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Dr. Smith completed his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Western, where he also earned his PhD in 1998. Before joining Queen’s Department of Biochemistry in 2001, Dr. Smith completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oxford as a Burroughs Wellcome Hitchings-Elion fellow and McGill University as CIHR postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Smith has taken on a number of leadership positions while at Queen’s, including acting as the Director of Queen’s Protein Function Discovery Group & Facility and the Director of Research for the Faculty of Health Sciences. He previously served as the Associate Head for the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, and acted as Chair for the Undergraduate Biochemistry Program from 2007-2011 and again from 2014-2017.

As an expert in structural biology and biochemistry, Dr. Smith has made remarkable contributions to Queen’s and the wider scientific community through his research. In 2009, Dr. Smith was recognized for his research excellence with the Chancellor’s Research Award. He is the recipient of the Faculty of Health Science’s Mihran & Mary Basmajian Research Award and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award. Dr. Smith’s extensive publication track record attests to his status as a prolific researcher. As an invited speaker, Dr. Smith has presented his work nationally and internationally, including in the U.S.A., Portugal, France, and Israel.  

During his time at Queen’s, Dr. Smith has demonstrated his commitment to students’ learning as an exceptional educator. His numerous awards include the Faculty of Health Sciences Education Award and Life Science Student Choice Teaching Award, and he has regularly received the Biochemistry 3rd Year Teaching Award since 2004.
 

• Provides CFI and institutional award consultations.
• Oversees CAC project management and operations.
• Supports research computing client services and partnerships.

• Schedules and monitors backups.
• Configures and maintains servers and storage systems.
• Provides infrastructure support and offers technical guidance.

• Serves as an infrastructure specialist.
• Oversees data centre operations.
• Provides desktop and laptop IT support.

• Responsible for the primary coordination, negotiation, and drafting of research-related agreements for Queen's University.
• Works in collaboration with legal counsel at affiliated hospitals, as required.
• Provides advice on issues related to intellectual property, publication rights, conflicts of interest and other University policies.

• Implements security automation and administers firewalls.
• Performs system installation and vulnerability scanning.
• Provides user support and assists with infrastructure improvement.

• Funding applications in natural sciences and engineering.
• Supports the Faculty of Arts and Science in the planning, review and submission (pre-award) stages of the research funding lifecycle.

• Leads the Research Data Management file.
• Facilitates Vice-Principal Research internal awards processes.
• Manages various Vice-Principal Research projects.

• Manages financial compliance and reporting.
• Develops budgeting and data-tracking improvements.
• Provides strategic financial support for CAC initiatives.

• Certified Canadian IP Patent Administrator.
• Document filing preparation for Canada, USA and PCT.
• Patent database and annuity management.