Armas Ralph Gustaf Gräsbeck
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Armas Ralph Gustaf Grasbeck (born July 6, 1930, usually utilizes Ralph as first name) is a Finnish physician and clinical biochemist
. He is best known for his contribution to the identification and naming of the Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome
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He made numerous other observations on the vitamin B12 metabolism including studies on fish tapeworm anemia, the purification and isolation of intrinsic factor from gastric juice (1965) and the description of R-protein (today called haptocorrin). He is also known for the introduction of the concept of reference values.
He graduated as an MD from Helsinki University in 1953 and subsequently trained in the 1950s in biochemistry at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and at Medical Nobel Institute, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. His PhD (DMSci) dissertation was presented in 1956 and in 1959 he became docent at Helsinki University and the years 1960-1990 he was Chief Physician of the Laboratory Department of Maria Hospital, Helsinki.He was one of the founders of the Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research at the University of Helsinki
and served as its director from 1971-1993. He became Professor in 1982. He has been board member and chairman of many Finnish, Scandinavian and International organizations and received numerous honors including Charter Member, Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, the junior Jahre prize of Oslo University, the silver medal of the Finnish Society (Academy) of Sciences and Letters, and Doctor honoris causa of Poincaré University, Nancy, France.
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
. He is best known for his contribution to the identification and naming of the Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome
Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome
Imerslund-Grasbeck syndrome or Imerslund-Najman-Grasbeck syndrome or Imerslund-Grasbeck disease is an autosomal recessive, familial form of vitamin B12 deficiency caused by malfunction of the receptor located in the terminal ileum. This receptor is referred to as "Cubam", and is composed of two...
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He made numerous other observations on the vitamin B12 metabolism including studies on fish tapeworm anemia, the purification and isolation of intrinsic factor from gastric juice (1965) and the description of R-protein (today called haptocorrin). He is also known for the introduction of the concept of reference values.
He graduated as an MD from Helsinki University in 1953 and subsequently trained in the 1950s in biochemistry at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and at Medical Nobel Institute, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. His PhD (DMSci) dissertation was presented in 1956 and in 1959 he became docent at Helsinki University and the years 1960-1990 he was Chief Physician of the Laboratory Department of Maria Hospital, Helsinki.He was one of the founders of the Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research at the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
and served as its director from 1971-1993. He became Professor in 1982. He has been board member and chairman of many Finnish, Scandinavian and International organizations and received numerous honors including Charter Member, Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, the junior Jahre prize of Oslo University, the silver medal of the Finnish Society (Academy) of Sciences and Letters, and Doctor honoris causa of Poincaré University, Nancy, France.