Background
Jordan, Elke was born on April 8, 1937 in Gottingen, Germany. Daughter of Peter Friederich and Elisabeth A.K. (Lehmann) Jordan. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1961.
Institute executive medical research molecular biologist
Jordan, Elke was born on April 8, 1937 in Gottingen, Germany. Daughter of Peter Friederich and Elisabeth A.K. (Lehmann) Jordan. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1961.
Bachelor of Arts, Goucher College, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1962.
In various research positions, Harvard University, 1962-1964; in various research positions, U. Cologne, Federal Republic Germany, 1964-1968; in various research positions, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968-1969; in various research positions, University of California, Berkeley, 1969-1972; grants associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1973; coordinator for collaborative research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1976; health scientist administrator, National Institute General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1976-1982; associate director, National Institute General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1982-1988; director, Office of Human Genome Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1988-1989; deputy director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, since 1989.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Genetics Society American, American Society for Human Genetics, Am.Soc. Microbiology.
Married Thomas H. Edelson, August 21, 1972 (divorced 1991).