Matthew R. Jones, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I have expertise in innate immunology, pulmonary epithelial and lymphatic biology and post-transcriptional mechanisms of gene expression.

Publications

  • Published 4/28/2026

    Shastry A, Hiller BE, Sanders NL, Tseng AE, Kothari J, O'connell AK, Gertje HP, Ha CT, Murzin E, Traber KE, Lederer JA, Jones MR, Douam F, Beach TG, Remick DG, Crossland NA, Monti S, Campbell JD, Mizgerd JP. Sub-phenotypes of pneumonia defined by pulmonary histopathological features. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Apr 28. PMID: 42089675.

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  • Published 2/23/2026

    Melo-Narvaez MC, Eger C, Bertrams W, Benedikter BJ, Ling F, Jones MR, Jung AL, Pauck K, Weckler BC, Pott H, Procida-Kowalski T, Wilhelm J, Vollmeister E, Garn H, Kirschbaum A, Rohde G, Wygrecka M, Nawroth J, Talavera-López C, Schmeck B, Lehmann M. Single-cell mapping reveals CXCL11 as a driver of mucus production and inflammation in influenza A virus exacerbation in COPD. Thorax. 2026 Feb 23. PMID: 41730678.

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  • Published 5/19/2025

    Brimhall KC, Kuhfeldt K, Kotton DN, Jones MR. Building on the Translational Science Benefits Model to include team science: a practical and theory-based approach to continuous quality improvement and impact evaluation for Clinical and Translational Science Award programs. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1581205. PMID: 40458088.

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  • Published 3/25/2025

    Vasquez JH, Yuan J, Leow CJ, Crossey E, Shao F, Carty S, Dominguez VA, Lo M, Mizgerd JP, Fetterman JL, Lau NC, Fine A, Jones MR. Somatic Miwi2 modulates mitochondrial function in airway multiciliated cells and exacerbates influenza pathogenesis. iScience. 2025 Apr 18; 28(4):112291. PMID: 40241756.

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  • Published 2/25/2025

    Soucy AM, Brune JE, Jayaraman A, Shenoy AT, Korkmaz FT, Etesami NS, Hiller BE, Martin IM, Goltry WN, Ha CT, Crossland NA, Campbell JD, Beach TG, Traber KE, Jones MR, Quinton LJ, Bosmann M, Frevert CW, Mizgerd JP. Transcriptomic responses of lung mesenchymal cells during pneumonia. JCI Insight. 2025 Feb 25; 10(7). PMID: 39998887.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Member, Genome Science Institute
    Boston University
  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • Boston University School of Medicine, PhD
  • University of Delaware, BA