Jeffrey Townsend
Professor of Biostatistics and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
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A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing
Nature / Oct 01, 2015
Prum, R. O., Berv, J. S., Dornburg, A., Field, D. J., Townsend, J. P., Lemmon, E. M., & Lemmon, A. R. (2015). A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing. Nature, 526(7574), 569–573. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15697
Horizontal gene transfer, genome innovation and evolution
Nature Reviews Microbiology / Aug 01, 2005
Gogarten, J. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2005). Horizontal gene transfer, genome innovation and evolution. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 3(9), 679–687. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1204
The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits
Systematic Biology / Apr 01, 2009
Schoch, C. L., Sung, G.-H., López-Giráldez, F., Townsend, J. P., Miadlikowska, J., Hofstetter, V., Robbertse, B., Matheny, P. B., Kauff, F., Wang, Z., Gueidan, C., Andrie, R. M., Trippe, K., Ciufetti, L. M., Wynns, A., Fraker, E., Hodkinson, B. P., Bonito, G., Groenewald, J. Z., … Spatafora, J. W. (2009). The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits. Systematic Biology, 58(2), 224–239. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syp020
Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences / Oct 06, 2006
Taylor, J. W., Turner, E., Townsend, J. P., Dettman, J. R., & Jacobson, D. (2006). Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 361(1475), 1947–1963. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2006.1923
Strategies for containing Ebola in West Africa
Science / Nov 21, 2014
Pandey, A., Atkins, K. E., Medlock, J., Wenzel, N., Townsend, J. P., Childs, J. E., Nyenswah, T. G., Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L., & Galvani, A. P. (2014). Strategies for containing Ebola in West Africa. Science, 346(6212), 991–995. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1260612
Profiling Phylogenetic Informativeness
Systematic Biology / Apr 01, 2007
Townsend, J. P. (2007). Profiling Phylogenetic Informativeness. Systematic Biology, 56(2), 222–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150701311362
Phylogenetic and phylogenomic overview of the Polyporales
Mycologia / Nov 01, 2013
Binder, M., Justo, A., Riley, R., Salamov, A., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Sjökvist, E., Copeland, A., Foster, B., Sun, H., Larsson, E., Larsson, K.-H., Townsend, J., Grigoriev, I. V., & Hibbett, D. S. (2013). Phylogenetic and phylogenomic overview of the Polyporales. Mycologia, 105(6), 1350–1373. https://doi.org/10.3852/13-003
The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study
The Lancet Microbe / Dec 01, 2021
Townsend, J. P., Hassler, H. B., Wang, Z., Miura, S., Singh, J., Kumar, S., Ruddle, N. H., Galvani, A. P., & Dornburg, A. (2021). The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study. The Lancet Microbe, 2(12), e666–e675. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00219-6
Multifactorial experimental design and the transitivity of ratios with spotted DNA microarrays
BMC Genomics / Oct 02, 2003
Townsend, J. P. (2003). Multifactorial experimental design and the transitivity of ratios with spotted DNA microarrays. BMC Genomics, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-4-41
Gene expression profiling of mouse postnatal cerebellar development using cDNA microarrays
Gene / May 01, 2004
Lim, C. R., Fukakusa, A., & Matsubara, K. (2004). Gene expression profiling of mouse postnatal cerebellar development using cDNA microarrays. Gene, 333, 3–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2004.02.026
Horizontal Acquisition of Divergent Chromosomal DNA in Bacteria: Effects of Mutator Phenotypes
Genetics / May 01, 2003
Townsend, J. P., Nielsen, K. M., Fisher, D. S., & Hartl, D. L. (2003). Horizontal Acquisition of Divergent Chromosomal DNA in Bacteria: Effects of Mutator Phenotypes. Genetics, 164(1), 13–21. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/164.1.13
Potential effectiveness of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men: a modelling study
The Lancet HIV / Sep 01, 2018
Marshall, B. D. L., Goedel, W. C., King, M. R. F., Singleton, A., Durham, D. P., Chan, P. A., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2018). Potential effectiveness of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men: a modelling study. The Lancet HIV, 5(9), e498–e505. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30097-3
Estimation of Neutral Mutation Rates and Quantification of Somatic Variant Selection Using cancereffectsizeR
Cancer Research / Dec 05, 2022
