| Lewis Kay | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1961-09-26) September 26, 1961 (age 63) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Spouse | Julie Forman-Kay |
| Children | 2 |
Lewis Edward Kay, OC FRS FRSC (born September 26, 1961) is a Canadian academic and biochemist known for his research in biochemistry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the studies of the structure and behaviour of proteins. He is a professor of molecular genetics, biochemistry and chemistry at the University of Toronto and Senior Scientist in Molecular Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children.
Biography
Kay received a B.Sc. in biochemistry from the University of Alberta in 1983, a Ph.D. in molecular biophysics from Yale University in 1988, and did post-doctoral studies at the National Institutes of Health under the supervision of Ad Bax. In 2020, he was honoured as an international member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Awards and honours
- 1996 — Merck Frosst Award
- 1998 — Canada's "Top 40 under 40"
- 1999 — Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences
- 2002 — Founders Medal International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems
- 2002 — Flavelle Medal, Royal Society of Canada
- 2004 — Günther Laukien Prize
- 2006 — Elected to the Royal Society of Canada
- 2008 — Premier's Discovery Award
- 2010 — Elected to the Royal Society
- 2012 — Khorana Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry
- 2017 — Inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada
- 2017 — Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 2018 — Herzberg Medal of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- 2019 — Doctor of Science honoris causa from The University of British Columbia
- 2019 — Nakanishi Prize
Personal life
Kay is married to biophysicist Julie Forman-Kay, who studies intrinsically disordered proteins.
References
- "2017 Canada Gairdner Laureates Announced!". March 28, 2017.
- ^ "Lewis E. Kay".
- "2020 NAS Election". www.nasonline.org.
- General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Governor General of Canada". The Governor General of Canada.
- "U of T's Lewis E. Kay named Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate". University of Toronto.
- "2019 Honorary Degree Recipients | Okanagan Graduation". graduation.ok.ubc.ca.
- "SBGrid Consortium - Member Tale - Julie Forman-Kay - The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto". sbgrid.org. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
External links
- Lewis E. Kay at University of Toronto
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