Leroy Hood, M.D., Ph.D.

Awards and Honors

• Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2002.
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree, The Pennsylvania State University, 2001.
• Member, American Philosophical Society, 2001.
• Edman Award, Methods of Protein Structure Analysis International Congress, 2000.
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree, Bates College, 1999.
• Distinguished Service Award from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 1998.
• Beckman Lecturer Award for Pioneering and Original Research in Laboratory Automation, 1998.
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree, Whitman College, 1995.
• Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for changing how diagnoses are made and opening the doors for miracles in treatments and cures, 1994.
• Lynen Medal of the Miami Biotechnology Symposium, 1994.
• Ciba-Geigy/Drew Award in Biomedical Research from Drew University, 1993.
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree, Wesleyan University, 1992.
• American College of Physicians Award for distinguished contributions in science as related to medicine, 1990.
• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, Johns Hopkins University, 1990.
• Cetus Award for Biotechnology, 1989.
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree, University of Southern California, 1989.
• Commonwealth Award of Distinguished Service for work in developing instruments used to study modern biology and medicine, 1989.
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree, University of British Columbia, 1988.
• Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for studies of immune diversity, 1987.
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, 1987.
• Honorary Doctor of Science degree, Montana State University, 1986.
• Member, National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences