Featured Neuropathologist: Karra A. Jones, MD, PhD

Karra Jones, MD, PhDFrom time to time on Neuropathology Blog, we profile a prominent neuropathologist. In the past, we ' ve featured the likes ofCraig Horbinski,Roger McLendon, andJan Leestma. Today, we feature a rising star in the field: Karra A. Jones, MD, PhD. Having just moved to theUniversity of Iowa fromUCSD, Dr. Jones is poised to do great work at her new institution. Here ' s a short bio followed by a Q&A with the inimitable Dr. Jones:Karra Jones grew up in Kansas City where she completed her M.D. and Ph.D. at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Karra ’s graduate work focused on the evaluation of muscle spindle innervation by large peripheral nerve fibers and proprioceptive abnormalities in diabetes. During her time at KUMC, Karra was inspired by the strong history of neuropathology in Kansas City started by the dearly missed John Kepes and con tinued by her amazing mentor Kathy Newell. Karra traveled to the West Coast in 2010 to train in combined anatomic pathology/neuropathology under Lawrence Hansen, Scott VandenBerg, Subhojit Roy, and Henry Powell at the University of California, San Diego. There she focused on brain tumor research wit h Scott VandenBerg and Steve Gonias and developed a clinical interest in neuromuscular pathology. She was fortunate to obtain additional training in muscle pathology at UCSD with Diane Shelton in The Comparative Neuromuscular Laboratory. Karra joined the staff at UCSD in 2014 where she headed the ne uromuscular servic...
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