Ole Holger Petersen

Ole Holger Petersen
CBE, FMedSci, FRS
Born 1943 (age 74–75)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation Research professor
Employer Cardiff University
Parent(s) Elisabeth Klein (mother)

Ole Holger Petersen CBE, FMedSci, FRS 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.

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",[2] and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours, "for services to Science".[3]

He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ole Petersen, The Royal Society, 2017
  2. ↑ "The Royal Society". Cardiff University. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "No. 58557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2007. p. 8. (UK)


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