93,758 profiles ranked live

Kai Simons

✓ Source-basedfalling

Finnish physician (MD, PhD), biochemist and molecular biologist

AcademicsBorn 1938 · age 88
CompareClaim
Fame40.9
Momentum1.7
Languages7
In century#151,322

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.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos 1

Awards 9

2016Robert Koch Gold Medal
2006A. I. Virtanen Award
2005Van Deenen Medal
2003Matti Äyräpää Prize
2001Schleiden Medal
1997J. W. Runeberg Prize
1991Anders Jahre's Award for Medical Research
1990Keith R. Porter Lecture
EMBO Membership

Connected to Kai 6

About this person

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. 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.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1938 · age 88
Wikipedia
7 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.