Forbes 30 Under 30 2017: Science

Mark Smith, 29
Cofounder, OpenBiome

Smith’s company, OpenBiome, developed a therapy called fecal microbiota transplantation to treat Clostridium difficile, a common hospital-acquired infection. Like a blood bank for human stool, the nonprofit’s work has helped over 18,000 patients. 

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