Professor Malcolm Jones
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Malcolm Jones

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Background

Malcolm Jones (BSc Hons PhD Qld) is Professor of Parasitology in the School of Veterinary Sciences. His research interest lie in the biology and control of helminth parasites of humans. His major research interests lie in investigations of shistosomiasis, food-borne trematodiases and echinococcosis.

Human schistosomes are a major scourge of tropical and developing nations. Currently, over 260 million people are infected with schistosomes, and the diseases caused by these parasites lead to chronic morbidity and death. Professor Jones investigates novel control stratgies for schistosomiasis, including vaccines, parasite biology and host interactions and better diagnostic methods.

Professor Jones is a former Deputy Editor of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases and is currently Editor-in-Chief of One Health. He is President-elect of the International Federation for Tropical Medicine.

Availability

Professor Malcolm Jones is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Biological Sciences Health Sciences Microbiology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Malcolm Jones’s works on UQ eSpace

274 works between 1985 and 2024
All (274) Journal Article (229) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (32) Book (1) Other Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 274 works

2024

Journal Article

Schistosoma excretory/secretory products: an untapped library of tolerogenic immunotherapeutics against food allergy

Rogers, Madeleine, Kamath, Sandip, McManus, Donald, Jones, Malcolm, Gordon, Catherine and Navarro, Severine (2024). Schistosoma excretory/secretory products: an untapped library of tolerogenic immunotherapeutics against food allergy. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 13 (9) e70001. doi: 10.1002/cti2.70001

Schistosoma excretory/secretory products: an untapped library of tolerogenic immunotherapeutics against food allergy

2024

Book Chapter

Antiprotozoal resistance

Abbas, Haider, Younus, Muhammad, Fareed, Zahid, Saleem, Mian Mubashar, Jones, Malcolm K., Raheemi, HazratUllah, Ijaz, Adil and Saleem, Muhammad Nadeem (2024). Antiprotozoal resistance. Antiparasitic Drug Resistance in Veterinary Practice. (pp. 19-40) edited by Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Ahsan Naeem, Muhammad Younus, Muhammad Sohail Sajid and Xi Chen. Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI. doi: 10.1079/9781800622807.0002

Antiprotozoal resistance

2024

Journal Article

Pyrantel resistance in canine hookworms in Queensland, Australia

Dale, Ashley, Xu, Geoffrey, Kopp, Steven R., Jones, Malcolm K., Kotze, Andrew C. and Abdullah, Swaid (2024). Pyrantel resistance in canine hookworms in Queensland, Australia. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 48 100985, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2024.100985

Pyrantel resistance in canine hookworms in Queensland, Australia

2024

Journal Article

Transmission-blocking vaccines against Schistosomiasis Japonica

Zumuk, Chika P., Jones, Malcolm K., Navarro, Severine, Gray, Darren J. and You, Hong (2024). Transmission-blocking vaccines against Schistosomiasis Japonica. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (3) 1707, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/ijms25031707

Transmission-blocking vaccines against Schistosomiasis Japonica

2024

Journal Article

Insights into structural vaccinology harnessed for universal coronavirus vaccine development

Lim, Chin Peng, Leow, Chiuan Herng, Lim, Hui Ting, Kok, Boon Hui, Chuah, Candy, Oliveira, Jonas Ivan Nobre, Jones, Malcolm and Leow, Chiuan Yee (2024). Insights into structural vaccinology harnessed for universal coronavirus vaccine development. Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research, 13 (3), 202-217. doi: 10.7774/cevr.2024.13.3.202

Insights into structural vaccinology harnessed for universal coronavirus vaccine development

2024

Journal Article

Current and upcoming point-of-care diagnostics for schistosomiasis

Rivera, Jonas, Mu, Yi, Gordon, Catherine A., Jones, Malcolm K., Cheng, Guofeng and Cai, Pengfei (2024). Current and upcoming point-of-care diagnostics for schistosomiasis. Trends in Parasitology, 40 (1), 60-74. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.10.005

