Immunology, Health Disparities, Immunotherapy, Aging

Jones Lab

Dr. Jones conducts biomedical and health disparity research to identify mechanisms of disease pathogenesis involved in cancer, infectious, and chronic inflammatory disease. His research concentration involves cellular immune mechanisms of disease, and with this knowledge, design immune-based therapeutics. To data, Dr. Jones has novel roles identified novel mechanisms through which roles through which microbial species directly respond to corticotropin releasing hormone and other hormones to escape host defenses and how the use of nanoparticle-based “bacterio-mimetic” components may serve to beacons for modifying tumor microenvironments as a preventative therapy for lung metastatic cancer 

Dr. Jones is a two-time recipient of the UNT Health Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award and recipient of a National Role Model Award for mentoring. He serves as Director of the Institute for Health Disparities at UNT Health where he leads efforts in biomedical research and health professional workforce development. Dr. Jones believes strongly in promoting continuing education and professional development for postdoctoral fellows and early-stage faculty. Dr. Jones has led and currently serves as Principal Investigator and Multiple Principal Investigator for several National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded projects. 

In vitro and In vivo models of disease