Diversity in Life Sciences

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.