Mandell, J. D., Cannataro, V. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Estimation of Neutral Mutation Rates and Quantification of Somatic Variant Selection Using cancereffectsizeR. Cancer Research, 83(4), 500–505. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-22-1508
Infection by SARS‐CoV‐2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting
Journal of Medical Virology / Jan 18, 2023
Townsend, J. P., Hassler, H. B., & Dornburg, A. (2023). Infection by SARS‐CoV‐2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting. Journal of Medical Virology, 95(2). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28461
Jot: guiding journal selection with suitability metrics
Journal of the Medical Library Association / Dec 08, 2022
Gaffney, S. G., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Jot: guiding journal selection with suitability metrics. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 110(3), 376–380. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1499
In Response to “De Novo KRAS G12C-Mutant SCLC: A Case Report”
JTO Clinical and Research Reports / Dec 01, 2022
Moore, M., Zhuo, Y., Mandell, J. D., Gaffney, S. G., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). In Response to “De Novo KRAS G12C-Mutant SCLC: A Case Report.” JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 3(12), 100418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100418
Not only mutations but also tumorigenesis can be substantially attributed to DNA damage from reactive oxygen species in RUNX1::RUNX1T1-fusion-positive acute myeloid leukemia
Leukemia / Nov 11, 2022
Mandell, J. D., Fisk, J. N., Cyrenne, E., Xu, M. L., Cannataro, V. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Not only mutations but also tumorigenesis can be substantially attributed to DNA damage from reactive oxygen species in RUNX1::RUNX1T1-fusion-positive acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia, 36(12), 2931–2933. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41375-022-01752-5
The durability of natural infection and vaccine-induced immunity against future infection by SARS-CoV-2
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Jul 15, 2022
Townsend, J. P., Hassler, H. B., Sah, P., Galvani, A. P., & Dornburg, A. (2022). The durability of natural infection and vaccine-induced immunity against future infection by SARS-CoV-2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(31). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2204336119
Cancer Relevance of Human Genes
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute / Apr 13, 2022
Qing, T., Mohsen, H., Cannataro, V. L., Marczyk, M., Rozenblit, M., Foldi, J., Murray, M., Townsend, J. P., Kluger, Y., Gerstein, M., & Pusztai, L. (2022). Cancer Relevance of Human Genes. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 114(7), 988–995. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djac068
Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa
mSystems / Jun 28, 2022
Wang, Z., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Slot, J., Yarden, O., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa. MSystems, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00232-22
Transcriptional Divergence Underpinning Sexual Development in the Fungal Class Sordariomycetes
mBio / Jun 28, 2022
Kim, W., Wang, Z., Kim, H., Pham, K., Tu, Y., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2022). Transcriptional Divergence Underpinning Sexual Development in the Fungal Class Sordariomycetes. MBio, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01100-22
A phylogenetic approach to study the evolution of somatic mutational processes in cancer
Communications Biology / Jun 22, 2022
Miura, S., Vu, T., Choi, J., Townsend, J. P., Karim, S., & Kumar, S. (2022). A phylogenetic approach to study the evolution of somatic mutational processes in cancer. Communications Biology, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03560-0
Attribution of Cancer Origins to Endogenous, Exogenous, and Preventable Mutational Processes
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Apr 26, 2022
Cannataro, V. L., Mandell, J. D., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Attribution of Cancer Origins to Endogenous, Exogenous, and Preventable Mutational Processes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac084
Quarantine and testing strategies to ameliorate transmission due to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modelling study
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe / Mar 01, 2022
