Dr. Stephen P. A. "Steve" Fodor (born in Seattle, Washington) 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. He was awarded the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Award for outstanding contributions to Biomolecular Technologies in 2005, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2009.
A scholarly article describing the discovery and advancement of microarray technology and Fodor's contributions to it is available here:
The emergence and diffusion of DNA microarray technology Author(s): Lenoir Tim, Giannella Eric Journal: Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration Year: 2006 Full text: http://www.j-biomed-discovery.com/content/1/1/11