Dr. Nicola Jones is a Professor of Paediatrics and Physiology at the University of Toronto, Senior Scientist in the Cell Biology Program, and staff physician in the Division of GI/Heptology and Nutrition at Sickkids. Dr. Jones completed her medical degree at the University of Toronto, pediatric residency and GI fellowship at Sickkids Hospital and a PhD in Molecular Medical Genetics at the University of Toronto. She is passionate about supporting and developing the careers of research trainees and clinician scientists. She currently serves as the Director of the Integrated Physician Scientist Training Program at the University of Toronto. She is also a founding member and principal investigator for an innovative health research training platform “Training the Next generation of Researchers in GI and Liver (TRIANGLE)” which is funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Research and was previously the principal investigator for the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program.

As a clinician scientist and pediatric gastroenterologist, her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms responsible for gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases including Helicobacter pylori and inflammatory bowel disease. Her laboratory has received funding from the Canadian Institute of Health Research, Canadian Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, and the NASPGHAN Foundation. She has published over 100 papers in high impact journals in the field including Gastroenterology, Gut and Nature Microbiology.