to sequence small sections of RNA. This work...
Dates:
2015
California Institute of Technology - Hood, Leroy, 1989 - 1991
File — Box CI04, Folder: 22
Identifier: SB_01_02_0113_001
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Institutional Correspondence (SB/1/2) consists of material which was written or received on behalf of an organization, or generated by Dr. Brenner in his capacity as an administrator, consultant, or advisor. It is arranged alphabetically by author. Included in this subseries are publishers, meeting and lecture organizers, professional organizations, universities, laboratories, and various corporations. Brenner's role in the biotechnology industry is well represented in this subseries,...
Dates:
1989 - 1991
Charles Delisi, 2003-09-08
Item — Multiple Containers
Abstract
Charles DeLisi, pioneer in theoretical and mathematical immunology and an important player in the Human Genome Project, is interviewed by Mila Pollock on September 8, 2003, at Boston University, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dates:
2003-09-08
Correspondence 1987 (2 of 2), 1987
File — Box 41, Folder: 4
Identifier: WAG_b41_f04_001
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The CORRESPONDENCE series is divided into two sets, one from each accession. The first contains a small amount of letters and related material covering the period of 1954-2000 which were found unorganized in the first accession of material (Box 13). The bulk of this material relates to his time at Cambridge University (1954-1957), and includes correspondence with the National Science Foundation (regarding his fellowship), administrative material (including his admission letter), scientific...
Dates:
1987
Correspondence 1990 (2 of 2), 1990
File — Box 42, Folder: 1
Identifier: WAG_b42_f01_001
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The CORRESPONDENCE series is divided into two sets, one from each accession. The first contains a small amount of letters and related material covering the period of 1954-2000 which were found unorganized in the first accession of material (Box 13). The bulk of this material relates to his time at Cambridge University (1954-1957), and includes correspondence with the National Science Foundation (regarding his fellowship), administrative material (including his admission letter), scientific...
Dates:
1990
Hood, Leroy, 1983 - 1990
File — Box 7: Series Correspondence, Folder: 5
Identifier: Correspondence
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The correspondence series consists of incoming and outgoing mail generated from 1975 to around 2012. Early parts of the collection consist mostly of handwritten or typed letters, with onion paper copies being common. In the later years, Maniatis transitioned to mostly using email and the majority of the correspondence is in that format.The collection is separated into seven subseries:I. Chronological Files, Set 1, 1981-1983
II. Chronological Files, Set 2, 1975-2005...
Dates:
1983 - 1990
Hood, Leroy, 1990
File — Box CR88, Folder: 06
Identifier: JDW_02_02
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The correspondence series includes handwritten and typed letters, carbon copies, postcards and notes dating from 1916-2012. The bulk of the material covers Watson’s sojourn in Cambridge (1951-1954), Harvard (1956-1975) and as Director (1968-1994), President (1994-2003), Chancellor (2003-2007), and Chancellor Emeritus (2007-2011) of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Watson’s career at the Copenhagen Crystallography Lab and time at California Institute of Technology are...
Dates:
1990
Leroy Hood, 2010-09-11
Item — Box AV09, miniDV: CSHL1352
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Oral History Collection contains interviews conducted with 200 scientists within the fields of molecular biology, genetics, and the life sciences between 1990 and 2018. The interviewees provide first-hand accounts of their experiences in the fields of modern biology, such as neuroscience, cancer, genetics, plant genetics, genomics, biotechnology and others, from the 1940s through the 2000s. The collection contains audio and video recordings, as well as transcripts of interviews....
Dates:
2010-09-11
Leroy Hood, 2003
Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Leroy Hood, a leader in the fields of molecular biotechnology and genomics, is interviewed by Mila Pollock and Kiryn Haslinger on May 29, 2003 and June 1, 2003, at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Carnegie Library, in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.Leroy Hood, reminisces about becoming a scientist, his early support of biotechnology, his work in genomics research, and social and ethical issues surrounding genomics. He remembers fellow Caltech scientists and others, including Jim...
Dates:
2003
Letter from Leroy E. Hood to Sydney Brenner #1, 24/06/1980
Item — Box CP13, Folder: 38
Identifier: SB_1_1_553_6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Correspondence series consists of incoming and outgoing handwritten and typed letters, carbons, postcards, faxes, and telegrams generated during Sydney Brenner's career. The bulk of this series covers the late 1940s to the 2000s. Correspondents include over 30 Nobel laureates, as well as biochemists, geneticists, students, publishers, and others. Highlights of the collection include the correspondence from Francis Crick, with whom Brenner shared an office for 20 years. Topics covered...
Dates:
24/06/1980