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Last published 2025
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Lesley Jones

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Surrey (1982); University of Oxford (1997); Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates (1981); University of Birmingham (1968–1981)

Faculty Researcher

Dietetic Internship, College of Health Professions

4 h-index 9 pubs 74 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

Links

ORCID Research Group UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Lesley Jones, Assistant Professor in the Dietetic Internship program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses her research on the pathogenesis and genetic modifiers of Huntington's disease. Her work investigates how genetic factors influence the timing and severity of motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms associated with the disease. Recent publications examine the role of specific genes, such as FAN1 and TCERG1, in slowing disease progression and altering the age of motor onset. Jones also contributes to the development of tools for analyzing expanded tandem repeats in DNA sequencing, aiding in the study of diseases like Huntington's. Her research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 9
  • Citations: 74

Selected Publications

  • Grain Intake Across Trimesters of Pregnancy Among Women Enrolled in the Glowing Study (2025)
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  • Macronutrient and Energy Intake Across Three Pregnancy Trimesters Among a Cohort of Arkansas Women Enrolled in the Glowing Study (2025)
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  • 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)
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  • Awareness and Adherence of the 2020 – 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Amongst Employees and Students at a Southern Health Professions Campus (2024)
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Collaboration Network

20 Collaborators 7 Institutions 2 Countries

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