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Last published 2026
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Lesley Jones

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Dietetic Internship, College of Health Professions

1 h-index 6 pubs 1 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Humans
  • Huntington Disease
  • Male
  • Female
  • Animals
  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Huntingtin Protein
  • Mice
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Aged
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Middle Aged
  • Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion

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ORCID Research Group UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Lesley Jones' research focuses on the genetic underpinnings of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease. Her work involves large-scale genetic studies, including meta-analyses of human genetic data, to identify susceptibility loci and genes associated with disease risk and onset. She has contributed to studies that have identified novel genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, implicating pathways related to amyloid-beta processing, tau pathology, immunity, and lipid metabolism. Her investigations have also explored gene expression changes in Huntington's disease brain tissue and identified microRNAs involved in disease regulation. Jones has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Lisa T. Jansen, Courtney Fose, Reza Hakkak, and C. Phillips, on shared publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 1

Positions

  • Assistant Professor publications 2024–2026
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Dietetic Internship, College of Health Professions Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Evaluation of Nutritional Knowledge In a Cohort of Nursing Students in Arkansas (2026)
    Current Developments in Nutrition DOI OpenAlex
  • Grain Intake Across Trimesters of Pregnancy Among Women Enrolled in the Glowing Study (2025)
    DOI OpenAlex
  • Macronutrient and Energy Intake Across Three Pregnancy Trimesters Among a Cohort of Arkansas Women Enrolled in the Glowing Study (2025)
    DOI OpenAlex
  • The Relationship Between Childhood Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in Arkansas (2024)
    Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Association of School Meal Preparation Type with BMI of Head Start Children (2024)
    DOI OpenAlex
  • Awareness and Adherence of the 2020 – 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Amongst Employees and Students at a Southern Health Professions Campus (2024)
    DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

20 Collaborators 7 Institutions 2 Countries

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