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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 470 9543
Email
greg.jones@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Professor
Department
Department of Surgical Sciences (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BSc PhD(Otago)
Research summary
Vascular disease genetics, biomarker discovery, and histopathology

Research

Professor Jones' research group has a broad range of interests in the field of vascular biology, including population genetics, cardiovascular disease biomarkers, and vascular connective tissue biology. The group's research has a strong clinical emphasis, particularly in the areas of aortic aneurysm, coronary and peripheral arterial disease and varicose veins.

The Vascular Research Group has four main areas of research focus:

  • Genes associated with the initiation and progression of vascular diseases
  • Identifying circulating biomarkers to assess vascular disease risk
  • The early structural and molecular features of human arterial disease
  • The pathobiology of lower limb venous disease, including varicose veins, venous ulcers and post-operative recurrence
  • The techniques used in the Vascular Research Group include whole genome scanning, microRNA and mRNA microarray, proteomics, immunohistochemistry, cell culture, and functional assays.

The group is currently funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand.

Publications

Cameron, V. A., Jones, G. T., Horwood, L. J., Pilbrow, A. P., Martin, J., Frampton, C., Ip, W. T., Troughton, R. W., Greer, C., Yang, J., Epton, M. J., Harris, S. L., & Darlow, B. A. (2023). DNA methylation patterns at birth predict health outcomes in young adults born very low birthweight. Clinical Epigenetics, 15, 47. doi: 10.1186/s13148-023-01463-3 Journal - Research Article

Hall, N., Krysa, J., Lesche, S., Hill, B. G., Letts, J. A., McNaughton, A., Clifford, K., & Jones, G. T. (2022). Near infrared fluorescence imaging to demonstrate reflux in the superficial microvenous network of the leg. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 64, 377-386. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.05.036 Journal - Research Article

Klarin, D., Verma, S. S., Judy, R., Dikilitas, O., Wolford, B. N., Paranjpe, I., … Jones, G. T., … Tsao, P. S. (2020). Genetic architecture of abdominal aortic aneurysm in the Million Veteran Program. Circulation, 142(17), 1633-1646. doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.047544 Journal - Research Article

Bhat, B., & Jones, G. T. (2022). Data analysis of DNA methylation Epigenome-Wide Association Studies (EWAS): A guide to the principles of best practice. In J. Horsfield & J. Marsman (Eds.), Chromatin: Methods and protocols: Methods in molecular biology (Vol. 2458). (pp. 23-45). New York, NY: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2140-0_2 Chapter in Book - Research

Pinard, A., Jones, G. T., & Milewicz, D. M. (2019). Genetics of thoracic and abdominal aortic diseases: Aneurysms, dissections, and ruptures. Circulation Research, 124(4), 588-606. doi: 10.1161/circresaha.118.312436 Journal - Research Article

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