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Illinois Chemical Education Foundation (ICEF) Scholarship Luncheon

Dr. A. Karl Larsen

Clinical Professor, Forensic Science; Director of Graduate Studies, Biopharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Illinois, Chicago 

Dr. Karl Larsen began working for the Illinois State Police in late 1976. He has a Doctorate in Pharmacodynamics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a B.A. in Chemistry and Biology from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL.

 Dr. Larsen began working in the Illinois State Police Drug Chemistry Section, completing analysis of tablets, capsules and powders for the presence or absence of controlled, substances and plant materials for the presence of absence of cannabis or other controlled substances. After his Doctorate, he worked in the toxicology section completing analysis of body fluids for the presence or absence of controlled substances.

 In 1999, Dr. Larsen began working at the Illinois State Police Forensic Science Center at Chicago. There, he aided in research and training of new forensic scientists, and assisted in the Master of Science in Forensic Science Program at UIC. 

Dr. Larsen is currently at the Office of Biopharmaceutical Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago.

 To Address the 61^st Annual Scholarship Luncheon

(Proceeds to benefit the Illinois Chemical Education Foundation)