Rate My Professor A. Ian Smith

Professor A. Ian Smith is Emeritus Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences at Monash University. He completed his first degree in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and moved to Australia in 1984 to undertake his PhD at Prince Henry’s Institute Melbourne and Monash University. In 1991 he joined the Baker Heart Research Institute, where he served as Associate Director until moving to Monash University in 2004. At Monash he held the position of Vice-Provost (Research and Research Infrastructure), with responsibility for oversight of the university’s research alliances, research infrastructure, and strategies to meet future needs in these areas.

Professor Smith is an accomplished medical researcher recognised as a leader in his field. His research applies proteomics technologies to study the proteases involved in the generation and metabolism of peptide regulators in brain and cardiovascular function. This work has produced over 250 publications and numerous patents, with direct impacts on human health and changes in clinical practice. He was a co-founder of a proteomics-based, publicly listed biotechnology company and continues to collaborate and consult with the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. He has served on six international editorial boards, held office-bearing positions in national and international societies, organised numerous scientific meetings, and maintained active involvement in national and international senior government and non-government advisory boards and committees. He remains Professor Emeritus at Monash University.