Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D.

Dr. Michelle D. Jones-London joined NINDS in the Office of Minority Health and Research (OMHR) as a Program Director in July, 2006. Dr. Jones-London earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. She then received postdoctoral training as a research fellow at University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Jones-London came to the NIH in July 2004 as an Emerging Leader Fellow; she performed duties across the Department of Health and Human Services including the Center for Scientific Review, FDA Office of Women's Health Science Program, and the Immediate Office of the Secretary, Intergovernmental/Tribal Affairs Office.

Dr. Jones-London currently manages a portfolio of programs in OMHR which includes the Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs, Collaborative Neurological Sciences Award, Diversity and Re-Entry Supplements, Career Development Awards to Promote Diversity, the Neuroscience Scholars Program with SfN, and numerous diversity outreach programs. Her research interests have focused on understanding monoaminergic neurotransmitter regulation and mechanisms of behavioral psychopharmacology in animal models of disorders such as ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, and depression.