Jonathan Lowery, Ph.D., is the Assistant Provost for Research & Scholarship for Marian University where he oversees the institution’s comprehensive research strategy, operations, compliance, and external partnerships. A major aspect of his work is ensuring the university’s Catholic, Franciscan, and liberal arts heritage informs its future as a national leader for coupling innovative education practices with real-world, advanced research—all while upholding the Marian Promise of support and intentional mentorship for students.
In addition to this role, Dr. Lowery is a tenured professor of physiology at the Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he teaches musculoskeletal physiology and molecular endocrinology in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Biomedical Sciences graduate program. His research program focuses on cell-to-cell communication in the skeletal system and he directs the Marian University Bone & Muscle Research Group, which has trained more than sixty Marian University students since its founding in 2014. His research program has received external funding from the Indiana Institute for Medical Research, American Osteopathic Association, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, and Arthritis Foundation. Dr. Lowery is a member of the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health and has secondary academic appointments in the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Roudebush VA Medical Center Department of Research. His research has produced more than forty publications and students are frequently included as co-authors. More detailed information about ongoing projects is available on his lab's website (http://www.jonlowery.com/research).
Dr. Lowery is a member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), where he serves as co-chair of the Membership Engagement Committee and a United States Bone & Joint Ambassador. He is a board member of numerous organizations including the Arthritis Foundation of Indiana, HealthNet Foundation, and the United States Bone & Joint Initiative. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and research, such as Harvard University's Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, an honorary fellowship to the Endocrine Fellows Foundation/ASBMR Forum on Metabolic Bone Diseases, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dean's Scholar Award, the ASBMR President's Research Poster Award, the MU-WCOM Dean's Commendation, a finalist for Indy’s Best & Brightest Under 40, and the national winner of the 2018 Northup Educator of the Year Award.
Dr. Lowery earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in chemistry and biblical studies (magna cum laude) from Freed-Hardeman University and a Ph.D. in cell and developmental biology from Vanderbilt University. He then completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in developmental biology at Harvard University. Dr. Lowery joined Marian University as a founding faculty member of the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2014 and was promoted and awarded tenure in 2019.
Jonathan Lowery, Ph.D., is the Assistant Provost for Research & Scholarship for Marian University where he oversees the institution’s comprehensive research strategy, operations, compliance, and external partnerships. A major aspect of his work is ensuring the university’s Catholic, Franciscan, and liberal arts heritage informs its future as a national leader for coupling innovative education practices with real-world, advanced research—all while upholding the Marian Promise of support and intentional mentorship for students.
In addition to this role, Dr. Lowery is a tenured professor of physiology at the Marian University Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he teaches musculoskeletal physiology and molecular endocrinology in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Biomedical Sciences graduate program. His research program focuses on cell-to-cell communication in the skeletal system and he directs the Marian University Bone & Muscle Research Group, which has trained more than sixty Marian University students since its founding in 2014. His research program has received external funding from the Indiana Institute for Medical Research, American Osteopathic Association, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, and Arthritis Foundation. Dr. Lowery is a member of the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health and has secondary academic appointments in the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Roudebush VA Medical Center Department of Research. His research has produced more than forty publications and students are frequently included as co-authors. More detailed information about ongoing projects is available on his lab's website (http://www.jonlowery.com/research).
Dr. Lowery is a member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), where he serves as co-chair of the Membership Engagement Committee and a United States Bone & Joint Ambassador. He is a board member of numerous organizations including the Arthritis Foundation of Indiana, HealthNet Foundation, and the United States Bone & Joint Initiative. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and research, such as Harvard University's Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, an honorary fellowship to the Endocrine Fellows Foundation/ASBMR Forum on Metabolic Bone Diseases, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dean's Scholar Award, the ASBMR President's Research Poster Award, the MU-WCOM Dean's Commendation, a finalist for Indy’s Best & Brightest Under 40, and the national winner of the 2018 Northup Educator of the Year Award.
Dr. Lowery earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in chemistry and biblical studies (magna cum laude) from Freed-Hardeman University and a Ph.D. in cell and developmental biology from Vanderbilt University. He then completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in developmental biology at Harvard University. Dr. Lowery joined Marian University as a founding faculty member of the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2014 and was promoted and awarded tenure in 2019.
