Background
Olson, James Allen was born on October 10, 1924 in Minneapolis. Son of Ralph William and Minnie Azalea (Holtin) Olson.
Olson, James Allen was born on October 10, 1924 in Minneapolis. Son of Ralph William and Minnie Azalea (Holtin) Olson.
Bachelor of Science, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1952. Doctor Honoris Causa, University Ghent, Belgium, 1988.
Postdoctoral fellow, National Institutes of Health, Rome, 1952-1954; research associate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1954-1956; from assistant professor to professor, U. Florida College Medicine, Gainesville, 1956-1966; professor, department chairman biochemistry, Mahidol U., Bangkok, 1966-1974; professor biomedical science department biochemistry, U. Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, 1974-1975; professor, department chairman biochemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, 1975-1985; distinguished professor department biochemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1984. Consultant National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., National Science Foundation, Washington, other agys. and industries. Plenary lecturer Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, 1994, European Retinoid lecturer, 1993.
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Lieutenant United States Navy, 1942-1944. Fellow American Institute Nutrition (president 1986-1987, Borden award 1989). Member Society Experimental Biology (councilor 1989-1992).
Married Giovanna F. Del Nero, December 10, 1953. Children: Daniel, Lisa, Eric.