George Smith

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 1970.

Research Interests: Phage display technology, protein evolution, and molecular biology with applications in cancer and autoimmune disease treatments.

Appointments: Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Awards: 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for phage display development.

Publications: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including key works in Science and Nature on protein engineering.

Additional Contributions: Lectures on molecular evolution at international conferences.