Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Institutional Affiliation:
Director of the University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Distinguished Professor of Urology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
http://uscnorriscancer.usc.edu/health/uscnorris/
about/leadership/jones.html
http://www.usc.edu/programs/pibbs/site/faculty/jones_p.htm
Education
St. George’s College, Salisbury, Rhodesia
University College of Rhodesia (London), B.Sc.
University of London, Ph.D.
Fellowship Work
Cancer Association of Rhodesia Research Fellowship
Fellowship Work:
University of Rhodesia
Fellowship Work
NIH Training Fellowship, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Research
Cancer Epigenetics
Impact
New treatments for cancer
Summary of Research
We are interested in the ways in which genes are packaged in the nucleus of the cell so that only a select group of them are available in particular cell types. This field of research is called epigenetics and is at the heart of the process of differentiation during human development. Missteps in the packaging can give rise to cancer and we are working on the development of drugs to rectify these missteps. |
