Kara R. Jones, Ph.D. - CRTA Fellow

Dr. Jones received her Ph.D. in 2005 in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the Medical College of Virginia campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. Prior research involved characterizing the role of DNA damage repair, senescence, and apoptosis in the response of breast tumor cells to ionizing radiation. She received a Predoctoral Traineeship Award from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program and a Minority Graduate Assistant Supplement Award from the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health. Dr. Jones joined the Chemical Carcinogenesis Section in the Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis as a postdoctoral fellow in 2005. Her current research project involves investigating the mechanisms of mammary cell transformation and breast carcinogenesis by PhIP, a heterocyclic amine in the human diet.