In 1993, Dr. Michael Smith was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery and development of a crucial technique, known as site-directed mutagenesis, used in genetic engineering. His discovery enabled researchers to gain enormous insights into the structure and function of genes and proteins.
Throughout his career, Dr. Smith strongly encouraged young people to pursue science as a career, and he has used his prize to promote science, encourage women to pursue interests in science and support research on severe mental illnesses, especially schizophrenia.
In honouring Dr. Smith's scientific accomplishments and his lifelong promotion of science, CIHR offers Doctoral Research Awards, Fellowships and New Investigator Awards in his name. These awards are offered to outstanding individuals whose research focus is the genetics, molecular genetics, imaging and biochemistry of the central nervous system with application to schizophrenia.
A maximum of three Doctoral Research Awards, two Fellowships and one New Investigator Award may be active at any one time. Please refer to the program descriptions for Doctoral Research Awards, Fellowships and New Investigators for general application procedures.
