MRC Director of Investigator Led Theme and Portfolio
Louise Jones is the Director of Investigator Led Themes for the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Louise is responsible for leading and developing the investigator-led response-mode portfolio of research funding.
A PhD molecular biologist by training, Louise spent 10 years at St Barts (Queen Mary University of London), as a Cancer Research UK (CRUK) post doc and non-clinical lecturer specialising on the molecular aetiology of leukaemia.
Louise then moved to research management and spent seven years at CRUK before moving to MRC in 2014 to take up a position as Head of Translation with oversight of experimental medicine and advanced therapies.
Last updated: 1 October 2024