Alan Edward SmithCBE FRS (born 9 October 1945) is a British geneticist who was Chief Scientific Officer ofGenzyme from 1996 to 2011.[1]
He was educated at Price's School,Fareham,Christ's College, Cambridge (BA, 1967) and completed his PhD at theMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in 1984. He was head of the biochemistry division at theNational Institute for Medical Research inMill Hill,London from 1980 to 1984.[2] He revealed thegenome structure ofSV40, aDNA virus found in both humans and monkeys which can cause tumours.[3]
He is on the board of Arecor Therapeutics plc,[2] and was formerly on the board of Candel Therapeutics.[4]
He was made aCBE in the2005 New Year Honours for services to biotechnology research and to British trade development in the USA.[5] He was made a Fellow of theRoyal Society in 2010.[6]
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