Lewis E. Kay

Lewis Edward Kay, (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 BSc in biochemistry from the University of Alberta in 1983, a PhD 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.

Personal life Kay is married to biophysicist Julie Forman-Kay, who studies intrinsically disordered proteins.

Awards and honours

1996 – Merck Frosst Award 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 2026 – Companion of the Order of Canada. 2026 – Royal Medal of the Royal Society.