Marshall R. Urist Explained

Marshall R. Urist (1914 – 2001) was an American orthopedic surgeon working at University of California, Los Angeles. He was best known for his discovery in 1965 of bone morphogenic protein.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Urist's 1965 Science paper is one of the highest cited papers in the bone tissue engineering space with over 8500 citations and inspired work by Hari Reddi and the biotech industry to purify and eventually clone bone morphogenetic proteins.^[4] Dr. Urist first proposed the name "Bone Morphogenetic Protein" in the scientific literature in the Journal of Dental Research in 1971.^[5]

The Orthopaedic Research Society has given a Marshall R. Urist Award every year since 1997.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myrna . Oliver . Dr. Marshall R. Urist; Surgeon Pioneered Rebuilding of Bones . . 7 February 2001 . March 27, 2014 . 30 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/feb/07/local/me-22261 . live .
2. F. . G. . Marshall R. Urist, MD, 1914-2001 . . October 1, 2001 . 83 . 10 . 1611 . June 30, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://jbjs.org/article.aspx?articleid=24784 . dead .
3. Reddi . A. Hari . Marshall R. Urist: A Renaissance Scientist and Orthopaedic Surgeon . The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . August 1, 2003 . 1 . 85 . 3–7 . June 30, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://jbjs.org/article.aspx?articleid=26151 . dead .
4. News: Furchgott . Roy . Urging the Bones to Heal . 13 June 2024 . The New York Times . 4 April 1993.
5. Urist . Marshall . Strates . Basil . Bone morphogenetic protein . Journal of Dental Research . 10.1177/00220345710500060601 . 4943222.
6. Web site: The ORS Marshall R. Urist, MD Award-Transforming the Future . Orthopaedic Research Society . Orthopaedic Research Society . 2014 . March 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://www.ors.org/blog/2000/11/21/urist-award/ . June 30, 2009 . dead .