May 9, 2002
Professor Emeritus Adolph Abrams of biochemistry at the Health Sciences Center died on April 28 in Brush. He was 82.
Dr. Abrams was born on April 30, 1919, in Springfield, Mass.
He received a B.S. in chemistry from City College of New York in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II at Camp Dietrich, Md., where he isolated the toxin from the botulism bacillus. He received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1949. He did post-graduate work from 1949 to 1950 at the Carlsburg Laboratories in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology in the department of biochemistry from 1950 to 1954.
Dr. Abrams came to the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1954. He taught biochemistry and did research, and authored and co-authored more than 40 professional papers. He became a professor of biochemistry in 1964 and was acting chairman from 1973 to 1977. He was honored as professor emeritus in 1986.
Dr. Abrams married Gerda Svarre in 1951. They had 3 children, Lynn Hermanson and Leslie Pizzi of Boulder, and Dr. Lewis Abrams of Wilmington, N.C. He had two grandchildren, Anne Pizzi and Elise Pizzi.
He married Phyllis Van Dall in 1977. He had three stepchildren, Kristin Ladd and Leslie Friedman of St. Louis, and Dirk Van Dall of New York City; and seven step-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on May 4 at the Ivy Chapel in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Box B-121, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, CO 80262.
Professor Emeritus Adolph Abrams of biochemistry at the Health Sciences Center died on April 28 in Brush. He was 82.
Dr. Abrams was born on April 30, 1919, in Springfield, Mass.
He received a B.S. in chemistry from City College of New York in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II at Camp Dietrich, Md., where he isolated the toxin from the botulism bacillus. He received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1949. He did post-graduate work from 1949 to 1950 at the Carlsburg Laboratories in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology in the department of biochemistry from 1950 to 1954.
Dr. Abrams came to the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1954. He taught biochemistry and did research, and authored and co-authored more than 40 professional papers. He became a professor of biochemistry in 1964 and was acting chairman from 1973 to 1977. He was honored as professor emeritus in 1986.
Dr. Abrams married Gerda Svarre in 1951. They had 3 children, Lynn Hermanson and Leslie Pizzi of Boulder, and Dr. Lewis Abrams of Wilmington, N.C. He had two grandchildren, Anne Pizzi and Elise Pizzi.
He married Phyllis Van Dall in 1977. He had three stepchildren, Kristin Ladd and Leslie Friedman of St. Louis, and Dirk Van Dall of New York City; and seven step-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on May 4 at the Ivy Chapel in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Box B-121, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, CO 80262.
May 9, 2002
Professor Emeritus Adolph Abrams of biochemistry at the Health Sciences Center died on April 28 in Brush. He was 82.
Dr. Abrams was born on April 30, 1919, in Springfield, Mass.
He received a B.S. in chemistry from City College of New York in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II at Camp Dietrich, Md., where he isolated the toxin from the botulism bacillus. He received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1949. He did post-graduate work from 1949 to 1950 at the Carlsburg Laboratories in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology in the department of biochemistry from 1950 to 1954.
Dr. Abrams came to the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1954. He taught biochemistry and did research, and authored and co-authored more than 40 professional papers. He became a professor of biochemistry in 1964 and was acting chairman from 1973 to 1977. He was honored as professor emeritus in 1986.
Dr. Abrams married Gerda Svarre in 1951. They had 3 children, Lynn Hermanson and Leslie Pizzi of Boulder, and Dr. Lewis Abrams of Wilmington, N.C. He had two grandchildren, Anne Pizzi and Elise Pizzi.
He married Phyllis Van Dall in 1977. He had three stepchildren, Kristin Ladd and Leslie Friedman of St. Louis, and Dirk Van Dall of New York City; and seven step-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on May 4 at the Ivy Chapel in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Box B-121, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, CO 80262.
Professor Emeritus Adolph Abrams of biochemistry at the Health Sciences Center died on April 28 in Brush. He was 82.
Dr. Abrams was born on April 30, 1919, in Springfield, Mass.
He received a B.S. in chemistry from City College of New York in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II at Camp Dietrich, Md., where he isolated the toxin from the botulism bacillus. He received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1949. He did post-graduate work from 1949 to 1950 at the Carlsburg Laboratories in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology in the department of biochemistry from 1950 to 1954.
Dr. Abrams came to the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1954. He taught biochemistry and did research, and authored and co-authored more than 40 professional papers. He became a professor of biochemistry in 1964 and was acting chairman from 1973 to 1977. He was honored as professor emeritus in 1986.
Dr. Abrams married Gerda Svarre in 1951. They had 3 children, Lynn Hermanson and Leslie Pizzi of Boulder, and Dr. Lewis Abrams of Wilmington, N.C. He had two grandchildren, Anne Pizzi and Elise Pizzi.
He married Phyllis Van Dall in 1977. He had three stepchildren, Kristin Ladd and Leslie Friedman of St. Louis, and Dirk Van Dall of New York City; and seven step-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on May 4 at the Ivy Chapel in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Box B-121, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, CO 80262.
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