Jerelle Joseph Explained

Jerelle A. Joseph is a computational chemist and academic from Dominica, who is also an advocate for representation and diversity in science. She is the founder of CariScholar, a network connecting students and academics from Caribbean countries.

Biography

Joseph grew up in the village of Vieille Case in Dominica.^[1] Her mother was a nurse and her father worked a variety of jobs.^[2] She graduated in 2012 with a BSc in Chemistry and mathematics from the University of the West Indies. This was followed by an MPhil in Chemistry at the same institution, graduating in 2014. She subsequently graduated with a DPhil in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in 2018.^[3] She subsequently continued her work at Cambridge in a post-doctoral role in the team of Rosana Collepardo-Guevara.^[4] In January 2023 she was appointed Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University.^{[5] [6]} She works on the development of computational approaches to determine cellular organisation, in particular liquid–liquid phase separation.^{[7] [8]}

Joseph is the founder of CariScholar, an organisation designed to connect students and academics from the Caribbean for mentoring.^{[9] [10]} Mentors include pscyhopharmocologist Kito Barrow,^[11] physician Mondel George,^[12] engineer Asher Williams,^[13] machine learning scientist Randall Martyr, amongst others.^[14]

Awards

• Outstanding Youth in Diaspora Award – National Youth Council Dominica (2022)^[15]
• Rising Star in Soft and Biological Matter – University of Chicago (2020)^[16]
• Bill Gates Sr Award – Gates Cambridge Trust (2018)
• Gates Cambridge Scholarship – Gates Cambridge Trust (2014)
• R. L. Seale Chemistry Prize – University of the West Indies (2012)
• Faculty of Arts and Science Scholarship – Government of Dominica (2009)

Publications

• Joseph, J. A., Espinosa, J. R., Sanchez-Burgos, I., Garaizar, A., Frenkel, D., & Collepardo-Guevara, R. (2021). Thermodynamics and kinetics of phase separation of protein-RNA mixtures by a minimal model. Biophysical Journal, 120(7), 1219-1230.
• Joseph, J. A., Reinhardt, A., Aguirre, A., Chew, P. Y., Russell, K. O., Espinosa, J. R., ... & Collepardo-Guevara, R. (2021). Physics-driven coarse-grained model for biomolecular phase separation with near-quantitative accuracy. Nature Computational Science, 1(11), 732-743.
• Krainer, G., Welsh, T. J., Joseph, J. A., Espinosa, J. R., Wittmann, S., de Csilléry, E., ... & Knowles, T. P. (2021). Reentrant liquid condensate phase of proteins is stabilized by hydrophobic and non-ionic interactions. Nature communications, 12(1), 1-14.
• Espinosa, J. R., Joseph, J. A., Sanchez-Burgos, I., Garaizar, A., Frenkel, D., & Collepardo-Guevara, R. (2020). Liquid network connectivity regulates the stability and composition of biomolecular condensates with many components. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(24), 13238-13247.
• Sanchez-Burgos, I., Espinosa, J. R., Joseph, J. A., & Collepardo-Guevara, R. (2021). Valency and binding affinity variations can regulate the multilayered organization of protein condensates with many components. Biomolecules, 11(2), 278.

References

1. Web site: Dr Jerelle Joseph – Networks of evidence and expertise for public policy . 2022-10-02 . www.csap.cam.ac.uk.
2. Web site: Jerelle Joseph . 2023-06-03 . The Biophysical Society . en-US.
3. Web site: Jerelle A. Joseph . 2022-10-02 . Chemical and Biological Engineering . en.
4. Web site: Jerelle Joseph . 2022-10-02 . Africans in STEM . en.
5. Web site: Board approves 15 faculty appointments . 2022-10-02 . Princeton University . en.
6. Web site: 2022-06-17 . New Duties for a Trio of Black Scholars . 2023-06-03 . The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
7. Web site: 2020-06-25 . Biography Gates Cambridge . 2022-10-02 . Gates Cambridge . EN.
8. Web site: Dr Joseph . 2022-10-02 . www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk . en.
9. Web site: Jerelle A Joseph . 2023-06-03 . Cavendish Inspiring . en.
10. Web site: Caribbean Women in STEM . 2023-06-03 . YourCommonwealth . en-US.
11. Web site: Faculty Finder – The Chicago School . 2023-06-03 . The Chicago School of Professional Psychology . en-US.
12. Web site: 2021-02-16 . Dr. Mondel George – Private Physician, Entrepreneur, Lifetime Learner . 2023-06-03 . GrenSTEAM.
13. Web site: Teaching Asher Williams, Ph.D. . 2023-06-03 . Asher Williams . en.
14. Web site: About me . 2023-06-03 . rmartyr.gitlab.io . en.
15. Web site: Admin . 2022-09-22 . The NYCD unveils 2022 national youth nominees . 2022-10-02 . Dominica News Online . en-US.
16. Web site: Jerelle A. Joseph Chicago Materials Research Center The University of Chicago . 2022-10-02 . mrsec.uchicago.edu.

External links

• CariScholar
• Dr Jerelle A. Joseph – How cells form compartments without walls (lecture)
• Over The Bridge – Episode 87 – Connecting Caribbean Minds with Dr Jerelle Joseph (podcast)
• Interview – UN Women