Background
Gräsbeck, Ralph Gustaf Armas was born on July 6, 1930 in Helsinki, Finland.
biochemist educator physician association administrator
Gräsbeck, Ralph Gustaf Armas was born on July 6, 1930 in Helsinki, Finland.
Doctor of Medicine, Helsinki University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Biochemistry, Helsinki University, 1956. Doctor honorary, University Poincaré, Nancy, France, 1996.
Teaching assistant department medical biochemistry University Helsinki, 1958-1959, resident 4th department internal medicine, 1959, docent clinical chemistry, 1959-1997, retired. Chief Minerva Institute, Helsinki, 1971-1995. Secretary general Minerva Foundation Medical Research, 1969—1995, president, 2003—2004, senior scientist, since 1959.
Chief physician laboratory department Maria Hospital, 1960-1990. Retired, 1990
Chairman board Oy Medix Ab, 1969-1995. Exchange visiting professor University Madison, Wisconsin, 1969.
Professor medical biochemistry Kuwait University, 1993-1997. Lecturer numerous conferences, societies and academy institutions in Europe, American and Asia. President 12th Scandinavian Congress on Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Physiology, Helsinki, 1969.
Board directors OY Medix Laboratories, charter member, John Hopkins Society Schools, 1989.
Member European Society Clinical Investigation, Finnish Society Sciences and Letters (president natural science section 1982-1985, board directors 1982-1985, vice president 1985-1986,president 1986-1989, Silver medal 1988), Finnish Acads. Science, American Chemical Society, Finnish Society Chemical Pathologists (president 1962-1963, 65-66), Finnish Medical Society (honorary 1985, chairman 1977, president grant board 1979-1985), Scandinavian Society Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Physiology (president 1967-1969, vice president 1969-1973, Chairman of Commission of reference values 1969-1989), International Federation Clinical Chemistry (member expert panel on theory of reference values 1969-1978, chairman 1976-1978, associate member 1978-1989. Chairman nomination committee 1982-1984, member 1986-1987.
Member task force on statutes 1982-1984), Finnish Society Clinical Chemistry (honorary), International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (clin.chemistry division 1975-1977, president-elect 1977-1979, president 1979-1981), SwedishMed. Society (foreign), Danish Society Internal Medicine, Finnish Society Nuclear Medicine (honorary), Johns Hopkins Society Scholars (charter).