Stephen Fodor

American biologist

Stephen P. A. "Steve" Fodor (born in Seattle, Washington in 1953) is a scientist and businessman in the field of DNA microarray technology.²

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Born 1953.¹

About

He is the co-founder of Affymetrix, a company that produces DNA microarrays to screen gene expression and genetic variations in large portions of such genomes as human, rat, and mouse, which is currently widely used in research, and could be used to screen patients for diseases.

He was awarded the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Award for outstanding contributions to Biomolecular Technologies in 2005 and the European Inventor of the Year Award in 2006. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2009. Awarded the Newcomb Cleveland Prize in 1990.

Fodor is a member of the Board of Trustees Carnegie Institution for Science.

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Companies

AffymetrixFounder¹⁴
AffymetrixBoard member May 9, 2011 to Jun 4, 2014¹⁵
AffymetrixChair May 31, 2006 to Feb 22, 2011¹⁶
AffymetrixChief executive officer May 31, 2006 to Jul 31, 2008¹⁶
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.Board member Jun 21, 2006 to Jun 5, 2008¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedPrinceton University³
Date not recordedWashington State University³

Fodor received a BS and MS in Biology from Washington State University. He received a PhD in chemistry from Princeton in 1985.

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Career

Occupation: geneticist, businessperson, biologist.⁸

Date not recordedWorked at Affymax (United States)^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at Cellular Research (United States)^{4 6}
Date not recordedFounded Affymetrix⁷

Personal life

Born1953, Seattle⁹
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰

Awards

2016Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^{11 13}
2006European Inventor Award¹¹
1998Gabbay Award^{11 12}

Sources

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WikidataStephen Fodor: Founded Affymetrix, on Wikidata
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WikidataAffymetrix, Founder
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SEC EDGARAffymetrix, Board member
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SEC EDGARAffymetrix, Chair
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SEC EDGARViracta Therapeutics, Inc., Board member