Matthew Jones

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Research Assistant, Biology

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Recent Publications

Norovirus wastewater monitoring during a community outbreak investigation in Pennsylvania

McGinnis, S., Negrón, E. A., Cesari, N., Brooks, Y. M., Jones, M. J., McGraw, E. A., Fidler, B. D., Zwolenik, K. & Lund, H., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Water and Health. 24, 6, p. 887-895 9 p.

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Genome-wide analyses of an avian herpesvirus identify 10 loci associated with tumorigenicity and vaccine escape

Ortigas-Vasquez, A., Pandey, U., Bell, A. S., Renner, D. W., Jones, M. J., Cheng, H. H., Dunn, J. R., Read, A. F., Boni, M. F., Kennedy, D. A. & Szpara, M. L., Jul 29 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 31, eaee9024.

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Interactions between mosquito genetic background and Wolbachia strain affect dengue virus blocking and fitness in South American populations of Aedes aegypti

Ser, S. L., Dennington, N. L., Engler, H. I., Harris, M. L., Jones, M. J., Avila, F. W., Caragata, E. P., Hoffmann, A. A., Maciel de Freitas, R. & McGraw, E. A., May 1 2026, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 20, 5, p. e0014403

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Whole-genome sequence of 19 Listeria monocytogenes, isolated from municipal wastewater in State College, Pennsylvania

Horack, E., Acosta, A., Jones, M., Feng, J., Rivera-Lopez, E. O., M'ikanatha, N. M., Kovac, J. & Dudley, E., Oct 2025, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 14, 10

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Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza in a dynamic university community: understanding how wastewater measurements correspond to reported cases

Jones, M. J., Ibrahim, R., Clark, S., Brooks, Y. M., Preisendanz, H. E., Richard, T. L., Read, A. F., Robinson, C. J., Noorali, S., Shreve, M. J., Dennington, N. L., Silverman, J. D., Van Oost, C. & McGraw, E. A., Oct 20 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 1000, 180377.

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Repeated thermal stress exposure in Aedes aegypti co-infected with Wolbachia and dengue virus

Ser, S. L., Ware-Gilmore, F., Dennington, N. L., Miller, A., McNulty, B. P., Harris, M. L., Jones, M. J., Hall, M. D., Sgrò, C. M., Shea, K. & McGraw, E. A., 2025, In: mSphere. 10, 10

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Evolution and adaptation of dengue virus in response to high-temperature passaging in mosquito cells

Ware-Gilmore, F., Jones, M. J., Mejia, A. J., Dennington, N. L., Audsley, M. D., Hall, M. D., Sgrò, C. M., Buckley, T., Anand, G. S., Jose, J. & McGraw, E. A., 2025, In: Virus Evolution. 11, 1, veaf016.

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

Dutra, H. L. C., Marshall, D. J., Comerford, B., McNulty, B. P., Diaz, A. M., Jones, M. J., Mejia, A. J., Bjornstad, O. N. & Mcgraw, E., Sep 2024, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18, 9, e0012482.

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

Lau, M. J., Valdez, A. R., Jones, M. J., Aranson, I., Hoffmann, A. A. & McGraw, E. A., Jul 2024, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18, 7, e0012305.

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

Urakova, N., Joseph, R. E., Huntsinger, A., Macias, V. M., Jones, M. J., Sigle, L. T., Li, M., Akbari, O. S., Xi, Z., Lymperopoulos, K., Sayre, R. T., McGraw, E. A. & Rasgon, J. L., Aug 2024, In: Insect Molecular Biology. 33, 4, p. 362-371 10 p.

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

Lau, M. J., Dutra, H. L. C., Jones, M. J., McNulty, B. P., Diaz, A. M., Ware-Gilmore, F. & McGraw, E. A., Sep 2023, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 17, 9 September, e0011616.

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

Novelo, M., Dutra, H. L. C., Metz, H. C., Jones, M. J., Sigle, L. T., Frentiu, F. D., Allen, S. L., Chenoweth, S. F. & McGraw, E. A., Apr 2023, In: PLoS pathogens. 19, 4, e1011307.

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

Hayden, K. R., Jones, M., Elkin, K. R., Shreve, M. J., Clees, W. I., Clark, S., Mashtare, M. L., Veith, T. L., Elliott, H. A., Watson, J. E., Silverman, J., Richard, T. L., Read, A. F. & Preisendanz, H. E., Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 51, 5, p. 1066-1082 17 p.

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

Mejia, A. J., Dutra, H. L. C., Jones, M. J., Perera, R. & McGraw, E. A., Dec 2022, In: Parasites and Vectors. 15, 1, 128.

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

Sigle, L. T., Jones, M., Novelo, M., Ford, S. A., Urakova, N., Lymperopoulos, K., Sayre, R. T., Xi, Z., Rasgon, J. L. & McGraw, E. A., Jun 2022, In: Insect Molecular Biology. 31, 3, p. 356-368 13 p.

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