Kai Lennart Simons

Research centers on molecular cell biology. His early work elaborated the life cycle of Semliki Forest virus. The virus had the simplest biological membrane known. He then moved to studies of epithelial polarity and intracellular protein and lipid transport. These studies laid the groundwork for the lipid raft concept that now is changing our views of how cell membranes are organized and how they function.Recently, Simons founded a startup, Lipotype, of which he is the CEO - www.lipotype.com.