Rate My Professor Steve Kay

Kay received his B.S. (1981) and Ph.D. (1984) in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol, UK, an honorary D.Sc. from the same institution, and completed postdoctoral training at The Rockefeller University. His career includes faculty positions at The Rockefeller University, University of Virginia, and The Scripps Research Institute; Dean of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego (Richard C. Atkinson Chair); President of The Scripps Research Institute (2015-2016); and Vice President of Discovery Research at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation. With more than 200 publications, seminal works include "Identification of small molecular activators of cryptochrome" (Science, 2012), "A genome-wide RNAi screen for modifiers of the circadian clock in human cells" (Cell, 2009), "Cryptochrome mediates circadian regulation of cAMP signaling and hepatic gluconeogenesis" (Nature Medicine, 2010), and "The ELF4-ELF3-LUX Complex Links the Circadian Clock to Diurnal Control of Hypocotyl Growth" (Nature, 2012). Recognitions include election to the National Academy of Sciences (2008), AAAS Fellowship (2009), American Society of Plant Biologists’ Martin Gibbs Medal (2011), three Science “Breakthroughs of the Year” citations (1997, 1998, 2002), and Highly Cited Researcher status.