Steven Chris Jones

PhD Student
Genomics and Computational Biology

Research Interest

I am interested in leveraging human genomic diversity, multi-omics data, and phenotypic data such as electronic health records (EHR) to investigate the role of genomic variation in immune-related traits.

Education

2021 to present	Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Genomics and Computational Biology Advisors: Sarah Tishkoff, PhD and Marylyn D. Ritchie, PhD
2021	M.S. Johns Hopkins University Bioinformatics
2021	B.A.Dickinson College Biology and Computer Science

Research Experience

2021 – 2022	PhD Lab Rotations, University of Pennsylvania Tishkoff Lab - Analysis of admixture and global ancestry inference in the H3Africa dataset Bushman Lab– Enhancing tranfection efficiency of rAAVs using miRNA expression cassettes Ritchie Lab - Multi-ancestry phenome-wide TWAS in the PMBB
2019 – 2021	Clinical Scientist, Clinical Development Group GeneOne Life Science Genetic and computational support for pre-clinical development of small molecule therapeutics
2019 - 2021	Visiting Scientist, Lab of Danielle Reed, Ph.D. Monell Chemical Senses Center Molecular phylogeny of TAS2R bitter taste receptors in hamster and ferret pre-clinical animal models.
2020 - 2022	Member, COVID-19 home test group GCCR Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research Dashboard construction for a 12-week study to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on smell and taste perception.
2019	Undergraduate Research Dickinson College; Dana Somers, Ph.D. Analysis for enrichment of antibiotic resistance in Wastewater Microbiome
2020 - 2022	Undergraduate Research Dickinson College; Carol Loeffler, PhD. Analysis of the impact of the hemlock wooly adelgid on hemlock trees in south central Pennsylvania