karen.jones@adelaide.edu.au
Prof Jones is a career researcher with a background in medical imaging. She was the top nuclear medicine student in her graduating year at the University of South Australia and was the first nuclear medicine technologist to be awarded a PhD in Australia (The University of Adelaide). Prof Jones is passionate about teaching research to medical radiation students and was on the steering committee to develop the first Honours and Masters courses in Medical Radiation at the University of South Australia in 1997. She has played a major role in her profession and is currently a Director on the Federal Council of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM), a committee member of the ANZSNM Technologist Special Interest ... Read more
About me
Prof Jones is a career researcher with a background in medical imaging. She was the top nuclear medicine student in her graduating year at the University of South Australia and was the first nuclear medicine technologist to be awarded a PhD in Australia (The University of Adelaide). Prof Jones is passionate about teaching research to medical radiation students and was on the steering committee to develop the first Honours and Masters courses in Medical Radiation at the University of South Australia in 1997. She has played a major role in her profession and is currently a Director on the Federal Council of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM), a committee member of the ANZSNM Technologist Special Interest Group (TSIG) and a committee member of the ANZSNM TSIG Education Committee. She has been a pioneer in gastric emptying methodology using the 'gold standard' measurement of scintigraphy and has validated both the 2D and 3D ultrasound techniques for measurement of gastric emptying against the gold standard. Her research activities have capitalised on the development of state-of-the-art imaging techniques to evaluate gastric motor function and blood flow; this development has been facilitated by the involvement of a number of international collaborators. Her research area is in the under-recognised field of postprandial hypotension, a substantial fall in blood pressure that occurs within 2 hours of a meal, which is frequently seen in older people and patients with type 2 diabetes. She has had an ongoing involvement with the pharmaceutical industry and she has been responsible for several investigator-initiated trials. Prof Jones has been the recipient of several awards including the ANSTO award for nuclear medicine scientists, Hanson Institute New Investigator award for clinical research and a prestigious NHMRC Achievement Award. Prof Jones has supervised 16 honours, 11 PhD, and 4 Masters students to completion and is a supervisor of 7 current students (3 Honours, 4 PhD). She mentors 4 early-mid-career research fellows. She is an author of 203 original papers, 56 reviews, 13 letters and 12 book chapters. She has an h-index of 68 and her work has been cited >14,000 times (Google Scholar).
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About me
• Member: Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM)
• Member: Australian Diabetes Society
• Member: European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
About me
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
2019: William T Southcott Research Fellow, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide
2016: Principal Medical Scientist, Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital
2016: Adjunct Professor, School of Health Sciences (Medical Radiation), University of South Australia
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
2018: Senior Research Fellow, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide
2017: University of Adelaide Beacon Research Fellow, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide
2010-2016: NHMRC Senior Career Development Award Research Fellow (CDA-2), Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide
2008-2009: NHMRC Senior Research Fellow (funded from project grant), Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide
2003-2008: NHMRC/Diabetes Australia Career Development Award Research Fellow (CDA-1), Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide
1999-2002: Dr Paul Janssen Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide1992-1996: Tutor, School of Medical Radiation, University of South Australia
1998-1999: Research Officer, Department of Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital
1997-1998: Lecturer, School of Medical Radiation, University of South Australia
1992-1997: Research Assistant, Department of Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital
1991-1995: Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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| 2023 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2016 |
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| 2012 |
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PUBLICATIONS
Prof Jones is an author of 203 original papers, 56 reviews, 13 letters and 12 book chapters. She has an h-index of 68 and her work has been cited >14,000 times (Google Scholar).
GRANT FUNDING
Previous funding:
Prof Jones has previously held grants totalling >$20,000,000 comprising 16 funded NHMRC project grants (2 as CIA: NHMRC ID: APP453650 and NHMRC ID: APP627189), an NHMRC/Diabetes Australia Career Development Award (CDA) (NHMRC ID: APP250453), an NHMRC Senior CDA (NHMRC ID: APP627011), an NHMRC CCRE in Nutritional Physiology, Interventions and Outcomes (NHMRC ID: APP453557), NHMRC CRE in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health (NHMRC ID: APP1041687) and numerous other grants e.g. from the Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART), Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Research Foundation, The Rebecca Cooper Medical Foundation, The Vera Ramaciotti Research Foundation, University of Adelaide and UniSA.
