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Marc D. McKee

Academic title(s): 

±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ù,ÌýDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences.

McKee main website link: Marc D. McKee | Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences - 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

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Marc D. McKee
Contact Information
Email address: 
marc.mckee [at] mcgill.ca
Areas of interest: 

Mineralization/calcification, mineralized tissues, bones, teeth, otoconia, rare bone and tooth mineralization diseases, osteomalacia/odontomalacia, mouse models of disease, hypophosphatasia, X-linked hypophosphatemia, electron and X-ray microscopy and tomography, osteopontin, eggshell, synthetic crystal growth and dissolution systems,Ìýnanostructure of biominerals

Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • 2019ÌýÌýAdele L. Boskey Award,ÌýEsteemed Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
  • 2018ÌýÌýCP Leblond Award, Quebec provincial health research funding agency (FRQ-S) Network for Oral and Bone Health Research
  • 2018ÌýÌýCanada Research Chair in Biomineralization (Tier 1),ÌýGovernment of Canada CRC Chair Program
  • 2008ÌýÌýFaculty of Medicine Honour List for Educational Excellence,Ìý51³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • 2006ÌýÌýJames 51³Ô¹ÏÍøProfessor,Ìý51³Ô¹ÏÍø Internal Chair Program
  • 2005ÌýÌýFaculty of Dentistry Howard S. Katz Award for Excellence in Teaching,Ìý51³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • 2003ÌýÌýBasic Research in Biological Mineralization Award,ÌýDistinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research
  • 2001ÌýÌýWilliam Dawson Scholar,Ìý51³Ô¹ÏÍø Internal Chair Program
  • 1996ÌýÌýYoung Investigator Award,ÌýDistinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research
  • 1996ÌýÌýQuebec Science (popular magazine) "Top-Ten" Discoveries of the Year, Role of osteopontin in mineralized tissues
  • 1994ÌýÌýQuebec Science (popular magazine) "Top-Ten" Discoveries of the Year, Bioactive coating for titanium implants
Professional activities: 

Biography: 

Marc McKee is a full professor at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in Montreal with a joint appointment in the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, and in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology).  He holds the Canada Research Chair in Biomineralization.  He received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in cell biology, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard University and The Children's Hospital in Boston.  He then held academic appointments at the Forsyth Institute in Boston (1989), and at the University of Montreal (1990), after which he moved to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in 1998.

McKee has received the following distinctions: 

  • 2019ÌýÌýAdele L. Boskey Award,ÌýEsteemed Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
  • 2018ÌýÌýCP Leblond Award, Quebec provincial health research funding agency (FRQ-S) Network for Oral and Bone Health Research
  • 2018ÌýÌýCanada Research Chair in Biomineralization (Tier 1),ÌýGovernment of Canada CRC Chair Program
  • 2008ÌýÌýFaculty of Medicine Honour List for Educational Excellence,Ìý51³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • 2006ÌýÌýJames 51³Ô¹ÏÍøProfessor,Ìý51³Ô¹ÏÍø Internal Chair Program
  • 2005ÌýÌýFaculty of Dentistry Howard S. Katz Award for Excellence in Teaching,Ìý51³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • 2003ÌýÌýBasic Research in Biological Mineralization Award,ÌýDistinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research
  • 2001ÌýÌýWilliam Dawson Scholar,Ìý51³Ô¹ÏÍø Internal Chair Program
  • 1996ÌýÌýYoung Investigator Award,ÌýDistinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research
  • 1996ÌýÌýQuebec Science (popular magazine) "Top-Ten" Discoveries of the Year, Role of osteopontin in mineralized tissues
  • 1994ÌýÌýQuebec Science (popular magazine) "Top-Ten" Discoveries of the Year, Bioactive coating for titanium implants

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