Joe M. McCord

Joe Milton McCord
BornMarch 3, 1945 (1945-03-03) (age 79)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materRhodes College, Duke University
Known forDiscovery of superoxide dismutase
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado
Doctoral advisorIrwin Fridovich

Joe Milton McCord (born March 3, 1945) is an American biochemist. While serving as a graduate student, he and his supervisor Irwin Fridovich were the first to describe the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase.[1][2] McCord joined the board of directors of the LifeVantage Corporation (makers of the dietary supplement Protandim) in 2006, serving as the company's chief science officer from 2011 to 2012, and retired from the company in June 2013.[3]

  1. ^ McCord JM, Fridovich I (November 1969). "Superoxide dismutase. An enzymic function for erythrocuprein (hemocuprein)". J. Biol. Chem. 244 (22): 6049–55. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)63504-5. PMID 5389100.
  2. ^ Keele BB, McCord JM, Fridovich I (November 1970). "Superoxide dismutase from escherichia coli B. A new manganese-containing enzyme". J. Biol. Chem. 245 (22): 6176–81. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)62675-4. PMID 4921969.
  3. ^ Corporation, Lifevantage (25 June 2013). "Dr. Joe McCord, LifeVantage Corporation's First Chief Science Officer, Retires From Company". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 19 April 2021.