Claire Jones Sydney Spinal Symposium 2023

Claire Jones

Associate Professor Claire Jones is a research and teaching academic in the School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, and the Centre for Orthopaedics & Trauma Research, at The University of Adelaide. She is an affiliate Research Fellow at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. A/Prof Jones obtained her PhD in biomechanics from the University of British Columbia, where she initiated the development of the UBC porcine model of spinal cord injury. At The University of Adelaide, A/Prof Jones leads the Adelaide Spinal Research Group, a multidisciplinary research team that brings together engineers, medical scientists and clinicians to study the biomechanics of the neuro- and musculoskeletal systems, with a primary focus on spinal column and spinal cord injury, and brain injury. Her research platforms encompass human volunteers, pre-clinical large animal models and cadaver models of trauma. A/Prof Jones’ research has, in part, been funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, and the Australian Research Council. She is passionate about working with research students and staff to build a team environment that fosters inclusion, provides meaningful development opportunities and motivates research excellence.