| Authorised form of name | Smith; Michael (1932 - 2000) |
| Dates | 1932 - 2000 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Place of birth | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Date of birth | 26/04/1932 |
| Date of death | 05/10/2000 |
| Activity | Education:
Arnold School; Manchester University. PhD (1956)
Career:
Research assistant to Gobind Khorana, at the British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver, Canada (1956); moved with Khorana's group to Insitute for Enzyne Research, University of Wisconsin, USA; staff, Fisheries Research Board, Canada Laboratory, Vancouver (1961); Medical Research Associate, Medical Research Council of Canada (1966); co-founder of biotechnology company, Zymos (1981); Faculty, University of British Columbia; founded Biotechnology Laboratory, University of British Columbia (1986); retired from university (1997); Director, Genome Sequencing Centre, Cancer Agency, Vancouver (1997)
Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1993 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1986 |
| Age at election | 53 |
| Relationships | Married Helen (separated 1983); two sons, one daughter |
| Source | Sources:
Guardian obituary 10/10/00
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs 2001 vol 47 pp 429-441, plate, by Caroline R Astell |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/18319326 |
| Code | NA3298 |
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