Greg M. Jones, Ph.D.

Dr. Randall J Olson M.D. has appointed Gregory M. Jones, Ph.D. as the new Executive Director of Research at the John A. Moran Eye Center. Dr. Jones will help lead the world class Moran Eye Center Research team. The next few years promise to bring extraordinary growth and productivity in The John A. Moran Center's quest to bring hope to those with blinding conditions.

Before joining the Moran Eye Center, Dr. Jones was the State Science Advisor to Utah Governor John M. Huntsman. Dr. Jones managed the state's economic clusters for job creation. The clusters included: Life Sciences, Software Development & Information Technology, Aerospace, Defense & Homeland Security, Financial Services, Energy and Natural Resources, and Competitive Accelerators such as nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, logistics and distribution centers, and quality of life. Prior to his appointment by Governor Huntsman, Dr. Jones was the associate director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute in Salt Lake City and an adjunct assistant professor of Radiology at the University of Utah. He was also president and chief operations officer of Visual Influence Inc., a spin-off company of SCI.

Dr. Jones received his bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of New Mexico in 1988. He also earned his doctoral degree from the University of New Mexico in Biomedical Science. Between degrees, he was an optical engineer with CVI Laser Co. in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializing in optical testing and optical instrument design. Jones also managed the optical fabrication department of CVI. From 1997 to 1999, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Utah in the Department of Radiology where he was a member of the Functional Brain Imaging Group. Jones later joined Storage Technology Inc. (StorageTek) as a principal consultant in the Medical Group. In April of 2000, he became associate director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute.

Education

Bachelor's Degree: University of New Mexico, Physics

Doctoral Degree: University of New Mexico, Biomedical Science