Ole Holger Petersen
Ole Holger Petersen | |
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| Born | 3 March 1943 |
| Occupation | Research professor |
| Employer | Cardiff University |
| Parent | Elisabeth Klein (mother) |
Ole Holger Petersen CBE, FMedSci, FRS, MAE, FLSW (born 3 March 1943) is a research professor at Cardiff University where he studies physiology, especially calcium signalling and the pancreas.[1] He was born in 1943 in Copenhagen, the first son of Joergen Petersen, an officer in the Danish navy, and Elisabeth née Klein, a pianist.
Prior to this he was Symers Professor of Physiology at the University of Dundee, and then George Holt Professor of Physiology at the University of Liverpool.[1]
Petersen was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1988.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2000 "for his major contributions to the understanding of the cell physiology of calcium signalling",[3] and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours, "for services to Science".[4]
Petersen was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2011.[5] He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ole Petersen, The Royal Society, 2017
- ^ "Professor Ole Petersen CBE MD FRCP FMedSci FLSW MAE ML FRS". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
- ^ "The Royal Society". Cardiff University. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "No. 58557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2007. p. 8. (UK)
- ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Ole Petersen". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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