Peter J. H. Jones

Biography

Dr. Jones, Director of Richardson Centre for Functional Food and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN), joined the University of Manitoba on November 1, 2005. Dr. Jones is a Professor at the Department of Food Science and at the Department of Human Nutrition Sciences. Dr. Jones’s research interests cover cholesterol, fat and energy metabolism. He has applied novel stable isotope methodologies to examine the response of these areas of metabolism to dietary intervention. His research group has been active in exploring the dietary determinants which control cholesterol biosynthesis absorption, and turnover in humans, as well as how plant sterols act in functional foods as cholesterol-lowering agents. Other areas of research have included re-establishing energy needs in sub-groups of the Canadian population and exploring which fats confer optimal health during weight reducing diets. Dr. Jones has trained over 40 MSc, Ph.D. and Post Doctoral students and has collaborators with scientists worldwide. Dr. Jones has published over 290 peer-reviewed research articles and reviews in international journals, as well as chapters in leading nutrition textbooks.

Research Interest

Functional Food and Nutraceuticals