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Russell G. Jones

Russell G. Jones

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
34888
World Ranking
6113
National Ranking
218

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Russell G. Jones is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine. Their research primarily covers areas including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Physiology, and Oncology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, notably immune cells in cancer, immune cell function and interaction, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, epigenetics and DNA methylation, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, diet and metabolism studies, and metabolism, diabetes, and cancer.

Among the recent publications are:

  • Immunometabolic Interplay in the Tumor Microenvironment, 2020, Cancer Cell
  • Methionine Metabolism Shapes T Helper Cell Responses through Regulation of Epigenetic Reprogramming, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • Itaconate confers tolerance to late NLRP3 inflammasome activation, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Carbon source availability drives nutrient utilization in CD8+ T cells, 2022, Cell Metabolism
  • Structure of an AMPK complex in an inactive, ATP-bound state, 2021, Science

Russell G. Jones collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Ryan D. Sheldon
  • Kelsey S. Williams
  • Lisa M. DeCamp
  • Connie M. Krawczyk
  • H. Eric

Throughout their career, they have published numerous articles in prominent venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, Cell Metabolism, The Journal of Immunology, and Science Advances.

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Posttranscriptional Control of T Cell Effector Function by Aerobic Glycolysis

    Chih-Hao Chang;Jonathan D. Curtis;Leonard B. Maggi;Brandon Faubert

  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Induces a p53-Dependent Metabolic Checkpoint

    Russell G. Jones;David R. Plas;Sara Kubek;Monica Buzzai

  • Enhancing CD8 T-cell memory by modulating fatty acid metabolism.

    Erika L. Pearce;Matthew C. Walsh;Pedro J. Cejas;Gretchen M. Harms

  • Toll-like Receptor-Induced Changes in Glycolytic Metabolism Regulate Dendritic Cell Activation

    Connie M. Krawczyk;Connie M. Krawczyk;Thomas Holowka;Jie Sun;Julianna Blagih

  • Fueling immunity: insights into metabolism and lymphocyte function.

    Erika L. Pearce;Maya C. Poffenberger;Chih-Hao Chang;Russell G. Jones

  • Itaconate Links Inhibition of Succinate Dehydrogenase with Macrophage Metabolic Remodeling and Regulation of Inflammation

    Vicky Lampropoulou;Alexey Sergushichev;Monika Bambouskova;Sharmila Nair

  • Tumor suppressors and cell metabolism: a recipe for cancer growth

    Russell G. Jones;Craig B. Thompson

  • Function of PI3Kγ in Thymocyte Development, T Cell Activation, and Neutrophil Migration

    Takehiko Sasaki;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Russell G. Jones;Antonio J. Oliveira-dos-Santos

  • TLR-driven early glycolytic reprogramming via the kinases TBK1-IKKɛ supports the anabolic demands of dendritic cell activation

    Bart Everts;Eyal Amiel;Stanley Ching Cheng Huang;Amber M. Smith

  • Systemic Treatment with the Antidiabetic Drug Metformin Selectively Impairs p53-Deficient Tumor Cell Growth

    Monica Buzzai;Russell G. Jones;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Julian J. Lum

  • AMPK Is a Negative Regulator of the Warburg Effect and Suppresses Tumor Growth In Vivo

    Brandon Faubert;Gino Boily;Said Izreig;Takla Griss

  • Hypoxia-induced energy stress regulates mRNA translation and cell growth.

    Liping Liu;Timothy P. Cash;Russell G. Jones;Brian Keith

  • A roadmap for interpreting 13 C metabolite labeling patterns from cells

    Joerg M. Buescher;Maciek R. Antoniewicz;Laszlo G. Boros;Shawn C Burgess

  • The Energy Sensor AMPK Regulates T Cell Metabolic Adaptation and Effector Responses In Vivo

    Julianna Blagih;François Coulombe;Emma E. Vincent;Fanny Dupuy

  • SELECTION OF THE T CELL REPERTOIRE

    Eric Sebzda;Sanjeev Mariathasan;Toshiaki Ohteki;Russell Jones

  • Serine Is an Essential Metabolite for Effector T Cell Expansion

    Eric H. Ma;Glenn Bantug;Takla Griss;Stephanie Condotta

  • CD8 memory T cells have a bioenergetic advantage that underlies their rapid recall ability

    Gerritje J. W. van der Windt;David O’Sullivan;Bart Everts;Stanley Ching-Cheng Huang

  • PDK1-Dependent Metabolic Reprogramming Dictates Metastatic Potential in Breast Cancer

    Fanny Dupuy;Sébastien Tabariès;Sylvia Andrzejewski;Zhifeng Dong

  • Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C promotes cell survival and tumor growth under conditions of metabolic stress

    Kathrin Zaugg;Yi Yao;Patrick T. Reilly;Karuppiah Kannan

  • Revving the Engine: Signal Transduction Fuels T Cell Activation

    Russell G. Jones;Craig B. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig B. Thompson
Craig B. Thompson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pamela S. Ohashi
Pamela S. Ohashi Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Julie St-Pierre
Julie St-Pierre McGill University
Peter M. Siegel
Peter M. Siegel McGill University
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Ralph J. DeBerardinis
Ralph J. DeBerardinis The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Arnim Pause
Arnim Pause McGill University
Maxim N. Artyomov
Maxim N. Artyomov Washington University in St. Louis
Edward J. Pearce
Edward J. Pearce Johns Hopkins University
Christoph Hess
Christoph Hess University of Cambridge

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