What is Michael Smith (chemist)?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Michael Smith | image = Michael Smith party at Mary Vickers's house.1994, F-109-7-0-0-10 001.jpg | image_size = 180px | caption = Michael Smith | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|4|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Blackpool]], [[England]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2000|10|4|1932|4|26|df=y}} | death_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] | nationality = [[Canada]] | field = [[Chemistry]] | workplaces = [[University of British Columbia]] | alma_mater = [[University of Manchester]] | doctoral_advisor = | doctoral_students = | known_for = [[Mutagenesis]] | prizes = [[Flavelle Medal]] {{small|(1992)}}<br>[[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] {{small|(1993)}} }} '''Michael Smith''' [[Order of Canada|CC]], [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]], [[FRS]] (April 26, 1932 – October 4, 2000) was a British-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[biochemist]]. He was the winner of the 1993 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] (shared with [[Kary Mullis]]) for his work in developing [[site-directed mutagenesis]].<ref>Astell C. and Damer E. 2004. ''No Ordinary Mike--Michael Smith, Nobel laureate''. Ronsdale Press.</ref> After graduation with a PhD in 1956 from the [[University of Manchester]], he studied with Dr. [[Har Gobind Khorana]] (himself a Nobel Prize winner) at the British Columbia Research Council in [[Vancouver]], Canada. Smith received many awards in addition to the Nobel Prize, and was known for his generosity. He gave half of the Nobel Prize money to researchers working on the genetics of [[schizophrenia]]. The other half he gave to BC Science World in [[Vancouver]] and to the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology. He received the Royal Bank Award in 1999, and donated the grant to the [[BC Cancer Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientistprofile.php?pID=18|title=science.ca : Michael Smith|website=www.science.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite