Dan Jones

Faculty
Professor, Director Mass Spec Facility
Michigan State University

Dan Jones is a professor and director of Mass Spec facility at Michigan State University, Biochemistry department. His research interests lie in improving mass spectrometry and separation strategies and applying them to perform global profiling of metabolites. This approach, known as metabolomics, probes the influence of genetics and environment on rates of biosynthesis and degradation of metabolites. Such measurements lie at the heart of systems biology approaches for engineering plants and microorganisms for improved productivity, as biosensors, and as valuable sources of an assortment of bioactive chemicals. Furthermore, the information in the metabolome can be used as biomarkers of stress, toxicity, and disease.

Research Keywords

Metabolomics