The Biophysical Society of Canada congratulates Dr. Lewis Kay, the recipient of a 2017 Gairdner Award. Dr. Kay received the award “For the development of modern NMR spectroscopy for studies of biomolecular structure dynamics and function, including applications to molecular machines and rare protein conformations”. Dr. Kay is a member of the Biophysical Society of Canada and was recognized for his achievements as the 2016 Fellow of the Biophysical Society of Canada.