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