7 min read
Fellow's Spotlight on Dr. LaQuita Jones
This month's Fellows Spotlight goes to Keystone Symposia Fellow Dr. LaQuita Jones! Dr. Jones is an Assistant Professor...
Marcus Jones, PhD
Executive Director, Regeneron Genetics CenterRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dr. Marcus B. Jones is a Senior Director in the Research Program Management team at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in Tarrytown, NY. He manages a team of scientists that provide program management support for all collaborations, projects and operations for the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC). Marcus received his B.S. degree in Microbiology from Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA), earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Microbiology from the Sackler Institute at New York University and completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI). In 2006, Marcus was promoted to a Staff Scientist and subsequently an Assistant Professor in Genomic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at JCVI. In 2014, Dr. Jones was recruited to be a member of the startup team for Human Longevity, Inc., and serve as the co-Director for Microbiome Sequencing. In 2016, Marcus joined Research Program Management at Regeneron to help establish and manage RGC collaborations.
