She earned her Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2009, while working full time at the Food and Drug Administration laboratory on Dauphin Island.
Now, Jones is about to test her physical toughness, as she prepares to run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents.
The World Marathon Challenge starts Feb. 6 with a marathon in Antarctica and ends Feb. 12 with a marathon in Miami. In between, there will be races in South Africa, Australia, Dubai, Spain and Brazil.
Read about Jessica Jones' journey in "One Marathon Won, 183 Miles to Go."