Wells, C. R., Pandey, A., Fitzpatrick, M. C., Crystal, W. S., Singer, B. H., Moghadas, S. M., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Quarantine and testing strategies to ameliorate transmission due to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modelling study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 14, 100304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100304
Premetastatic shifts of endogenous and exogenous mutational processes support consolidative therapy in EGFR-driven lung adenocarcinoma
Cancer Letters / Feb 01, 2022
Fisk, J. N., Mahal, A. R., Dornburg, A., Gaffney, S. G., Aneja, S., Contessa, J. N., Rimm, D., Yu, J. B., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Premetastatic shifts of endogenous and exogenous mutational processes support consolidative therapy in EGFR-driven lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Letters, 526, 346–351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2021.11.011
Projecting the seasonality of endemic COVID-19
Jan 28, 2022
Townsend, J. P., Lamb, A. D., Hassler, H. B., Sah, P., Nishio, A. A., Nguyen, C., Tew, A. D., Galvani, A. P., & Dornburg, A. (2022). Projecting the seasonality of endemic COVID-19. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.26.22269905
Pairwise and higher-order epistatic effects among somatic cancer mutations across oncogenesis
Jan 22, 2022
Alfaro-Murillo, J. A., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Pairwise and higher-order epistatic effects among somatic cancer mutations across oncogenesis. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.20.477132
Environmental and sex-specific molecular signatures of glioma causation
Neuro-Oncology / May 04, 2021
Claus, E. B., Cannataro, V. L., Gaffney, S. G., & Townsend, J. P. (2021). Environmental and sex-specific molecular signatures of glioma causation. Neuro-Oncology, 24(1), 29–36. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noab103
The Prognostic Value of an RT-PCR Test for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Is Contingent on Timing across Disease Time Course in addition to Assay Sensitivity
The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics / Jan 01, 2022
Townsend, J. P., & Wells, C. R. (2022). The Prognostic Value of an RT-PCR Test for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Is Contingent on Timing across Disease Time Course in addition to Assay Sensitivity. The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 24(1), 101–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.10.002
Heavy mutagenesis by tobacco leads to lung adenocarcinoma tumors with KRAS G12 mutations other than G12D, leading KRAS G12D tumors—on average—to exhibit a lower mutation burden
Lung Cancer / Apr 01, 2022
Tan, C., Mandell, J. D., Dasari, K., Cannataro, V. L., Alfaro-Murillo, J. A., & Townsend, J. P. (2022). Heavy mutagenesis by tobacco leads to lung adenocarcinoma tumors with KRAS G12 mutations other than G12D, leading KRAS G12D tumors—on average—to exhibit a lower mutation burden. Lung Cancer, 166, 265–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.10.008
Sequencing and Analysis of the Entire Genome of the Mycoparasitic Bioeffector Fungus Trichoderma asperelloides Strain T 203 (Hypocreales)
Microbiology Resource Announcements / Feb 17, 2022
Gortikov, M., Wang, Z., Steindorff, A. S., Grigoriev, I. V., Druzhinina, I. S., Townsend, J. P., & Yarden, O. (2022). Sequencing and Analysis of the Entire Genome of the Mycoparasitic Bioeffector Fungus Trichoderma asperelloides Strain T 203 (Hypocreales). Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00995-21
The somatic molecular evolution of cancer: Mutation, selection, and epistasis
Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology / Oct 01, 2021
Dasari, K., Somarelli, J. A., Kumar, S., & Townsend, J. P. (2021). The somatic molecular evolution of cancer: Mutation, selection, and epistasis. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 165, 56–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2021.08.003
Chemsearch: collaborative compound libraries with structure-aware browsing
Bioinformatics Advances / Jan 01, 2021
Gaffney, S. G., Smaga, S., Schepartz, A., & Townsend, J. P. (2021). Chemsearch: collaborative compound libraries with structure-aware browsing. Bioinformatics Advances, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbab008
Mechanistic basis of post-treatment control of SIV after anti-α4β7 antibody therapy
PLOS Computational Biology / Jun 09, 2021
Wells, C. R., Cao, Y., Durham, D. P., Byrareddy, S. N., Ansari, A. A., Ruddle, N. H., Townsend, J. P., Galvani, A. P., & Perelson, A. S. (2021). Mechanistic basis of post-treatment control of SIV after anti-α4β7 antibody therapy. PLOS Computational Biology, 17(6), e1009031. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009031
