Kai Simons
Finnish physician (MD, PhD), biochemist and molecular biologist · Finland · On the map · Doctors · Born 1938 · age 88
Kai Simons is a Finnish professor of biochemistry and cell biology and physician, living and working in Germany. He introduced the concept of lipid rafts, and coined the term trans-Golgi network.
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2016Robert Koch Gold MedalAward2006A. I. Virtanen AwardAward2005Van Deenen MedalAward2003Matti Äyräpää PrizeAward2001Schleiden MedalAward1997J. W. Runeberg PrizeAward1991Anders Jahre's Award for Medical ResearchAward1990Keith R. Porter LectureAward1938Born24 May 1938
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He is the co-founder and co-organizer of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and European Molecular Biology Organization, and initiated the foundation of Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics.
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Born 1938 · age 88
