Christina M. Jones, Ph.D.
Dr. Christina M. Jones is currently a Research Chemist in the Chemical Sciences Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where she leads programmatic efforts focused on quality assurance and quality control for metabolomics, a tool for precision medicine. NIST is a non-regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce with a mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science and technology in a manner that enhances economic security and improves our quality of life. Dr. Jones joined NIST as a National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate in 2015 at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) campus. While at HML, she helped establish a mass spectrometry-based environmental metabolomics and lipidomics program.
Before joining NIST, Dr. Jones received her doctoral degree in Analytical Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she was both a Presidential and FACES Fellow. Under the advisement of Dr. Facundo M. Fernández, she developed an ambient mass spectrometry sampling and analysis method for metabolomics research in addition to using traditional chromatographic-based methods for onco- and ecometabolomics applications. Dr. Jones, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from Louisiana State University and A&M College. While there, she was an avid researcher under the guidance of Dr. Isiah M. Warner.
Dr. Jones’s work has been published numerous times in peer-reviewed journals and a book in addition to being featured on the cover of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She has received several awards throughout her career, including the Winifred Burke-Houck Professional Leadership Award, a NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Outreach Accolade, a NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Strategic Partnership Accolade, a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, an ACS Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry, and the United Negro College Fund/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award.
Beyond her work at NIST, Dr. Jones is involved in the organization of scientific and professional development opportunities for early-career scientists to help ensure they have access to career advancement resources that better equip them to be leaders and overcome challenges to achieve career success. She is a cofounder of Virtual Podium Symposia, a weekly platform established to create a sense of community during the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide presentation and learning opportunities about compelling scientific research in fields centered on chemistry, biology, and informatics. Dr. Jones has also always been passionate about getting more youth involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math disciplines and helping them develop skills for success and leadership. She enjoys doing science demonstrations at various events to excite kids about the science in their everyday lives. She is also a cofounder of Facilitate 2 Motivate, LLC, which uses research-based theories and practical application to help people hone their talents and develop ideal mental attitudes for sustainable success.
Before joining NIST, Dr. Jones received her doctoral degree in Analytical Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she was both a Presidential and FACES Fellow. Under the advisement of Dr. Facundo M. Fernández, she developed an ambient mass spectrometry sampling and analysis method for metabolomics research in addition to using traditional chromatographic-based methods for onco- and ecometabolomics applications. Dr. Jones, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from Louisiana State University and A&M College. While there, she was an avid researcher under the guidance of Dr. Isiah M. Warner.
Dr. Jones’s work has been published numerous times in peer-reviewed journals and a book in addition to being featured on the cover of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She has received several awards throughout her career, including the Winifred Burke-Houck Professional Leadership Award, a NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Outreach Accolade, a NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Strategic Partnership Accolade, a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, an ACS Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry, and the United Negro College Fund/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award.
Beyond her work at NIST, Dr. Jones is involved in the organization of scientific and professional development opportunities for early-career scientists to help ensure they have access to career advancement resources that better equip them to be leaders and overcome challenges to achieve career success. She is a cofounder of Virtual Podium Symposia, a weekly platform established to create a sense of community during the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide presentation and learning opportunities about compelling scientific research in fields centered on chemistry, biology, and informatics. Dr. Jones has also always been passionate about getting more youth involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math disciplines and helping them develop skills for success and leadership. She enjoys doing science demonstrations at various events to excite kids about the science in their everyday lives. She is also a cofounder of Facilitate 2 Motivate, LLC, which uses research-based theories and practical application to help people hone their talents and develop ideal mental attitudes for sustainable success.