Matthew Jones

Research Assistant - Read Lab and McGraw Lab

Huck Affiliations

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics

Most Recent Publications

Larval crowding enhances dengue virus loads in Aedes aegypti, a relationship that might increase transmission in urban environments

Heverton L.C. Dutra, Dustin J. Marshall, Belinda Comerford, Brianna P. McNulty, Anastacia M. Diaz, Matthew J. Jones, Austin J. Mejia, Ottar N. Bjornstad, Elizabeth Mcgraw, 2024, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Alpha-mannosidase-2 modulates arbovirus infection in a pathogen- and Wolbachia-specific manner in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Nadya Urakova, Renuka E. Joseph, Allyn Huntsinger, Vanessa M. Macias, Matthew J. Jones, Leah T. Sigle, Ming Li, Omar S. Akbari, Zhiyong Xi, Konstantinos Lymperopoulos, Richard T. Sayre, Elisabeth A. McGraw, Jason L. Rasgon, 2024, Insect Molecular Biology on p. 362-371

The effect of repeat feeding on dengue virus transmission potential in Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti following extended egg quiescence

Meng-Jia Lau, Andres Valdez, Matthew J. Jones, Igor Aronson, Ary Hoffmann, Elizabeth A. McGraw, 2024, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases on p. 16

Jamestown Canyon virus is transmissible by Aedes aegypti and is only moderately blocked by Wolbachia co-infection

Meng Jia Lau, Heverton L.C. Dutra, Matthew J. Jones, Brianna P. McNulty, Anastacia M. Diaz, Fhallon Ware-Gilmore, Elizabeth A. McGraw, 2023, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Dengue and chikungunya virus loads in the mosquito Aedes aegypti are determined by distinct genetic architectures

Mario Novelo, Heverton L.C. Dutra, Hillery C. Metz, Matthew J. Jones, Leah T. Sigle, Francesca D. Frentiu, Scott L. Allen, Stephen F. Chenoweth, Elizabeth A. McGraw, 2023, PLoS Pathogens

Cross-tissue and generation predictability of relative Wolbachia densities in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

Austin J. Mejia, H. L.C. Dutra, M. J. Jones, R. Perera, E. A. McGraw, 2022, Parasites and Vectors

Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking

Leah T. Sigle, Matthew Jones, Mario Novelo, Suzanne A. Ford, Nadya Urakova, Konstantinos Lymperopoulos, Richard T. Sayre, Zhiyong Xi, Jason L. Rasgon, Elizabeth A. McGraw, 2022, Insect Molecular Biology on p. 356-368

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmaceuticals in wastewater treated for beneficial reuse: Two case studies in central Pennsylvania

Kathryn Hayden, Matthew Jones, Kyle Elkin, Michael Shreve, William Clees, Shirley Clark, Michael L. Mashtare, Tamie Veith, Hershel Elliott, J Watson, Justin Silverman, Thomas L. Richard, Andrew F. Read, Heather E. Preisendanz, 2022, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 1066-1082

A non-destructive sugar-feeding assay for parasite detection and estimating the extrinsic incubation period of Plasmodium falciparum in individual mosquito vectors

Edwige Guissou, Jessica L. Waite, Matthew Jones, Andrew S. Bell, Eunho Suh, Koudraogo B. Yameogo, Nicaise Djègbè, Dari F. Da, Domonbabele F.D.S. Hien, Rakiswende S. Yerbanga, Anicet G. Ouedraogo, Kounbobr Roch Dabiré, Anna Cohuet, Matthew B. Thomas, Thierry Lefèvre, 2021, Scientific Reports

Microbes increase thermal sensitivity in the mosquito aedes aegypti, with the potential to change disease distributions

Fhallon Ware-Gilmore, Carla M. Sgrò, Zhiyong Xi, Heverton L.C. Dutra, Matthew J. Jones, Katriona Shea, Matthew D. Hall, Matthew B. Thomas, Elizabeth A. McGraw, 2021, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Most-Cited Papers

Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19-free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: An international, multicenter, comparative cohort study

James C. Glasbey, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Joana F.F. Simoes, Omar Omar, Elizabeth Li, Mary L. Venn, Mohammad K.Abou Chaar, Vita Capizzi, Daoud Chaudhry, Anant Desai, Jonathan G. Edwards, Jonathan P. Evans, Marco Fiore, Jose Flavio Videria, Samuel J. Ford, Ian Ganly, Ewen A. Griffiths, Rohan R. Gujjuri, Angelos G. Kolias, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Ana Minaya-Bravo, Siobhan C. McKay, Helen M. Mohan, Keith J. Roberts, Carlos San Miguel-Méndez, Peter Pockney, Richard Shaw, Neil J. Smart, Grant D. Stewart, Sudha Sundar, Raghavan Vidya, Aneel A. Bhangu, C. Allemand, L. Boccalatte, M. Figari, M. Lamm, J. Larrañaga, C. Marchitelli, F. Noll, D. Odetto, M. Perrotta, J. Saadi, L. Zamora, C. Alurralde, E. L. Caram, D. Eskinazi, J. P. Mendoza, M. Usandivaras, R. Badra, A. Esteban, 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology on p. 66-78

