Caltech professor of chemical engineering and Nobel laureate (Chemistry, 2018) for directed evolution. Attended events on Jeffrey Epstein's private island Little St. James alongside Murray Gell-Mann, Gerald Sussman, Leonard Mlodinow, Dan Dubno, and others. Led 'a fun evolutionary word game and demonstration of directed evolution' at island gathering. Al Seckel invited Jeffrey Epstein to dinner with Arnold: 'One of the very smartest women I know.'
Key Findings
- Attended events on Little St. James with Gell-Mann, Sussman, Mlodinow
- Led evolutionary word game and directed evolution demo at island gathering
- Al Seckel to Jeffrey Epstein: 'our dear friend Frances Arnold...one of the very smartest women I know'
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2018) for directed evolution
- Confirmed attendee on LSJ event lists alongside Christof Koch, Pablos Holman
- EFTA01813107, repeated at EFTA01813188 and EFTA02417074 (29 May 2010), Al Seckel to Jeffrey Epstein: "oh Jeff, tonight, we are having our dear friend Frances Arnold over for dinner. You may enjoy talking to her. One of the very smartest women I know. We could call you about 9:00 p.m. your time, if you are around." The message links her Caltech group page. This is the source for the Al Seckel finding, and it is Seckel proposing an introduction rather than evidence she accepted one.
- EFTA01812798 (1 June 2010): Frances Arnold writes to Al Seckel, and Jeffrey Epstein responds "you can give her my email directly".
- EFTA01780753, and copies at EFTA01780819, EFTA01780852 and EFTA01780870: a list of people the sender is "happy to discuss", running "Frances Arnold Jesse Dylan" beside Lisa Randall, Christof Koch, Danny Hillis, Larry Page and Elon Musk. It is a list of names offered for discussion; it does not by itself establish attendance at anything.
- EFTA01980921 (13 October 2010): Cecile de Jongh sends Jeffrey Epstein the "List of Attendees - Mindshift 1/7-1/12" with the line "All are confirmed and booked with the exception of Nathan below", followed by Al Seckel, Murray Gell-Mann, Gerald Sussman, Christof Koch, Frances Arnold, Leonard Mlodinow, Ron Reisman, Pablos Holman, Brock Pierce, Baron Reichart, Paul Kirkaas and Dan Dubno. Jeffrey Epstein forwards it to Jes Staley with "this is the jan meeting if you and your daughter want to come". This is a confirmed-and-booked list, not an invitation list. EFTA01982313 (13 September 2010) is Al Seckel's earlier "Confirmations" for the same event.