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Hamilton O. Smith, MD

Hamilton O. Smith, MD

J. Craig Venter Institute
La Jolla, California

Class of 2022

Scientific Areas of Interest: Genetics and Genomics, Site-specific DNA Cleavage, Synthetic Biology

For his Nobel-prize winning co-discovery of type II restriction and DNA cleaving enzymes including HindII, contributions to the first genome sequence of a free-living organism, Haemophilus influenza, and the development of a variety of laboratory techniques, including molecular cloning, vector creation, genotyping, and the identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms that have collectively revolutionized molecular genetics and cancer research.