Professor, Emeritus
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Address: 263 FScN
Phone: (612) 624-3090
Fax: (612) 625-5272
lmckay@umn.edu

• Microbiology
• Gene transfer systems and plasmids in dairy lactocci
• Plasmids
• Bacteriophages of dairy starter cultures
• Microbiology of food fermentations

Chen, Y., J. R. Klein, L. L. McKay, and G. M. Dunny.  2005.  Quantitative analysis of Group II intron expression and splicing and Lactococcus lactis.  Appl.  Environ. Microbiol. 71: 2576-2586

Ray, P., C. Sanchez, D. J. O’Sullivan, and L. L. McKay.  2000.  Classification of a bacterial isolate, from pozol, exhibiting antimicrobial activity against several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, and molds.  J. Food Protection. 63: 1123-1132

Phister, T.G., O’Sullivan, D.J. and McKay, L.L. 2004. Identification of bacilysin, cholootetaine, and iturin A produced by Bacillus sp.strain CS93 isolated from pozol, a Mexican fermented maize dough. Appl.Environ. Microbiol. 70:631-632.

Dunny, G. M. and L. L. McKay. 1999. Group II introns and expression of conjugative transfer functions in lactic acid bacteria. Antonie van Leewenhoek 76: 77-88.

Wang, H., W. Yu, T. Coolbear, D. O’Sullivan, and L. L. McKay. 1998. A deficiency in aspartate biosynthesis in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis C2 causes slow milk coagulation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64: 1673-1679.

• 1976 Pfizer, Inc. Award in Cheese and Starter Culture Research from American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
• 1982 Dairy Research Foundation Award from American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
• 1985 American Cultured Dairy Products Institute Research Award
• 1987 Fisher Scientific Company Award from American Society for Microbiology
• 1989-1994 Recipient of the Kraft General Foods Chair in Food Science
• 1990 Bordon Award from ADSA
• 1991 Elected as Fellow of Institute of Food Technologists
• 1991 Alumni Fellows Award from Oregon State’s most eminent alumni
• 1992 Recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Award
• 1994 Fulbright Research Travel Award
• 1994 Bush Sabbatical Leave Program Award from U of MN
• 1996 Recipient of the College of Human Ecology Excellence in Research Award
• 2001 Recipient of a Univ. of Minnesota Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education
• 2001 Inducted into Univ. Of Minnesota Academy of Distinguished Teachers
• 2001 Award of Merit from the Univ. of Minnesota Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta
• 2007 IDF Elie Metchnikoff Prize