Millennium Magazine_16th Ed_Dr. Mhairi MacDonald

285 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine SCIENCES, PHARMACEUTICALS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY To commemorate her accomplishments, Dr. Jensen has been honored with several noteworthy accolades. To wit, she was honored as a grantee by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1980 and 1981. Likewise, she proudly holds two patents, and she is widely regarded for her key developments in clinical chemistry, analytical systems, immunochemistry and veterinary medicine. Dr. Jensen was also known as a pioneer in research on environmental control and cell culture in 1988 and 2003. In light of her fulfilling career, Dr. Jensen has largely attributed her success to her mother and grandmother, who served as crucial role models throughout her professional journey. Over time, she also learned the importance of consistency and persistence, even in spite of setbacks and the most difficult of obstacles. In accounting for her achievements, Dr. Jensen is particularly proud to have attained such an acclaimed level of success and recognition in her corporate career. Additionally, she is grateful to be able to serve as a role model for other women in her field. laboratories throughout Lexington from the onset of her career in 1972 until 1996. Ever committed to academia as well, Dr. Jensen offered her expertise as a proposal reviewer for the National Science Foundation from 1983 to 1986 and as an adjunct faculty member of the W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center from 1974 to 1976. As part of her own academic journey, she originally earned a Bachelor of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966. Dr. Jensen subsequently continued her studies during the early stages of her career, ultimately achieving a PhD at Cornell University in 1973 and a Master of Business Administration at Babson College in 1983. Adjacent to her primary duties in the field, Dr. Jensen has dedicated herself to civic advocacy, notably volunteering as an organist and pianist at Island Pond Baptist Church in Hampstead, New Hampshire, from 1985 to 2017. In her retirement, and alongside her other responsibilities, she continues to substitute for the church as needed today.

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