Regular biography
Maureen McKeague is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at McGill University. Her research focuses on the chemistry of the genome, including the impact of DNA modifications on cellular function and the development of small molecules to regulate biosynthetic pathways. She is also involved in teaching courses such as CHEM 110 and PHAR 303. McKeague holds a B.Sc. from Carleton University and a Ph.D. from Carleton University. She has served as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University and has held positions at ETH Zürich. She is currently an Associate Editor for Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids and a Kavli Emerging Leader in Chemistry.
Scholar-generated biography
Maureen McKeague is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Department of Chemistry at McGill University. Her research focuses on nucleic acid chemistry, green chemistry, in vitro selection, and acute myeloid leukemia. She explores the development and application of aptamers, particularly small molecule aptamers, for biosensing and therapeutic purposes. Her work includes the analysis of in vitro selection parameters, the characterization of aptamer binding, and the design of novel DNA and RNA-based tools for biomedical applications. McKeague also investigates the role of oxidative DNA damage and the use of functional nucleic acids as biosensors. Her research emphasizes sustainable and efficient methodologies for aptamer discovery and application.