Background
Smith, Emil L. was born on July 5, 1911 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Esther (Lubart) Smith.
Smith, Emil L. was born on July 5, 1911 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Esther (Lubart) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1931. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1936.
Instructor biophysics Columbia University, New York City, 1936-1938. John Simon Guggenheim fellow Cambridge University, England, 1938-1939, Yale University, New Haven, 1939-1940. Fellow Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1940-1942.
Biophysicist, biochemist E. R. Squibb & Sons, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1942-1946. Associate professor to professor biochemistry University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1946-1963. Professor biological chemistry School Medicine University of California at Los Angeles, 1963-1979, professor emeritus, 1979—2009.
Consultant National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, Office Naval Research.
Author: (with others) Principles of Biochemistry, 7th edition, 1983. Also numerous articles.
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Chemical Society, Academy of Sciences Russia (foreign).
Music, literature, art.
Married Esther Press, March 29, 1934 (deceased). Children: Joseph Donald, Jeffrey Bernard.