Ann Oaks Lecture in Biological Sciences: Dr. Lewis Kay

The College of Biological Science is pleased to present the next speaker in the Ann Oaks Lecture in Biological Sciences series.

Dr. Lewis Kay, professor of molecular genetics, biochemistry and chemistry at the University of Toronto and senior scientist in the Molecular Medicine program at the Hospital for Sick Children, will present Going Beyond the AlphaFold and Cryo-EM Era to Understand the Dynamic Molecules of Biology.

The event will be held on May 28 at 2 p.m. in Alexander Hall, room 100, with a reception to follow in the Summerlee Science Complex Waasamowin atrium. 

Registration is appreciated but not required to attend the event. 

Protein dynamics are critical for function and many of nature’s molecules are highly dynamic. In this talk, Dr. Kay will describe applications to several important systems that are now possible using new solution NMR approaches, including studies of chromatin structural dynamics and electrostatics, and of phase separation.

Dr. Kay’s research spans a variety of disciplines, including spectroscopy, biophysics, and biochemistry, and focuses on the structure and behaviour of proteins. He has received many awards and honours throughout his career, including being elected to the Royal Society and Royal Society of Canada, being inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada, and receiving the Herzberg Medal from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Nakanishi Prize from the American Chemical Society.

The Ann Oaks Lecture in Biological Sciences highlights leading-edge scientific research in the biological sciences, with emphasis on the real or potential impacts on society. The series was established by the late Dr. Ann Oaks, an adjunct professor of botany at the University of Guelph for 10 years, as well as a professor at McMaster University for 24 years.