Ann McKee
Ann McKee (born 1953) is a neurologist and neuropathologist and expert in neurodegenerative disease at the VA Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center and is a Warren Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Pathology at Boston University School of Medicine. She is director of the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and Boston University CTE Center. She is particularly known for her work studying Alzheimer's disease and the consequences of repetitive traumatic brain injury. In 2017, she was named "Bostonian of the Year" by The Boston Globe for her leading work in this area, and in 2018, Time named McKee one of its 100 most influential people.
Ann McKee | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
Known for | Study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuropathology |
Institutions | New England Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VISN-1) Boston University |
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