Lewis E. Kay
Lewis Edward Kay, OC FRS FRSC (born September 26, 1961) is a Canadian academic and biochemist known for his pioneering research in biochemistry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the studies of the structure and behaviour of proteins.[1] 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.[2]
Lewis Kay | |
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| Born | September 26, 1961 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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.[2] In 2020, he was honoured as an international member of the National Academy of Sciences.[3]
Awards and Honours
- 1996 — Merck Frosst Award [2]
- 1998 — Canada's "Top 40 under 40" [2]
- 1999 — Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences [2]
- 2002 — Founders Medal International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems [2]
- 2002 — Flavelle Medal, Royal Society of Canada [2]
- 2004 — Günther Laukien Prize [2]
- 2006 — Elected to the Royal Society of Canada [2]
- 2008 — Premier's Discovery Award [2]
- 2010 — Elected to the Royal Society [2]
- 2012 — Khorana Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry [2]
- 2017 — Inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada[4]
- 2017 — Gairdner Foundation International Award[5]
- 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 [6]
References
- "Gairdner".
- "Lewis E. Kay".
- http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2020-nas-election.html
- "Governor General Announces 100 New Appointments to the Order of Canada as Canada Turns 150".
- "U of T's Lewis E. Kay named Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate". University of Toronto.
- https://graduation.ok.ubc.ca/event/honorary-degrees/2019-honorary-degree-recipients/
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