Halvor N. Christensen

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(1915 - 2003)
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101411983
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Halvor Niels Christensen, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Biological Chemistry, died after several weeks of illness in La Jolla, California, on October 2, one day after his birthday. A distinguished leader and educator, Christensen was internationally recognized for his work in the area of amino acid transport in physiological and pathological conditions.

After completing his doctoral studies at Harvard University in 1940, Christensen held many distinguished positions, including director of the Department of Research Chemistry at Children's Medical Center in Boston, and professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition at Tufts University. He served as chair of the U-M Department of Biological Chemistry from 1956 until 1970; his leadership helped the department achieve its current stature. He continued his research and teaching for another 16 years after stepping down as chair, retiring in 1986. Christensen and his wife, Mary, then moved to La Jolla, where he served as an adjunct professor in pediatrics at the University of California in San Diego from 1989 to 1999.

His wife preceded Christensen in death in June 2003. They are survived by three children, Hugh and Carl Christensen and Karen Christensen Gray, as well as two grandchildren.
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