Current and upcoming point-of-care diagnostics for schistosomiasis

2024

Journal Article

Harnessing CRISPR-based molecular diagnosis in the fight against malaria

You, Hong and Jones, Malcolm K. (2024). Harnessing CRISPR-based molecular diagnosis in the fight against malaria. eBioMedicine, 99 104927, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104927

Harnessing CRISPR-based molecular diagnosis in the fight against malaria

2024

Journal Article

Next-generation sequencing metabarcoding assays reveal diverse bacterial vector-borne pathogens of Mongolian dogs

Davitt, Cassandra, Huggins, Lucas G., Pfeffer, Martin, Batchimeg, Lkhagvasuren, Jones, Malcolm, Battur, Banzragch, Wiethoelter, Anke K. and Traub, Rebecca (2024). Next-generation sequencing metabarcoding assays reveal diverse bacterial vector-borne pathogens of Mongolian dogs. Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 5 100173, 100173. doi: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100173

Next-generation sequencing metabarcoding assays reveal diverse bacterial vector-borne pathogens of Mongolian dogs

2023

Journal Article

Lentiviral transduction-based CRISPR/Cas9 editing of Schistosoma mansoni acetylcholinesterase

Du, Xiaofeng, McManus, Donald P., French, Juliet D., Sivakumaran, Haran, Johnston, Rebecca L., Kondrashova, Olga, Fogarty, Conor E., Jones, Malcolm K. and You, Hong (2023). Lentiviral transduction-based CRISPR/Cas9 editing of Schistosoma mansoni acetylcholinesterase. Current Genomics, 24 (3), 155-170. doi: 10.2174/1389202924666230823094608

Lentiviral transduction-based CRISPR/Cas9 editing of Schistosoma mansoni acetylcholinesterase

2023

Journal Article

Comparative assessment of the SjSAP4-incorporated gold immunochromatographic assay for the diagnosis of human schistosomiasis japonica

Mu, Yi, Rivera, Jonas, McManus, Donald P., Weerakoon, Kosala G., Ross, Allen G., Olveda, Remigio M., Gordon, Catherine A., You, Hong, Jones, Malcolm K. and Cai, Pengfei (2023). Comparative assessment of the SjSAP4-incorporated gold immunochromatographic assay for the diagnosis of human schistosomiasis japonica. Frontiers in Public Health, 11 1249637, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1249637

Comparative assessment of the SjSAP4-incorporated gold immunochromatographic assay for the diagnosis of human schistosomiasis japonica

2023

Journal Article

Optimisation of the DNA dipstick as a rapid extraction method for Schistosoma japonicum in infected mice samples and spiked human clinical samples

Aula, Oyime P., McManus, Donald P., Jones, Malcolm K., You, Hong, Cai, Pengfei and Gordon, Catherine A. (2023). Optimisation of the DNA dipstick as a rapid extraction method for Schistosoma japonicum in infected mice samples and spiked human clinical samples. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 12 (1) 71, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s40249-023-01118-8

Optimisation of the DNA dipstick as a rapid extraction method for Schistosoma japonicum in infected mice samples and spiked human clinical samples

2023

Journal Article

Development of CRISPR/Cas13a-based assays for the diagnosis of Schistosomiasis

MacGregor, Skye R., McManus, Donald P., Sivakumaran, Haran, Egwang, Thomas G., Adriko, Moses, Cai, Pengfei, Gordon, Catherine A., Duke, Mary G., French, Juliet D., Collinson, Natasha, Olveda, Remigio M., Hartel, Gunter, Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, Jones, Malcolm K. and You, Hong (2023). Development of CRISPR/Cas13a-based assays for the diagnosis of Schistosomiasis. eBioMedicine, 94 104730, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104730

Development of CRISPR/Cas13a-based assays for the diagnosis of Schistosomiasis

2023

Journal Article

CRISPR interference for sequence-specific regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor A in Schistosoma mansoni

Du, Xiaofeng, McManus, Donald P., French, Juliet D., Collinson, Natasha, Sivakumaran, Haran, MacGregor, Skye R., Fogarty, Conor E., Jones, Malcolm K. and You, Hong (2023). CRISPR interference for sequence-specific regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor A in Schistosoma mansoni. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 1105719, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1105719

