Jorge Eduardo Allende

Background

Allende, Jorge Eduardo was born on November 11, 1934 in Catargo, Costa Rica. Son of Octavio Allende and Amparo Rivera.

Education

Student, Louisiana State University student, Yale University.

Career

Research associate, Rockefeller U., New York City, 1961-1962; assistant professor biochemistry, U. Chile, Santiago, 1963-1968; associate professor, U. Chile, Santiago, 1968-1971; professor biochemistry and molecular biology, U. Chile, Santiago, since 1972. Regional coordinator Latin American Network Biological Sciences, since 1975. President Pan American Association Bio-chemical Socs., 1976.

Member Executive Committee International Cell Research Organisation, since 1976, International Union Biochemistry, 1982-1991. Member Executive Board International Council Science Unions, 1986-1990. Foreign associate institute of medicine NAS.

Achievements

• Jorge Eduardo Allende has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemist, molecular biologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Third World Academy Sciences. Member Chilean Academy Sciences (president since 1991), Chilean Academy Medicine (honorary).

Connections

Married Catherine C. Connelly, 1961;4 children.

Father:

Octavio Allende

Mother:

Amparo Rivera

Spouse:

Catherine C. Connelly