Mark O.J. Olson

Background

Olson, Mark O.J. was born on August 20, 1940 in Clarkfield, Minnesota, United States. Son of Gerhard Otto and Ruth (Haakenson) Olson.

Education

Bachelor, St. Olaf College, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1967.

Career

Fellow, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1967-1969; assistant professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1969-1974; associate professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1974-1979; associate professor, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1979-1983; professor, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, since 1983; chairman, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, since 1990. Visiting scientist National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1978.

Achievements

• Mark O.J. Olson has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Judge Jackson Science Fair. Medical center tour guide for Jackson Public Schools. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemists, American Chemical Society, American Society Cell Biology, Protein Society, Mississippi Academy Sciences.

Connections

Married Joanne Protheroe, September 3, 1966. Children: Peter, Matthew, Kristin.

Father:

Gerhard Otto Olson

Mother:

Ruth (Haakenson) Olson

Spouse:

Joanne Protheroe

child:

Matthew Olson

child:

Kristin Olson

child:

Peter Olson