Elana earned her combined bachelors and masters degrees at the University of Nottingham in Mechanical Engineering with a Bioengineering specialisation graduating in 2019. She has a research background in bio-inspired materials with previous focus in anti-biofouling coatings and osteoinductive scaffolds. Within the Jones group her research focus is on creating a virucidal material coating specifically to combat zoonotic viruses that are rampaging endangered populations.