Lynne Jones
| Lynne Jones | |
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Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak |
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In office 10 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Anthony Beaumont-Dark |
| Succeeded by | Steve McCabe |
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26 April 1951 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Kirk |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Profession | Biochemist |
| Website | lynnejones.org.uk |
Lynne Mary Jones (born 26 April 1951) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Selly Oak from 1992 until the dissolution of parliament in April 2010.
Jones was born in Birmingham, and attended the localBartley Green Girls' Grammar School (now the comprehensive Hillcrest School) in Woodgate. She studied Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham, eventually earning her Ph.D. in 1979. She also has a post-graduate Diploma in Housing Studies from Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University). She worked in research at the University of Birmingham from 1972-86. She was a housing association manager from 1987-92. She joined the Labour Party in 1974.
She has worked in both science and housing, and was a Councillor on Birmingham City Council representing Kings Norton ward from 1980-94.
She first studied stimulus-response coupling in the rat parotid gland and at alpha adrenergic receptors. This led to a discovery that there are cell-surface receptors that are stimulated by hormones and neurotransmitters controlled by changes of intracellular calcium ion levels. It also involves the conversion of inositol phospholipids in the cell membrane. She also worked on the process of agonist-stimulated incorporation of radioactive phosphate into inositol phospholipids.
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