Merri-Grace Jones, PhD
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Merri-Grace Jones, Ph.D.
Investigator, Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss
Phone: (208) 404-2964
E-mail: merri-grace-jones@uiowa.edu
Education
BS, Microbiology, Brigham Young University
Ph.D., Immunology, University of Iowa
Research Interests
Dr. Jones is a post-doctoral fellow who joined the lab in 2024 after graduating from the University of Iowa Interdisciplinary Program in Immunology. She is investigating the contribution of age-related changes in immune function to the development of neurodegenerative disease.
Highlighted Publications
Identification of immune cell subsets involved in retinal ganglion cell damage following blast exposure. Harper MM, Jones MG, Gramlich OW, Elwood BW, Boehme NA, Gilfanov N, Dutca LM, Kuehn MH. Exp Eye Res. 2026 Jun;267:110961. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2026.110961. Epub 2026 Mar 5. PMID: 41794317.
Characterization of Type I Interferon-Associated Chemokines and Cytokines in Lacrimal Glands of Nonobese Diabetic Mice. Allred MG, Chimenti MS, Ciecko AE, Chen YG, Lieberman SM. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Apr 5;22(7):3767. doi: 10.3390/ijms22073767. PMID: 33916486; PMCID: PMC8038628.
Microglia depletion exacerbates demyelination and impairs remyelination in a neurotropic coronavirus infection. Sariol A, Mackin S, Allred MG, Ma C, Zhou Y, Zhang Q, Zou X, Abrahante JE, Meyerholz DK, Perlman S. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Sep 29;117(39):24464-24474. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007814117. Epub 2020 Sep 14. PMID: 32929007; PMCID: PMC7533697.
