Dr. Jonathan Jones
Professor, biology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK,
Group leader, The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), Norwich, UK
Ph.D. Genetics, Cambridge University and The Plant Breeding Institute, Trumpington, Cambridge, UK
B.S. Botany , Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
The Sainsbury Laboratory is an independent research institute in Norwich UK renowned for world-leading plant health research for a sustainable future. Fundamental scientific discoveries in molecular plant-microbe interactions are made and applied to reduce crop losses around the world. The latest technologies are deployed to combat plant diseases and accelerate breeding. Discoveries at TSL translate to scientific solutions that tackle crop losses caused by existing and emerging plant diseases, particularly in low-income countries. The Sainsbury Laboratory provides an outstanding training environment that prepares talented postgraduate students, postdoctoral scientists, and early career group leaders to excel in their careers. Its alumni continue to make ground-breaking discoveries that address real-world challenges.
At TSL, the Jonathan Jones Group is interested in how plants resist disease, and in how resistance is overcome by pathogens. Dr. Jones is a leading researcher in plant/microbe interactions and has made landmark discoveries on plant immunity to disease, Dr. Jones co-founded 2 companies; Mendel Biotechnology to discover and exploit new regulators of crop productivity, and Norfolk Plant Sciences Ltd, to combine health promoting traits and disease resistance traits in potato and tomato.