Maryline (Mary) Jones
Associate Professor of Biology
Contact Information
Office 147 in Derby Center for Science and Mathematics
870.307.7214 | maryline.jones@lyon.edu
Dr. Mary Bossus Jones completed her Ph.D. in December 2012 at the University of Montpellier 2 under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Lorin-Nebel and Pr. Guy Charmantier. Specializing in fish physiology, she used an integrative approach from organisms to molecules in order to study osmosensing and osmoregulation in the European sea bass. She previously earned a Master's degree in marine biology and ecology at the Center of Oceanology of Marseilles and a three-year degree in life sciences (equivalent to a BSc) in physiology and bioengineering at the University of Provence.
After getting her Ph.D., she pursued a first postdoctoral position at the University of Portsmouth on a project entitled "Neuroendocrine disruption in Crustacea," developed by Dr. Alex Ford. It was part of a larger program allowing collaborations between the UK and France. During this time, she was looking into the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on the behavior and gene expression of amphipod crustaceans.
Her second postdoctorate was at the University of Arkansas, where she mainly studied the paracellular pathways and endocrine regulation of osmoregulation in two euryhaline species, the rainbow trout and the Japanese medaka.
Dr. Bossus Jones started teaching at Lyon College in August 2016.
Currently, her research focuses on the following subjects:
Osmoregulation in aquatic organisms
- How do fish and invertebrates regulate ions and water movement in freshwater and in sea water?
- Why are some species able to migrate from freshwater to seawater and vice versa?
Effect of anthropogenic pollutants on aquatic organisms
- How do pollutants from human origin affect the physiology and behavior of aquatic organisms?
Classes offered
BIO 100 and BIO 100L – Biology in context Lecture and Laboratory (4 credits)
BIO 110 – Short-topic: Invasive species (1 credit)
BIO 112 and BIO 112L - Principles of Biology 2 Lecture and Laboratory (4 credits)
BIO 290 - Introduction to Biological Research (1 credit)
BIO 360 and BIO 360L - Comparative physiology Lecture and Laboratory (4 credits)
BIO 366 and BIO 366L – Histology Lecture and Laboratory (4 credits)
BIO 480 – Directed research (1 credit)
Publications
Bossus, M.C., Bollinger, R.J., Reed, P.J., Tipsmark, C.K., 2017. Prolactin and cortisol regulates branchial claudin expression in Japanese medaka. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 240, 77-83
Blondeau-Bidet E., Bossus, M., Maugars G., Farcy, E., Lignot, J.-H., Lorin-Nebel, C., 2016. Molecular characterization and expression of Na + /K + -ATPase α1 isoforms in the European sea-bass Dicentrarchus labrax osmoregulatory tissues following salinity transfer. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 42, 6, 1647-1664
Bollinger, R.J., Madsen, S.S., Bossus, M.C., Tipsmark, C.K., 2016. Does Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) exhibit a gill Na + /K + -ATPase isoform switch during salinity change? Journal of Comparative Physiology – B, 186, 485-501
Madsen, S.S., Weber, C., Nielsen, A.M., Mohiseni, M., Bosssus, M.C., Tipsmark, C.K., Borg, B., 2015. Sexual maturation and changes in water and salt transport components in the kidney and intestine of three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 188, 107-119
Bossus, M.C., Madsen, S.S., Tipsmark, C.K., 2015. Functional dynamics of claudin expression in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes): response to environmental salinity. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 187, 74-85
Trubitt, R.T., Rabeneck, B.D., Bujak, J.K., Bossus, M.C., Tipsmark, C.K., 2015. Transepithelial resistance and claudin expression in trout RTgill-W1 cell line: Effects of osmoregulatory hormones. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 182, 45-52
Bossus M., Guler Y., Short S., Morrison E., Ford A., 2014. Behavioural and transcriptional changes in the amphipod Echinogammarus marinus exposed to two antidepressants, Fluoxetine and Sertraline. Aquatic toxicology, 151, 46-56
Bossus M., Charmantier G., Blondeau-Bidet E., Valletta B., Boulo V. & Lorin-Nebel C, 2013. The ClC-3 Chloride channel and Osmoregulation in the European Sea Bass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Journal of Comparative Physiology, Part B, 183, 5, 641-662
Sucré E., Bossus M., Bodinier C., Boulo V., Charmantier G., Charmantier-Daures M. & Cucchi P., 2012. Osmoregulatory response to low salinity in the European sea bass embryos: a multi-site approach. Journal of Comparative Physiology, Part B, 183, 1, 83-97
Riou V., Ndiaye A., Budzinski H., Dugué R., Le Ménach K., Combes Y., Bossus M., Durand J.D., Charmantier G., Lorin-Nebel C., 2012. Impact of environmental DDT concentrations on gill adaptation to increased salinity in the tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 156, 1, 7-16
Bossus M., Charmantier G., Lorin-Nebel C., 2011. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 in the European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax: A candidate protein for osmosensing. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 160, 43-51
Bollinger, R., Ellis, L., Bossus, M.C., Tipsmark, C.K. Prolactin controls Na+,Cl- cotransporter via Stat5 pathway in the teleost gill. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Journal, 477, 163-171
Selected Grant Applications
Beeser and Bossus. INBRE Competitive Instrumentation Grant. Awarded $20,000 toward the purchase of Li-COR Odyssey Fc. Spring 2017
Beeser and Bossus. Li-COR Small Undergraduate Research Grant (SURG). Awarded $17,100 toward the purchase of Li-COR Odyssey Fc. Spring 2017
Academic/Professional/Other Services
Faculty Representative of the Institutional Assessment Committee
Fosterer and rehomer of dogs
Caretaker of the reef and freshwater tanks in Derby. (If you want to help or suggest a new addition to the tank, come
see me!)