Joseph Parker (biologist)
Joseph Parker | |
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 Parker pictured in 2024 | |
| Born | 1979 or 1980 Swansea, Wales |
| Education | Imperial College London (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
Joseph Parker (born 1979 or 1980) is a Welsh evolutionary biologist.[1] He is the director of the Center for Evolutionary Science at the California Institute of Technology, where he is a professor.[2] He studies symbiosis in rove beetles.[3] In 2024, he was named a MacArthur Fellow.[1][3]
Biography
[edit]Parker was born and raised in Swansea, Wales.[1] In 2001, he graduated from Imperial College London with a BSc.[1] He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2005.[1] He was a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University from 2008 to 2016.[1] He was an assistant professor at the California Institute of Technology from 2017 to 2024 before being promoted to full professor in 2025.[2]
Selected publications
[edit]- Parker, J. (2024). Symbiosis: Did Bacteria Bias the Beetle Big Bang?. Current Biology 34(8): R323–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.009.
- Parker, J. (2022). The Bank Most Tangled [Book Review]. Current Biology 32(24): R1328–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.10.023.
- Parker, J. (2022). Interactions Between Insect Species: Their Evolution and Mechanistic Architecture. Current Opinion in Insect Science 53(October): Art. No. 100963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100963.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Joseph Parker". MacArthur Foundation. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Joseph Parker - Biology and Biological Engineering". Caltech. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b Blair, Elizabeth (1 October 2024). "Here's who made the 2024 MacArthur Fellows list". NPR. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Joseph Parker - Biology and Biological Engineering". Caltech. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 4 February 2025.