Incidence, aetiology, and sequelae of viral meningitis in UK adults: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study

Fiona McGill, Michael J. Griffiths, Laura J. Bonnett, Anna Maria Geretti, Benedict D. Michael, Nicholas J. Beeching, David McKee, Paula Scarlett, Ian J. Hart, Kenneth J. Mutton, Agam Jung, Guleed Adan, Alison Gummery, Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman, Katherine Ennis, Antony P. Martin, Alan Haycox, Alastair Miller, Tom Solomon, Adekola Adedeji, Ajdukiewicz Katharine, Birkenhead David, Blanchard Thomas, Cadwgan Antony, Chadwick David, Cheesbrough John, Cooke Richard, Croall John, Crossingham Iain, Dunbar James, Ellis Simon, Faris Camelia, Flegg Peter, Graham Clive, Gray Katherine, Hammersley Shirley, Jones Kevin, Jones Matthew, Kustos Ildiko, Larkin Susan, Mahawish Karim, Maxwell Sarah, Minton Jane, Mohandas Kavya, Mostert Martin, Moran Ed, Murphy Christopher, Pasztor Monika, Paraiso Hassan, Premchand Nikhil, 2018, The Lancet Infectious Diseases on p. 992-1003

Resource limitation prevents the emergence of drug resistance by intensifying within-host competition

Nina Wale, Derek G. Sim, Matthew J. Jones, Rahel Salathe, Troy Day, Andrew F. Read, 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 13774-13779

Industry-Wide Surveillance of Marek's Disease Virus on Commercial Poultry Farms

David A. Kennedy, Christopher Cairns, Matthew J. Jones, Andrew S. Bell, Rahel M. Salathé, Susan J. Baigent, Venugopal K. Nair, Patricia A. Dunn, Andrew F. Read, 2017, Avian Diseases on p. 153-164

Transmission and protection against reinfection in the ferret model with the SARS-CoV-2 USA-WA1/2020 reference isolate

Devanshi Patel, Cassandra Field, Kayla Septer, Derek G. Sim, Matthew J. Jones, T Heinly, Thomas Vanderford, Elizabeth A. McGraw, Troy Sutton, 2021, Journal of Virology on p. e0223220

Microbes increase thermal sensitivity in the mosquito aedes aegypti, with the potential to change disease distributions

Fhallon Ware-Gilmore, Carla M. Sgrò, Zhiyong Xi, Heverton L.C. Dutra, Matthew J. Jones, Katriona Shea, Matthew D. Hall, Matthew B. Thomas, Elizabeth A. McGraw, 2021, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Existing Infection Facilitates Establishment and Density of Malaria Parasites in Their Mosquito Vector

Laura C. Pollitt, Joshua T. Bram, Simon Blanford, Matthew J. Jones, Andrew F. Read, 2015, PLoS Pathogens

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmaceuticals in wastewater treated for beneficial reuse: Two case studies in central Pennsylvania

DNA from dust: Comparative genomics of large DNA viruses in field surveillance samples

Utsav Pandey, Andrew S. Bell, Daniel W. Renner, David A. Kennedy, Jacob T. Shreve, Chris L. Cairns, Matthew J. Jones, Patricia A. Dunn, Andrew F. Read, Moriah L. Szpara, 2016, mSphere on p. e00132--16

A non-destructive sugar-feeding assay for parasite detection and estimating the extrinsic incubation period of Plasmodium falciparum in individual mosquito vectors

News Articles Featuring Matthew Jones

Jan 24, 2025

Pennsylvania Sea Grant launches research video series

Pennsylvania Sea Grant, a program supported by Penn State and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has launched a new video series featuring eight research projects conducted across the commonwealth.

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May 30, 2023

University Staff Advisory Council announces 2023 staff award winners 

The University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) recognized three outstanding staff members for their accomplishments and contributions to the University on May 19 in a ceremony in Old Main’s Alumni Lounge.

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Sep 08, 2022

COVID-19 drugs persist in wastewater, may pose risk to aquatic organisms

Certain drugs used to treat COVID-19 patients — including remdesivir, dexamethasone and antibiotics for associated bacterial infections — persist through wastewater treatment and may occur in waterways at levels high enough to negatively affect aquatic organisms, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.

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Sep 20, 2020

Wastewater sampling may give advanced warning of potential COVID-19 outbreaks

Wastewater sampling for coronavirus on campus and in the surrounding community could alert University decision makers to a potential outbreak several days before individuals exhibit symptoms of an infection. The initiative — part of Penn State’s multilayered approach to test, monitor and mitigate for COVID-19 — could enable leaders to take swift actions to minimize the virus’s spread with the goal of helping to protect the health and safety of the community.

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