Future Center for Better Beginnings faculty member Dr. Miguel del Campo Casanelles (pictured at left with Dr. Jones) comes to UC San Diego to begin his 3-year fellowship training in Genetics and Dysmorphology, under the mentorship of Dr. Jones.
Dr. Jones (4th from left) receives the Joseph St. Geme Award for Education from the Western Society of Pediatric Research. Dr. Jones is pictured with future Center for Better Beginnings co-director Dr. Christina Chambers (2nd from left), as well as staff who remain with the Center today: Robert Felix, Kathie Johnson, and Kelly Kao (1st, 5th, and 7th from left respectively).
Dr. Jones receives the Clair Burgener Foundation Service Award.
Dr. Jones (top right) meets with Dr. David Smith’s original medical fellows in Madrid, Spain.
Dr. Jones publishes the 4th edition of the book, “Smith’s Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation”.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publish the first report identifying the acne drug isotretinoin (Accutane) as a cause of miscarriage and a specific pattern of birth defects of the brain, head and face, and heart.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that valproic acid and sodium valproate, medications used to treat epilepsy, should be considered human teratogens, as evidence emerged linking their use in pregnancy to an increased risk of spina bifida in an infant.
Dr. Jones receives an Excellence in Community Service Award from UC San Diego.
Dr. Jones assists with the 3rd edition of the book, “Smith’s Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, following the death of his friend and mentor Dr. David W. Smith (pictured above) in 1981.
Dr. Jones receives the Distinguished Research Award for Basic Research Endeavors toward the Prevention of Mental Retardation from the Association for Retarded Citizens, now known as The ARC.
