College of Medicine
Jones Lab
Led by Helen N Jones · Physiology and Aging
What we study
The Jones Lab studies placental gene therapy for fetal growth restriction, focusing on nanoparticle-mediated approaches in nonhuman primates. Their work aims to improve outcomes for pregnancies affected by growth restriction.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Placental-specific therapy for fetal growth restriction
Investigating nanoparticle-mediated gene therapy to treat fetal growth restriction.
Efficacy and safety of nanoparticle mediated placental gene therapy in nonhuman primates
Testing nanoparticle delivery methods for placental gene therapy in primates.
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Recent papers, explained
- Sex-specific placental adaptations associated with fetal growth restriction: a review
2026 · Journal of Animal Science
Reviews how male and female placentas adapt differently to fetal growth restriction.
- Aberrant NOTCH1 Signaling in Placentas Complicated by Congenital Heart Defects
2026 · Physiology
Tests whether NOTCH1 signaling is impaired in placentas of fetuses with congenital heart defects.
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- Aberrant placental structure is corrected with repeated nanoparticle-mediated IGF1 treatments in a Guinea pig model of fetal growth restriction
2025 · Translational Research in Anatomy
Tests whether nanoparticle-mediated IGF1 treatments improve placental structure in guinea pigs.
- Characterization of extracellular vesicles at parturition in dairy cows with late-gestation heat stress
2025 · JDS Communications
Tests whether heat stress alters protein profiles of extracellular vesicles in dairy cows.
- Placental NRP1 and Serum sNRP1 Levels Correlate with Maternal Glucose Control in Pregestational Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
2025 · Placenta
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How to reach out
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