Joyce E. Jones

Ms. Jones began her career at The Scripps Research Institute in the Weigle Lab studying immune suppression and tolerance. Upon joining Dr. David Milich's group, her focus became mechanisms of tolerance in chronic hepatitis B. Her work on this subject has resulted in co-authorship of multiple publications and several millions of dollars in grant and industry funding. In 2000, she left TSRI, joining Dr. Milich in founding the Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego and VLP Biotech. Ms. Jones currently serves VLP Biotech as COO and Senior Research Scientist, bringing to bear her expertise in administration and project management. She also serves as the COO of VRISD.