My research group focuses upon DNA replication, replication stress and replication-associated DNA damage. The aim of our work is to understand how these processes take place within the context of the nucleus in healthy cells and in ageing-related disease such as cancer and progeroid syndromes.

I have experience of working with a wide range of techniques for studying the dynamics of DNA replication. Such techniques include immunofluorescence microscopy and chromatin isolation (monitoring the binding and disassembly of replication factors from chromatin), DNA fibres (origin firing, inter-origin distances, replication fork progression, replication fork stalling and replication fork restart), replication foci formation (DNA replication timing throughout S-phase), alkaline gel electrophoresis (lagging strand maturation), affinity chromatography (protein-protein interactions) and cell viability assays.

For an overview of my publications, please visit: ‪Rebecca M Jones‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

I am keen to collaborate, so please get in touch if you are interested.

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, University of Birmingham, 2023.

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, University of Birmingham, 2018.

PhD Biochemistry, University of Sheffield, 2010.

BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, Lancaster University, 2006.

2024 – date: Lecturer in School of Biosciences, Aston University.

2016 – 2024: Senior post doctoral researcher, University of Birmingham with Prof Aga Gambus.

2010 – 2016: Post doctoral researcher, University of Birmingham with Prof Eva Petermann.