Joseph Parker (biologist)

Joseph Parker
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

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

• 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 Biology32(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 Science53(October): Art. No. 100963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2022.100963. ^[4]

References

1. "Joseph Parker". MacArthur Foundation. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation . Retrieved 4 February 2025.
2. "Joseph Parker - Biology and Biological Engineering". Caltech. California Institute of Technology . Retrieved 4 February 2025.
3. Blair, Elizabeth (1 October 2024). "Here's who made the 2024 MacArthur Fellows list". NPR . Retrieved 4 February 2025.
4. "Joseph Parker - Biology and Biological Engineering". Caltech. California Institute of Technology . Retrieved 4 February 2025.