CRISPR interference for sequence-specific regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor A in Schistosoma mansoni

2023

Journal Article

The mRNA vaccine technology era and the future control of parasitic infections

You, Hong, Jones, Malcolm K., Gordon, Catherine A., Arganda, Alexa E., Cai, Pengfei, Al-Wassiti, Harry, Pouton, Colin W. and McManus, Donald P. (2023). The mRNA vaccine technology era and the future control of parasitic infections. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 36 (1) e00241-21, 1-28. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00241-21

The mRNA vaccine technology era and the future control of parasitic infections

2022

Journal Article

Rediscovery of Ixodes confusus in Australia with the first description of the male from Australia, a redescription of the female, the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of five species of Ixodes

Barker, Dayana, Kelava, Samuel, Seeman, Owen D., Shao, Renfu, Seaniger, James R., Jones, Malcolm K., Apanaskevich, Maria A., Nakao, Ryo, Apanaskevich, Dmitry A. and Barker, Stephen C. (2022). Rediscovery of Ixodes confusus in Australia with the first description of the male from Australia, a redescription of the female, the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of five species of Ixodes. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 18, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.03.006

Rediscovery of Ixodes confusus in Australia with the first description of the male from Australia, a redescription of the female, the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of five species of Ixodes

2022

Journal Article

Schistosoma mansoni fibroblast growth factor receptor A orchestrates multiple functions in schistosome biology and in the host-parasite interplay

Du, Xiaofeng, McManus, Donald P., Fogarty, Conor E., Jones, Malcolm K. and You, Hong (2022). Schistosoma mansoni fibroblast growth factor receptor A orchestrates multiple functions in schistosome biology and in the host-parasite interplay. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 868077. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.868077

Schistosoma mansoni fibroblast growth factor receptor A orchestrates multiple functions in schistosome biology and in the host-parasite interplay

2022

Book Chapter

Trematodes

Jones, Malcolm K., Keiser, Jennifer and McManus, Donald P. (2022). Trematodes. Manual of clinical microbiology. (pp. 2230-2242) edited by James Versalovic. Washington, DC, United States: Wiley. doi: 10.1128/9781555816728.ch144

Trematodes

2022

Journal Article

Description of the female, nymph and larva and mitochondrial genome, and redescription of the male of Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019 (Acari: Ixodidae), from the short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, with a consideration of the most suitable subgenus for this tick

Barker, Dayana, Kelava, Samuel, Shao, Renfu, Seeman, Owen D., Jones, Malcolm K., Nakao, Ryo, Barker, Stephen C. and Apanaskevich, Dmitry A. (2022). Description of the female, nymph and larva and mitochondrial genome, and redescription of the male of Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019 (Acari: Ixodidae), from the short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, with a consideration of the most suitable subgenus for this tick. Parasites and Vectors, 15 (1) 117, 117. doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05165-2

Description of the female, nymph and larva and mitochondrial genome, and redescription of the male of Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019 (Acari: Ixodidae), from the short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, with a consideration of the most suitable subgenus for this tick

2022

Journal Article

Adult schistosomes have an epithelial bacterial population distinct from the surrounding mammalian host blood

Gobert, Geoffrey N., McManus, Donald P., McMullan, Geoff, Creevey, Christopher J., Carson, Jack, Jones, Malcolm K., Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K., Weerakoon, Kosala G. and You, Hong (2022). Adult schistosomes have an epithelial bacterial population distinct from the surrounding mammalian host blood. PLoS One, 17 (1 January) e0263188, e0263188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263188

Adult schistosomes have an epithelial bacterial population distinct from the surrounding mammalian host blood

2021

Journal Article

Safe and dignified burial of a deceased from a highly contagious infectious disease ebolavirus: socio-cultural and anthropological implications in the Eastern DR Congo

Sikakulya, Franck Katembo, Ilumbulumbu, Michel Kalongo, Djuma, Sonia Fatuma, Bunduki, Gabriel Kambale, Sivulyamwenge, Amos Kaghoma and Jones, Malcolm K. (2021). Safe and dignified burial of a deceased from a highly contagious infectious disease ebolavirus: socio-cultural and anthropological implications in the Eastern DR Congo. One Health, 13 100309, 100309. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100309

