Background
Rasmussen, Howard was born on March 1, 1925 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frederick and Faith (Elliott) Rasmussen.
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Rasmussen, Howard was born on March 1, 1925 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frederick and Faith (Elliott) Rasmussen.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Physics, Gettysburg College, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Physiology, Rockefeller University, 1959.
Doctor of Science, Gettysburg College, 1964.
Assistant professor physiology, Rockefeller U., New York City, 1959-1961;
associate professor biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1961-1964;
professor school medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1964-1975;
Benjamin Rush professor biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1964-1975;
professor biochemistry and biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1964-1976;
department chairman biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1964-1970;
professor pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1975-1976;
Guggenheim fellow, Cambridge U., 1971-1972;
professor medicine and cell biology school medicine, Yale University, New Haven, 1976-1993;
professor medicine, surgery, cell biology, anatomy, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, since 1993. Director SCOT Urolithiasis Center, School Medicine, Yale University, 1977-1982, chief division endocrinology, 1980-1986, director medical scientist training program, 1983-1991. Director Institute for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College Georgia, since 1993.
Wellcome visiting professor University of Virginia, Richmond, 1988. Klenk lecturer U. Koln, West Germany, 1989. Lily lecturer XI International Conference Calcium Regulation, Florence, Italy, 1992.
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Board trustees Gettysburg College, 1985-1993. Staff sergeant United States Army, 1942-1944. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Jane Claire Spence, June 10, 1950. Children: Gail, Paul, Jane, Craig.