Current Position and Title:
CEO, Life Science Strategies Inc., a private consulting company
Education:
B.Sc. ( Eng. ), Ph.D. Cantab.
Professional Interests:
Genome sciences, marine biotechnology
Most Satisfying Achievements and Awards to Date:
Appointment as Director General, NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences (IMB) Halifax, Canada;
The Domoic Acid Story: (In 1987, while RAF was Director General of IMB, the team he put together isolated and identified, in just four days, the toxin responsible for illness and three deaths in Montreal from eating mussels toxified with domoic acid by a bloom of diatoms at the aquaculture site.)
Founding President and CEO of Genome British Columbia
Awards:
British Columbia Science & Technology Champion of the Year for 2003, Innovation and Science Council of British Columbia
Life Time Achievement, Life Sciences British Columbia, 2008
Family and Personal Interests/Activities: A wonderful wife, three sons to be proud of and four adorable grandchildren. Pastime/Sport: Birding - in Canada, the USA and exciting areas in the rest of the world.
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