Gary Henry Rasmusson

Background

Rasmusson, Gary Henry was born on August 2, 1936 in Clark, South Dakot. Son of Rudolf M. and Alice Ernestine (Henry) Rasmusson.

Education

Bachelor, St. Olaf College, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1962-1964; senior chemist, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1964-1972; research fellow, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1972-1977; senior research fellow, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1977-1985; senior investigator, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1985-1994; vice president chemistry, Biofor, Inc., Waverly, Pennsylvania, 1996; consultant synthetic and medicinal chemistry, since 1996.

Achievements

• Gary Henry Rasmusson has been listed as a noteworthy Medicinal chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Nancy Elaine Torkelson, June 7, 1958. Children: Randall, Korise, Tamara, Todd.

Father:

Rudolf M. Rasmusson

Mother:

Alice Ernestine (Henry) Rasmusson

Spouse:

Nancy Elaine Torkelson

child:

Tamara Rasmusson

child:

Todd Rasmusson

child:

Randall Rasmusson

child:

Korise Rasmusson