معرفی
Richard P O Jones is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, where he has worked since 2013. His academic career spans institutions including Yale University, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, and University of York.
- Education:
- BSc (First Class Honours) in Chemistry and Molecular Physics, University of Nottingham (1990)
- PhD in NMR Spectroscopy, University of Manchester/Zeneca Pharmaceuticals (1994)
- MB ChB in Medicine and Surgery, University of Leeds (2001)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Anglia Ruskin (2014)
- Research Interests:
Dr. Jones specializes in biochemical and biophysical studies of extracellular matrix and membrane proteins linked to human diseases. His work includes structural analysis of retinoschisin in X-linked retinoschisis, fibulin 5 mutations in macular degeneration, and bacterial surface proteins involved in antibiotic resistance.
Additional interests span bioinformatics, protein folding, and translational research in biomedical science, including studies on cardiac infection, cancer biomarkers, and blood donation behavior.
- Teaching:
- Course Leader for MSc Biomedical Science
- Module Leader for Moving towards Mastery, General Pathology, Research Methods, Decision Making in Clinical Chemistry
- Supervises NHS-based research projects and bioinformatics studies
- Scientific Awards:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2014)
- Fellow of Anglia Ruskin University (2014)
- Hibbert Prize for best PhD thesis (1994)
- Manchester Prize (1993)
- Multiple teaching grants for Scientific Conference Day (2013-2016)
- Service:
- Editorial Board, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
- Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Member, ARU Biomedical Research Group
