Background
Smith, Geoffrey Lilley was born on July 23, 1955 in Leeds, England. Son of Irvine Battinson and Kathleen Lilley Smith.
Smith, Geoffrey Lilley was born on July 23, 1955 in Leeds, England. Son of Irvine Battinson and Kathleen Lilley Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Bio-chemical/Microbiology with honors, U. Leeds, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Virology, Council for National Academy Awards, 1981; Master of Arts, U. Cambridge, England, 1988; Master of Arts, U. Oxford, England, 1989.
Postdoctoral research associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1981-1984; lecturer in virology, U. Cambridge, 1985-1989; reader in bacteriology, U. Oxford, England, since 1989. Almroth Wright lecturer St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, 1992.
Member British Society for Immunology, Society for General Microbiology (Fleming lecturer 1992), American Society for Microbiology, Christ's College Cambridge Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine (Jenner fellow 1988).
Married Tessa Marie Trico, July 14, 1979. Children: Ralph, Alexandra, Nicholas, Philippa.