Rate My Professor Stephen Jones

Dr. Jones's research specializations include the immune response to multiple myeloma, the influence of environmental factors on inflammatory disease development using zebrafish animal models, and the role of hyaluronan in immune system function. His areas of expertise encompass vaccination, immunodeficiency diseases, autoimmune diseases, and gerontology. He has received the 2012 Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Teacher of the Year Award, presented at the Class of 2014 White Coat Ceremony at the New York Academy of Medicine; the 2011 Touro College Faculty Research Award ($4,300) for mechanisms of immune system suppression in multiple myeloma patients; and the Ernest McCulloch & James Till Award for the best basic science paper by a new investigator in Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, recognizing work on delayed infusion of regulatory T cells to ameliorate graft-versus-host disease following bone marrow transplant. Dr. Jones previously served as TouroCOM Faculty Forum Chair and currently chairs the Rank and Credentials Committee while contributing to the Student Promotions, Research, and Biosafety Committees. He was honored as Inspiring Faculty in 2018. A key publication is 'Overview of Immunology and Allergy' (2019) in Allergy and Asthma: The Basics to Best Practices (Springer International Publishing).