BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Academic & Professional Background

• B.S. (Physical Therapy) 1975 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Ph.D. (Neuroscience) 1983 - University of Illinois, Chicago
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (Neuroendocrinology) 1986 - The Rockefeller University, New York, New York

Current Research Interests

• Central vs Peripheral Nervous System Injury Responses
• Neuroendocrinology
• Neuroimmunology
• Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

Selected Publications

Serpe CJ, Kohm AP, Huppenbauer CB, Sanders VM, Jones KJ. Exacerbation of facial motoneuron loss after facial nerve transection in severe combined immunodeficient (scid) Mice. J of Neuroscience 19:RC7 1-5, 1999.

Tanzer L, Sengelaub DR, Jones KJ. Estrogen receptor expression in the facial nucleus of adult hamsters: Does axotomy recapitulate development? J Neurobiol 39:438-446, 1999.

Jones KJ, Oblinger MM. Androgenic regulation of tubulin gene expression in axotomized hamster facial motoneurons. J Neurosci 14:3620-3627, 1994.

Kinderman NB, Jones KJ. Testosterone enhancement of the nerve cell body response to injury: Evidence using in situ hybridization and ribosomal DNA probes. J Neurosci 13:1523-1532, 1993.

Kujawa KA, Jacob JM, Jones KJ. Testosterone regulation of the regenerative properties of injured rat sciatic motoneurons. J Neurosci Res 35:268-273, 1993.

Kujawa KA, Jones KJ. Testosterone differentially regulates the regenerative properties of injured hamster facial motoneurons. J Neurosci 11:3898-3906, 1991.

Jones KJ, Harrington CA, Chikaraishi DM, Pfaff DW. Estradiol regulation of ribosomal RNA processing in rat ventromedial hypothalamic neurons: Early detection by quantitative in situ hybridization. J Neurosci 10:1513-1521, 1990.

Book Chapters

Kujawa KA, Jones KJ. Trophic actions of gonadal steroids on neuronal functioning normally and following injury. In: Advances in Neural Science. Das G. (Ed.), Vol. 2, JAI Press, Inc., pp 131-152.

Jones KJ. Gonadal steroids and neuronal regeneration: A therapeutic role. In: Neural Injury and Regeneration, Advances in Neurology. Motta M, (Ed.), Vol 59, Raven Press, NY, pp 227-240, 1993.

Jones KJ, Pfaff DW. Emerging tenets in the mechanism of gonadal steroid action on hypothalamic neurons. In: Brain Endocrinology. Motta M, (Ed.), 2nd edition, Raven Press, NY, pp 153-175, 1991.

Projects Completed or Active (Selected)

• Molecular Basis for Steroid Hormone Therapy in Nerve Injury
• Mechanisms of Steroid Hormone Therapy in the Paralyzed Nervous System
• Steroid Hormones and Neuronal Regeneration
• Immune Regulation of Neural Injury and Repair

Research Funding Sources

• American Paralysis Association
• NIH - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Spinal Cord Research Foundation
• VA Rehabilitation Research & Development

Research Methods Employed

• Electron Microscopy
• Image Analysis
• Immunoblotting/ELISAS
• In situ Hybridization
• RT-PCR
• Tissue Culture

Professional Accomplishments

• 2001-2003 - Treasurer, Chicago Chapter for Neuroscience
• 1997-2000 - Elected Member of the Executive Committee, American Association of Anatomists
• 1993-1997 - Member, Advisory Committee for Young Anatomists, American Association of Anatomists
• 1993-present - Member, Neurology B2 Study Section, NIH
• 1988-present - Editorial Board Member, Metabolic Brain Disease

Honors

• 2001 - Symposium Organizer, Role of Immune System in Neural Repair, FASEB
• 2000 - Symposium Speaker, Gonadal Steroids and Neural Repair
• 1995 - Symposium Speaker, The Sexual Brain
• 1993 - Symposium Speaker, Steroid Hormone and Brain Function
• 1993 - Symposium Speaker, Steroid Hormones and Neuronal Plasticity in the Adult Brain
• 1991 - Symposium Speaker, Satellite Symposium of the Third IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience
• 1991 - Organizer/Speaker, American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting