Jonathan D. G. Jones
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| Professor Jonathan Jones | |
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| Born | Jonathan Dallas George Jones 14 July 1954 [1] |
| Institutions | Harvard University Sainsbury Laboratory University of East Anglia |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | Repeated DNA sequences in rye (Secale cereale), wheat (Triticum aestivum) and their relatives (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard B. Flavell G Dover[2] |
| Known for | Work on R genes |
| Notable awards | FRS (2003) |
| Spouse | Caroline Dean[1] |
| Website www www |
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Professor Jonathan Dallas George Jones FRS (born 14 July 1954) is a senior scientist at the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich using molecular and genetic approaches to study disease resistance in plants.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
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Education
Jones was educated at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Sciences in 1976 and a PhD[13] in 1980, under the direction of G Dover and R B Flavell. After graduating, he conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard in Dr. Frederick M.Ausubel's lab.[1]
Research
Jones, along with collaborator Jeffery Dangl, proposed the “zig-zag model” for the co-evolution of plant resistance genes and pathogen effectors.[14] He also proposed the “Guard Hypothesis”, which provides a testable explanation for how plants overcome the large number of arms used by pathogens to evoke disease while having only a limited set of plant proteins to defend itself.[15]
Career
Jones has been Head of the Sainsbury Laboratory from 1994 to 1997 and 2003 – 2009. He is also a Professor at University of East Anglia and has been an editor of The Plant Cell and Genome Biology. Other positions he has held include:
- International Society of Plant Molecular Biology Board Member 1995-8
- Plant Journal Advisory Board 1995-8
- Editor of Plant Cell July 1998 -2004
- Current Opinion in Plant Biology (COPB) Editorial Board 1997–present
- Invited Editor for COPB Plant/microbe interaction issue 1998
- Editor of Genome Biology 2001-2004
- Founder of Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. that has collaborated with Monsanto[16]
Media
In July 2010, Professor Jones contributed an opinion piece to BBC News Online, outlining his stance on genetically modified (GM) food crops. In the piece, Jones argued that if we are to 'feed the planet without destroying it... we need to use every tool in our toolbox, including GM'.[17]
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- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jul/18/gm-scientist-defends-monsanto-links
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8789279.stm
