Ka Yee Christina Lee

Ka Yee Christina Lee
利嘉宜
Born1964 (age 6061)
Other namesLee Ka-yee
EducationBrown University (BS)
Harvard University (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
InstitutionsStanford University
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
ThesisOptical studies of capillary waves at liquid-vapor interfaces (1992)
Doctoral advisorEric Mazur
Websiteleelab.uchicago.edu

Ka Yee Christina Lee (Chinese: 利嘉宜) is Hong Kong-born American chemist. She is Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago. She works on membrane biophysics, including protein–lipid interactions, Alzheimer's disease and respiratory distress syndrome. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and American Physical Society.