AI and the future of health: A conversation with Dr. Leroy Hood

A pioneer of DNA sequencing, Dr. Leroy Hood, says artificial intelligence will have an even bigger impact on human health — giving people personalized steps to forestall disease that would otherwise impact them later in life.

"I want to see people move into their 90s excited, creative, and functional ... doing whatever they wish, and having the energy to interact with people, which is really a key thing to successful aging,” Hood tells GeekWire contributing editor Charlotte Schubert in a fascinating and inspiring GeekWire Podcast conversation.

A serial entrepreneur, life sciences luminary, and co-founder of Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology, Hood is the co-author of a new book, “The Age of Scientific Wellness,” with Nathan Price, an ISB professor and chief scientific officer of Thorne HealthTech.

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