Roshonda Jones

Bioinformatics research scientist using computational and statistical techniques to examine the relationship between diet, health and microbes

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

Research Expertise

Bioinfomatics
Microbiome
Childhood Obesity
Microbiology
Microbiology (medical)
Gastroenterology
Nutrition and Dietetics
Infectious Diseases
Biochemistry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Policy
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology
Polymers and Plastics
Food Science
Internal Medicine
Cancer Research
Oncology
Hepatology

About

Roshonda Jones is an experienced bioinformatics and computational biologist with a passion for exploring the complexities of life. She earned her Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2016, and went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship at USC, as well as a postdoctoral research fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Her research interests include machine learning and bioinformatics. She is committed to using her expertise to further scientific knowledge and advance the field.

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Publications

Inference-based accuracy of metagenome prediction tools varies across sample types and functional categories
Microbiome
2020
Mouse Paneth cell antimicrobial function is independent of Nod2
Gut
2013
Early-Life Sugar Consumption Affects the Rat Microbiome Independently of Obesity
The Journal of Nutrition
2017
Human milk oligosaccharide 2’-fucosyllactose links feedings at 1 month to cognitive development at 24 months in infants of normal and overweight mothers
PLOS ONE
2020
High intake of dietary fructose in overweight/obese teenagers associated with depletion of Eubacterium and Streptococcus in gut microbiome
Gut Microbes
2019
Inter-niche and inter-individual variation in gut microbial community assessment using stool, rectal swab, and mucosal samples
Scientific Reports
2018
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and the composition of the gut microbiota in overweight and obese adolescents
Environmental Research
2018
Air pollution exposure is associated with the gut microbiome as revealed by shotgun metagenomic sequencing
Environment International
2020
Probiotic supplementation increases obesity with no detectable effects on liver fat or gut microbiota in obese Hispanic adolescents: a 16‐week, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial
Pediatric Obesity
2018
Longitudinal Changes in Human Milk Oligosaccharefides (HMOs) Over the Course of 24 Months of Lactation
The Journal of Nutrition
2021
Gut microbial taxa elevated by dietary sugar disrupt memory function
Translational Psychiatry
2021
Greater Microbial Translocation and Vulnerability to Metabolic Disease in Healthy Aged Female Monkeys
Scientific Reports
2018
An Aberrant Microbiota is not Strongly Associated with Incidental Colonic Diverticulosis
Scientific Reports
2018
Early life gut microbiota is associated with rapid infant growth in Hispanics from Southern California
Gut Microbes
2021
Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutants and early infant growth and adiposity in the Southern California Mother’s Milk Study
Environmental Health
2021
Associations between human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and eating behaviour in Hispanic infants at 1 and 6 months of age
Pediatric Obesity
2020
Lactose-reduced infant formula with added corn syrup solids is associated with a distinct gut microbiota in Hispanic infants
Gut Microbes
2020
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Hispanic Infant Weight Gain in the First 6 Months
Obesity
2020
Added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with increased postpartum weight gain and soluble fiber intake is associated with postpartum weight loss in Hispanic women from Southern California
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2020
Maternal blood pressure mediates the association between maternal obesity and infant weight gain in early postpartum
Pediatric Obesity
2019
The microbiota of healthy dogs demonstrates individualized responses to synbiotic supplementation in a randomized controlled trial
Animal Microbiome
2021
Associations of maternal fructose and sugar-sweetened beverage and juice intake during lactation with infant neurodevelopmental outcomes at 24 months
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2020
PNPLA3 Genotype, Arachidonic Acid Intake, and Unsaturated Fat Intake Influences Liver Fibrosis in Hispanic Youth with Obesity
Nutrients
2021
Inference based PICRUSt accuracy varies across sample types and functional categories
Unknown Venue
2019
Clinical Intervention to Reduce Dietary Sugar Does Not Affect Liver Fat in Latino Youth, Regardless of PNPLA3 Genotype: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The Journal of Nutrition
2022
Specific amino acids but not total protein attenuate postpartum weight gain among Hispanic women from Southern California
Food Science & Nutrition
2021
Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Infant Weight in the First 6 Months of Life (P11-053-19)
Current Developments in Nutrition
2019
Development and Validation of a Prediction Model for Infant Fat Mass
The Journal of Pediatrics
2022
Adverse Effects of Infant Formula Made with Corn-Syrup Solids on the Development of Eating Behaviors in Hispanic Children
Nutrients
2022
Timing of food consumption in Hispanic adolescents with obesity
Pediatric Obesity
2020
Gut microbial taxa elevated by dietary sugar disrupt memory function
Unknown Venue
2020
A Big Data Approach to BIM Models
Open
2020
Risk of Micronutrient Inadequacy among Hispanic, Lactating Mothers: Preliminary Evidence from the Southern California Mother’s Milk Study
Nutrients
2021
Human Milk Oligosaccharides Are Stable Over One-Week of Lactation and Over Six-Hours Following a Standardized Meal
Current Developments in Nutrition
2021
Maternal Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Juices in Lactation Predicts Poorer Infant Neurodevelopment at 24 Postnatal Months
Current Developments in Nutrition
2020
Effects of a sugar-reduction intervention on diet and continuous blood glucose in adolescents on the remote Pacific island of Kiritimati: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Unknown Venue
2020
Impact of Sugar Reduction and PNPLA3 Genotype on Liver Fat, Liver Fibrosis, and Body Composition in Hispanic Youth With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Current Developments in Nutrition
2021
Prenatal Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutants and Infant Growth Among Hispanics from Southern California
ISEE Conference Abstracts
2020
1252-P: Effects of a Pilot Sugar-Reduction Intervention on Diet and Continuous Blood Glucose in Teenagers on the Remote Pacific Island of Kiritimati
Diabetes
2020
Learning to overeat in infancy: Concurrent and prospective relationships between maternal BMI, feeding practices and child eating response among Hispanic mothers and children
Pediatric Obesity
2020
Association Between Maternal Macronutrient Intake with Human Milk Oligosaccharides in Hispanic Mothers (P11-073-19)
Current Developments in Nutrition
2019
Abstract 3266: Measurement and comparison of the gut microbial communities in fecal, rectal swab, and mucosal samples
Cancer Research
2018
Sa1801 Local Environmental Conditions Override NOD2-Mediated Regulatory Effects on Mouse Intestinal Microbial Composition
Gastroenterology
2013

Education

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Ph.D., Bioinformatics and Computational Biology / August, 2016

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

B.S., Applied Mathematics / May, 2011

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America

Experience

University of Southern California

Postdoctoral Scholar / September, 2016 — December, 2018

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Postdoctoral Research Fellow / January, 2019 — November, 2020

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