Person Smith; Michael (1932 - 2000) Smith Michael 1932 - 2000 Canadian Male Blackpool, Lancashire, England 26/04/1932 19320426 05/10/2000 20001005

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 Married Helen (separated 1983); two sons, one daughter Fellow 20/03/1986 53 Sources: Guardian obituary 10/10/00 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs 2001 vol 47 pp 429-441, plate, by Caroline R Astell International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 26 Apr 1932 - 5 Oct 2000 NA3298 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/18319326 21af7e11-83b8-4498-b3b1-7e0a576570b6