Illumina Appoints Dr. Frances Arnold to Its Board of Directors
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Dr. Arnold joined the California Institute of Technology in 1986 and has served as a Visiting Associate, Assistant Professor, Professor and Director. Her laboratory focuses on protein engineering by directed evolution, with applications in alternative energy, chemicals and medicine.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Arnold to our board and look forward to leveraging her experience and expertise in life sciences and medicine,” saidJay Flatley, Illumina Chief Executive Officer. “We value the perspective and passion that she will bring to the role as we plan for growth in our clinical and research markets.”
Dr. Arnold is the recipient of numerous honors, including induction into theNational Inventors Hall of Fame (2014), Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2014), the ENI Prize in Renewable and Nonconventional Energy (2013), the US National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2011), and the Charles Stark Draper Prize of the US National Academy of Engineering(2011). She has been elected to membership in all three US National Academies, of Science, Medicine, and Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
