Executive Director of Investigator-Led Themes
Louise Jones is the Executive Director of Investigator Led-Themes for the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Louise is responsible for leading and developing the investigator-led response-mode portfolio of research funding.
A PhD molecular biologist by training, Louise spent 10 years at St Barts (Queen Mary University of London), as a Cancer Research UK (CRUK) post doc and non-clinical lecturer specialising on the molecular aetiology of leukaemia.
Louise then moved to research management and spent seven years at CRUK before moving to MRC in 2014 to take up a position as Head of Translation with oversight of experimental medicine and advanced therapies.
Last updated: 13 August 2025