Safe and dignified burial of a deceased from a highly contagious infectious disease ebolavirus: socio-cultural and anthropological implications in the Eastern DR Congo

Current funding

  • 2024
    Effects of red bellied black snake venom on feline erythrocytes
    Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Eliminating S. Mekongi: The final push (NHMRC-eAsia grant, led by QIMR)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Sylvatic maintenance of Ehrlichia canis in the wild canid and tick populations
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Sylvatic maintenance of Ehrlichia canis in the wild canid population
    Canine Research Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2023
    Deep sequencing of beta-tubulin genes to ascertain benzimidazole resistance mechanisms in canine hookworms in Australian dogs
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Prevalence and interaction of Wolbachia sp. in mosquito vectors of Dirofilaris immitis
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    A Survey of professional and public awareness of parasitic infestation in pet dogs of Queensland
    John & Mary Kibble Trust
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Automated immunohistochemical analysis module for the expansion of research and clinical diagnostic capabilities at UQ
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Monitoring of Dirofilaria immitus in mosquitoes of the Greater Brisbane area
    Peter & Mary Ellen Stone Memorial Fund
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    A new animal model for genitourinary schistosomiasis
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Field-based evaluation of a novel magneto-optical technique to diagnose malaria (NHMRC Project Grant led by James Cook University)
    Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Can Angiostrongylus (lung-worm) parasites in Australia form patent infections in the pulmonary arteries and lungs of canine hosts?
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Epidemiology of angiostrongyliasis in Eastern Australia: identification of the hotspots for transmission
    Peter & Mary Ellen Stone Memorial Fund
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Canine heartworm treatment with moxidectin as a prophylactic against canine angiostrongyliasis
    Peter & Mary Ellen Stone Memorial Fund
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    A molecular diagnostic approach for rat lungworm disease in dogs and other animals in Australia
    Peter & Mary Ellen Stone Memorial Fund
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Biomagnetic properties of the eggs of pathogenic blood flukes of humans
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Scanning electron microscope to house 3-Dimensional Sectioning Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Discovery of pathways to embryogenesis in pathogenic flatworm parasites using microdissection and transcriptomic technologies
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Integrated molecular and cellular imaging facility for animal health research and consulting at UQ Gatton campus
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Development of purine nucleoside phosphonates as anti-malarial drugs targeting nuceloside synthesis in Plasmodium
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Discovery of pathways to embryogenesis in pathogenic flatworm parasites using microdissection and transcriptomic technologies
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    Identification of cementoblast-specific gene expression
    Australian Dental Research Fund Inc
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Cytoplasmic Dynein Complexes in the Syncytial Epidermis of Flatworm Parasites (Platyhelminthes, Digenea).
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2001
    The platyhelminthes of Australia: an interactive, pictorial Web-based database of species, relationships, distribution, habitats and hosts
    Australian Biological Resources Study
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Flavivirus replication - Biogenesis, ultrastructure and functions of induced membranes.
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Quantifying the pathophysiological effects of toxins from the paralysis tick, Ixodes Holocyclus
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Quantifying the pathophysiological effects of toxins from the paralysis tick, Ixodes Holocyclus
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Accelerated embryogenesis and a true eterus in the Digenea
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Evolutionary biology of the Gyliauchenidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea)
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Sexual differentiation in hermaphroditic flatworm parasites (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda)
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Gyrodactylidae (Monogenea) of the Great Barrier Reef
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Reproduction in viviparous flatworm parasites (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae)
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Malcolm Jones is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of an mRNA vaccine as a tool to eradicate Schistosoma japonicum infection in Asia

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effects of red-bellied black snake venom on erythrocytes

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Immunomodulatory properties of schistosome derived exosomes

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Malcolm Jones directly for media enquiries about:

  • Helminth diseases - parasitic worm
  • Medical parasitology
  • Parasitology
  • Schistosomiasis - parasitic disease

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