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Frances Arnold
Using directed evolution to engineer useful enzymes.
Directed evolution · Gevo
- Born
- 25 July 1956
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, United States
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Frances Arnold
Frances Arnold is an American chemical engineer who adapts evolution into a laboratory method for improving biological catalysts.
Early life
Pittsburgh
Attended Taylor Allderdice High School.
Engineering
Graduated from Princeton in 1979 and earned a Berkeley doctorate in 1985.
Career
- 1979–1980s
Energy research
Worked on solar-energy projects before doctoral research.
- 1986
Caltech
Joined the faculty and developed enzyme-engineering research.
- 2018
Nobel Prize
Received half of the chemistry prize for directed evolution of enzymes.
Contributions
Directed evolution
Demonstrated repeated mutation and selection to improve an enzyme.
Gevo
Co-founded a company working on renewable fuels and chemicals.
Provivi
Co-founded a company developing biological approaches to crop protection.
Beyond the lab
Public service
Co-chaired the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology during Joe Biden’s presidency.
Business
Joined Alphabet’s board in 2019.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional biography and research ↗Photo: Christopher Michel. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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