Background
Vestergaard, Per Bjorn was born on August 30, 1920 in Florence, Italy. Son of Kristian Kristensen Vestergaard and Sofie Augusta Larsen Vestergaard.
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Per Bjorn Vestergaard
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Education
Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1947. Doctor medical, 1979.
Career
Intern Herning County Hospital, Denmark, 1947—1948. Resident University Clinic, Aarhus, 1948—1949. Research associate St. Hans Hospital, Roskilde, 1949—1950.
Director laboratories, 1950—1953. Senior research medical biochemist Rockland State Hospital Research Facility, Orangeburg, New York, 1953—1958. Associate research scientist, 1958—1966.
Principal research scientist, 1966—1976. Chief psychiatric research, 1976—1981. Assistant director Neurochem.
Laboratory, University Psychiatric Clinic, Oslo, since 1981. Research assistant Columbia University, 1953—1978. Associate research professor New York University, 1979—1981.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow: New York Academy of Sciences. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society Neurochemistry, Norwegian Medical Association, Danish Medical Association, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Inger Dorthea Dehli, June 4, 1949. Children: Birthe, Tom Christian, Ellen Marie.
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Education
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1947
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Career
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1947 - 1948
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1948 - 1949
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1949 - 1950
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1953 - 1958
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1966 - 1976
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1981