Hamilton Smith

Dr. Hamilton O. Smith co-founded Synthetic Genomics, Inc. in 2005 and serves as it's Co-Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Smith serves as a Scientific Director of the Institute of Biological Energy Alternatives(IBEA) and Scientific Director of Synthetic Biology & Biological Energy Groups at the Venter Institute. He served as an Executive Vice President at Synthetic Genomics, Inc. He served as a Founder and Senior Director of DNA Resources of Celera Genomics and participated in the sequencing of the genomes of the fruit fly, mosquito, mouse and human. Previously, Dr. Smith served as the head of faculty and professor of molecular biology and genetics of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was a Co-Founder and collaborated with The Institute for Genome Research (TIGR) to sequence the genome of H. influenza, archaea bacteria, and other bacteria. Dr. Smith is widely considered one of the experts in DNA library construction and DNA manipulation techniques. He serves as the Chairman and Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Metabolon Inc. Dr. Smith serves as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at U.S. Genomics, Inc. and Excel Medical Ventures. He serves as a Director of Sunol Molecular Corporation. Dr. Smith was a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Intercell Biomedical Research & Development AG until February 2006.