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Elizabeth E. Hood

Elizabeth E. Hood PhD

Molecular Biology
Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States of America

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Elizabeth Hood, Ph.D., has more than thirty years of experience in biology. She is the Lipscomb Distinguished Professor of Agriculture at Arkansas State University. Previously, she held the role of Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer at A-State. She runs an active research lab in plant-based protein production technology and cell wall structure and function.

Dr. Hood was a Program Director in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences at the National Science Foundation during the 2003-2004 academic year. She was a leader in forming one of the world’s foremost transgenic plant research groups at ProdiGene, a plant biotechnology company. Previous to ProdiGene, Dr. Hood was director of the cell biology group for plant production of therapeutic proteins at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a Fortune 500 Company.
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