ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, hiː wʌz mˌeɪd ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv kˈænədə fɔːɹ "mˈeɪdʒɚ məlˈɛkjʊlɚ bˌaɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl θɹˈʌst ˌɪntʊ sˈɪstɪk fɪbɹˈoʊsɪs ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ".
In 1991, he was made an officer of the Order of Canada for "major molecular biological thrust into cystic fibrosis research".