Lewis E. Kay
| Lewis Kay | |
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| Born |
September 26, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Lewis Edward Kay, OC FRS FRSC (born 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]
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]
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[3]
- 2017 — Gairdner Foundation International Award[4]
- 2018 — Herzberg Medal of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
2018 Federal Budget
Among the most significant changes from the 2017 to 2018 Federal Canadian budget was a dramatic increase in scientific funding. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party of Canada pledged US$3.1 billion in scientific funding over the next five years, compared to the less than US$1 billion allocated in last year's budget. Much of that funding will go to granting-councils, rather than to select research projects, as has been the case in the past, while much more will go to fundamental research than ever before. According to finance minister Bill Morneau, this budget is "the single largest investment in investigator-led fundamental research in Canadian history." [5]
This increase came just following the release of the 2017 Fundamental Science Review, a report from an expert panel appointed by Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan, and led by former University of Toronto President David Naylor. Kay's research was headlined in this report. According to Naylor, this Liberal government "seem[s] to have read the report more carefully than most." [5]
References
- ↑ "Gairdner".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Lewis E. Kay".
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Canadian science wins billions in new budget".
External links
- Lewis E. Kay at University of Toronto
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