Frances Arnold

Illumina has appointed Frances Arnold to its board of directors. Currently, Arnold manages a research group at the California Institute of Technology and serves as director of the Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center. She joined CalTech in 1986 and has served as visiting associate, assistant professor, professor, and director. She currently runs a laboratory at CalTech that focuses on protein engineering by directed evolution with applications in alternative energy, chemicals, and medicine.