Currently held:
2018 - 2021: T Wu, C Rayner, KL Jones - NHMRC Project Grant: APP1147333 - Project title: Bitter taste as a mediator of food intake and postprandial glycaemia in health and type 2 diabetes. ($725,276)
2018 - 2021: M Chapman, A Deane, S Soenen, L van Loon, KL Jones - NHMRC Project Grant: APP11404496 - Project title: Protein absorption and kinetics in critical illness. ($1,200,000)
2019-2021: C Rayner, J Holst- NHMRC Project Grant: APP1163910 - Project title: GIP actions in health and disease – human studies using a novel GIP antagonist. ($1,535,788) - Role: Associate Investigator
2021: I Kouw, L Chapple, M Summers, M Chapman, KL Jones, M Horowitz. Diabetes Australia Research Program General Grant – Project Title: The effect of enteral feeding pattern on glycaemic control and gastrointestinal function in critically ill patients. ($60,000)
2021: M Horowitz, M Chapman, M Plummer, KL Jones, CK Rayner, A Deane. Diabetes Australia Research Program General Grant – Project Title: Management of critical illness-induced ('stress') hyperglycaemia with native glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). ($60,000)
2021: T Wu, CK Rayner, KL Jones, RL Young, M Horowitz. Diabetes Australia Research Program General Grant – Project Title: More or less? Bile acids and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes. ($60,000)
AWARDS AND PRIZES
1991: Awarded prize for top Nuclear Medicine student, University of South Australia
1991: Awarded prize for top Nuclear Medicine student in SA, ANZSNM (SA Branch)
1999: Recipient of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Award
1999: Recipient of the Abbott Laboratories/Roche Products GESA Travel Award
2002: Recipient of a Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Australia Travel Award
2003: Recipient of an NHMRC/Diabetes Australia Career Development Award
2003: Recipient of the Hanson Institute New Investigator Award for Clinical Research
2008: Promotion to Associate Professor2010: Recipient of an NHMRC Senior Clinical Career Development Award
2010: Recipient of an NHMRC Achievement Award
2011: Promotion to Professor
2018: Recipient of a THRF Travel Grant
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Hospital, Bochum, Germany | GERMANY |
| Austin Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Bond University | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated | AUSTRALIA |
| Chongqing Medical University | CHINA |
| Chonnam National University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology | ITALY |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Diabeteszentrum Bad Lauterberg | GERMANY |
| Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| French National Research Institute of Agriculture | FRANCE |
| Garvan Institute of Medical Research | AUSTRALIA |
| Haukeland University Hospital | NORWAY |
| INRA Institut National de La Recherche Agronomique | FRANCE |
| Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique | FRANCE |
| Institute of Neuroscience | ITALY |
| Islamic University | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention | CHINA |
| Kawasaki Medical School | JAPAN |
| Leeds General Infirmary | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
| Mater Adult Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Max Planck Institute | GERMANY |
| Max Plank Institute | GERMANY |
| Mayo Clinic | UNITED STATES |
| McMaster University | CANADA |
| Nanjing Medical University | CHINA |
| National Health and Medical Research Council | AUSTRALIA |
| National Institutes of Health | UNITED STATES |
| NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Nutritional Physiology, Interventions and Outcomes | AUSTRALIA |
| Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
| Novo Nordisk Foundation | DENMARK |
| Repatriation General Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Australasian College of Surgeons | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Ruhr University Bochum | GERMANY |
| Saarland University | GERMANY |
| Southeast University | CHINA |
| Southeast University, Nanjing | CHINA |
| TakTakeda Development Center Americas | UNITED STATES |
| Temple University | UNITED STATES |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Theravance Biopharma (United States) | UNITED STATES |
| UMC Utrecht | NETHERLANDS |
| University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum | GERMANY |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Bergen | NORWAY |
| University of Bologna | ITALY |
| University of California San Diego | UNITED STATES |
| University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
| University of Leeds | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Pisa | ITALY |
| University of Sheffield | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Texas | UNITED STATES |
| University of Washington | UNITED STATES |
Subsequent to Prof Jones' graduation in 1991, she was responsible for supervising nuclear medicine techniques and clinical practice to year 1 - 3 nuclear medicine students at the Department of Medical Imaging, Flinders Medical Centre. Between 1992 - 1996 and May - December 1998, she worked at the University of South Australia as a tutor and Visiting Lecturer to undergraduate Nuclear Medicine students. This role necessitated the preparation of lecture notes and film reviews. From February 1997 - April 1998, she was employed as a full-time Lecturer in Medical Radiation. My responsibilities included coordination of the Honours Degree in Medical Radiation and Thesis components of the Masters Degree in Applied Science. During this time she supervised several research degree students. Prof Jones was also involved in the undergraduate programme (Problem Based Learning), facilitating tutorials for both the second and third year Nuclear Medicine students. In 1997 and 1998 she was involved in an external postgraduate research subject, ‘Processes and Practices of Research’, for the Schools of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Medical Radiation, which required facilitating audio-conferences and marking assignments for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma and Masters programmes. From 2008 - 2010 and in 2018 she was involved in medical student selection at The University of Adelaide and from 2009 until the end of 2012 she was the Postgraduate Co-ordinator for PhD students in the Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, a role that she has taken on again since 2018, overseeing the research programmes of ~20 current HDR students. She currently holds an Adjunct Professorial appointment in the School of Health Sciences at the University of South Australia, where she supervises medical radiation Honours students and teaches in the undergraduate nuclear medicine programme. Prof Jones plays an active role in the mentorship of past students and early-mid career researchers. She has supervised 16 honours, 11 PhD, and 4 Masters students to completion and is a supervisor of 7 current students (3 Honours, 4 PhD).
