Julie Forman-Kay

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Julie Forman-Kay
FRSC FRS
Julie Forman-Kay by Lewis Kay.jpg
Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yale University
Known for Intrinsically disordered proteins
Scientific career
Institutions University of Toronto
Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)

Julie Forman-Kay FRSC FRS is a scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and professor at University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the dynamics, interactions, structures, and functions of intrinsically disordered proteins.

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Early life and career

Forman-Kay obtained a degree in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985. [1] She carried out her graduate studies at Yale University in the laboratory of Fred M. Richards. [2] She also worked at the National Institutes of Health in the lab of Angela Gronenborn and Marius Clore.

Forman-Kay joined the Hospital for Sick Children in 1992, where she is currently a Program Head and Senior Scientist and Senior Scientist in the Molecular Medicine program. Furthermore she is also the Co-Director of the Structural & Biophysical Core Facility. [3] Forman-Kay is also currently a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, at University of Toronto. [4]

Research

Forman-Kay's research focuses on structural, functional, and bioinformatic studies of intrinsically disordered proteins using a combination of computational and experimental approaches. [2] [5] Her research has characterised the dynamic complexes of many disordered proteins and their ability to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation. [3] Forman-Kay has developed a software tool called ENSEMBLE which uses experimental data from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy and Small-angle X-ray scattering to predict the conformations that represent the structural ensembles of disordered proteins. [1]

Awards

In 2016, Forman-Kay was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2016. [6] [7]

In 2021, Forman-Kay was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. [8]

Personal life

Forman-Kay is married to biochemist Lewis Kay [1] and has two children. [2] Forman-Kay is also a violinist and plays classical chamber music. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SBGrid Consortium - Member Tale - Julie Forman-Kay - The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto". sbgrid.org. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Casadio, Melina; Jordan, Shawn (2016-09-12). "Julie Forman-Kay: Dynamic views on protein structure". Journal of Cell Biology. 214 (6): 638–639. doi: 10.1083/jcb.2146pi . ISSN   0021-9525. PMC   5021103 .
  3. 1 2 "SickKids scientist Julie Forman-Kay named Fellow of the Royal Society for disordered protein research". SickKids. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Twelve new U of T fellows join Royal Society of Canada". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  5. ↑ Arnaud, Celia Henry (December 23, 2014). "Phosphorylation Pushes Floppy Protein To Fold". Chemical and Engineering News .
  6. ↑ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  7. ↑ "Eight U of T science faculty join Royal Society of Canada as fellows". The Varsity. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Royal Society elects outstanding new Fellows and Foreign Members | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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