UTK PhD student Anna Jones is making strides in cancer research — and she’s just been awarded two scholarships from the American Nuclear Society (ANS): the 2025-2026 Gozani Family Graduate Scholarship and the 2025-2026 Oak Ridge/Knoxville Local Section Scholarship.
Jones’ groundbreaking work with UT-ORII’s Radiopharmaceutical Therapies Convergent Research Initiative team is focused on developing new ways to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer using targeted radiotheranostics — combining therapy and diagnostics for a more effective, personalized approach. She is evaluating the biological effects of low-dose irradiation exposure and formulating nanoparticle delivery systems to improve the administration of radiotherapeutic anticancer agents.
“These scholarships will enable me to focus on the various research projects that I am a part of to evaluate novel diagnostic and therapeutic cancer agents,” Jones said.. “This will provide critical support to advance innovative approaches in nuclear medicine with the goal of improving outcomes for cancer patients.”
Jones is a first-year PhD student in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee and a proud Vol for Life, holding a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and an M.S. in Medical Physics from UT.
