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Chonnettia Jones

Chonnettia Jones, PhD, is the Executive Director of Addgene. Prior to joining Addgene, she held the role of Vice President, Research at Michael Smith Health Research BC. Her Ph.D. is in biochemistry, cell and developmental biology from Emory University

Blog articles by Chonnettia Jones

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Strengthening Foundations: Reflections on 2025 and What's Ahead for 2026

Chonnettia Jones February 5, 2026

As 2025 closed, we received a request that perfectly embodies why Addgene exists: a researcher in Laos needed a unique set of plasmids to advance their research. Thanks to five different labs across the U.S. who deposited their plasmids with Addgene to share with the rest of the ...

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Addgene Stands with the Scientific Community

Chonnettia Jones April 23, 2025

The recent sweeping cuts to science funding, limitations to facilities and indirect costs, and increased tariffs present an unprecedented challenge to the scientific research ecosystem, not just in the United States but around the world. As an organization that directly ...

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Reflections and Looking Ahead

Chonnettia Jones February 25, 2025

Twenty years of accelerating scientific discovery. Over 150,000 plasmids empowering researchers worldwide. Countless breakthroughs enabled by shared resources. As we step into 2025, these milestones remind us of the extraordinary impact that happens when scientists come together ...

2023 and 2024: Reflections and Looking Ahead

Chonnettia Jones January 23, 2024

With renewed energy and optimism that comes at the start of every new year, it is a wonderful opportunity to once again reflect on our achievements in the last year and share the exciting things to come in the new year. I am proud of what we accomplished in 2023 and thrilled to ...

2022 and 2023: Reflections and Looking Forward

Chonnettia Jones February 23, 2023

Addgene saw big changes in 2022, from the launch of a new material to the redesign of a community resource. Now that we’re in the first quarter of the new year, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments from 2022 and share what we’re looking forward to in 2023 ...

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