Background
Nightingale, Elena Ottolenghi was born on November 1, 1932 in Livorno, Italy. Arrived in the United States, 1939, naturalized. Daughter of Mario Lazzaro and Elisa Vittoria (Levi) Ottolenghi.
academic administrator educator geneticist
Nightingale, Elena Ottolenghi was born on November 1, 1932 in Livorno, Italy. Arrived in the United States, 1939, naturalized. Daughter of Mario Lazzaro and Elisa Vittoria (Levi) Ottolenghi.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Barnard College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Rockefeller U., 1961; Doctor of Medicine New York University, 1964.
Assistant professor, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1965-1970;
assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1970-1973;
fellow in clinical genetics and pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, 1973-1974;
senior staff officer, NAS, Washington, 1975-1979;
senior program officer Institute Medicine, NAS, Washington, 1979-1982;
senior scholar in residence, NAS, Washington, 1982-1983;
special advisor to president, Carnegie Corporation New York, New York City, 1983-1994;
senior program officer, Carnegie Corporation New York, New York City, 1989-1994;
scholar-in-residence, National Academy Sciences, Washington, since 1995. Visiting associate professor Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1980-1984, visiting lecturer,1984-1995. Adjunct Professor pediatrics Georgetown University Medical Center, since 1984, George Washington University Medical Center, since 1994.
Member recombinant DNA advising committee National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1983.
Board of directors Center for Youth Superior vena cava syndrome, Washington, 1980-1984, Science Svc. Inc., Washington, 1985-1996, Amnesty International, United States of America, 1989-1991. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (Chairman of Commission on science freedom and responsibility 1985-1988), New York Academy Sciences, Royal Society Medicine.
Member Harvey Society, American Society Microbiology, American Society Human Genetics (social issues committee 1982-1985), Genetics Society American, Institute Medicine of NAS (Chairman of Commission on health and human rights 1987-1990), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Stuart L. Nightingale, July 1, 1965. Children— Elizabeth, Marisa.