Lewis E. Kay

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.[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
Born (1961-09-26) September 26, 1961
SpouseJulie Forman-Kay
Children2

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.[2] In 2020, he was honoured as an international member of the National Academy of Sciences.[3]

Awards and honours

Personal life

Kay is married to biophysicist Julie Forman-Kay, who studies intrinsically disordered proteins.[7]

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