Clinically relevant shifts in endogenous and exogenous mutational processes proximate to metastasis support local consolidative treatment in EGFR-driven non-small cell lung cancer
May 04, 2021
Fisk, J. N., Mahal, A. R., Dornburg, A., Gaffney, S. G., Aneja, S., Contessa, J. N., Rimm, D., Yu, J. B., & Townsend, J. P. (2021). Clinically relevant shifts in endogenous and exogenous mutational processes proximate to metastasis support local consolidative treatment in EGFR-driven non-small cell lung cancer. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.04.21256425
Quarantine and testing strategies to ameliorate transmission due to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modelling study
Apr 26, 2021
Wells, C. R., Pandey, A., Fitzpatrick, M. C., Crystal, W. S., Singer, B. H., Moghadas, S. M., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2021). Quarantine and testing strategies to ameliorate transmission due to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic: a modelling study. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.25.21256082
Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies
Nature Communications / Jan 07, 2021
Wells, C. R., Townsend, J. P., Pandey, A., Moghadas, S. M., Krieger, G., Singer, B., McDonald, R. H., Fitzpatrick, M. C., & Galvani, A. P. (2021). Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20742-8
Cancer relevance of human genes
Feb 06, 2021
Qing, T., Mohsen, H., Cannataro, V. L., Marczyk, M., Rozenblit, M., Foldi, J., Murray, M. F., Townsend, J. P., Kluger, Y., Gerstein, M., & Pusztai, L. (2021). Cancer relevance of human genes. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.04.429823
Comparative analyses of FDA EUA-approved rapid antigen tests and RT-PCR for COVID-19 quarantine and surveillance-based isolation
Aug 26, 2021
Wells, C. R., Pandey, A., Moghadas, S. M., Singer, B. H., Krieger, G., Heron, R. J. L., Turner, D. E., Abshire, J. P., Phillips, K. M., Michael Donoghue, A., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2021). Comparative analyses of FDA EUA-approved rapid antigen tests and RT-PCR for COVID-19 quarantine and surveillance-based isolation. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.23.21262499
Identifying modules of cooperating cancer drivers
Molecular Systems Biology / Mar 01, 2021
Klein, M. I., Cannataro, V. L., Townsend, J. P., Newman, S., Stern, D. F., & Zhao, H. (2021). Identifying modules of cooperating cancer drivers. Molecular Systems Biology, 17(3). Portico. https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.20209810
Comparative Genomics within and across Bilaterians Illuminates the Evolutionary History of ALK and LTK Proto-Oncogene Origination and Diversification
Genome Biology and Evolution / Nov 16, 2020
Dornburg, A., Wang, Z., Wang, J., Mo, E. S., López-Giráldez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2020). Comparative Genomics within and across Bilaterians Illuminates the Evolutionary History of ALK and LTK Proto-Oncogene Origination and Diversification. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa228
Attribution of Cancer Origins to Endogenous, Exogenous, and Actionable Mutational Processes
Oct 25, 2020
Cannataro, V. L., Mandell, J. D., & Townsend, J. P. (2020). Attribution of Cancer Origins to Endogenous, Exogenous, and Actionable Mutational Processes. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.24.352989
Unmatched Level of Molecular Convergence among Deeply Divergent Complex Multicellular Fungi
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Mar 19, 2020
Merényi, Z., Prasanna, A. N., Wang, Z., Kovács, K., Hegedüs, B., Bálint, B., Papp, B., Townsend, J. P., & Nagy, L. G. (2020). Unmatched Level of Molecular Convergence among Deeply Divergent Complex Multicellular Fungi. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37(8), 2228–2240. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa077
Non-Coding Mutations in Urothelial Bladder Cancer: Biological and Clinical Relevance and Potential Utility as Biomarkers
Bladder Cancer / Jun 11, 2020
Yang, A., Cross, C. N., & Townsend, J. P. (2020). Non-Coding Mutations in Urothelial Bladder Cancer: Biological and Clinical Relevance and Potential Utility as Biomarkers. Bladder Cancer, 6(2), 211–213. https://doi.org/10.3233/blc-200278
Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden
Nature Communications / May 15, 2020
Qing, T., Mohsen, H., Marczyk, M., Ye, Y., O’Meara, T., Zhao, H., Townsend, J. P., Gerstein, M., Hatzis, C., Kluger, Y., & Pusztai, L. (2020). Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden. Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16293-7
Transfer RNA methyltransferase gene NSUN2 mRNA expression modifies the effect of T cell activation score on patient survival in head and neck squamous carcinoma
Oral Oncology / Feb 01, 2020
Lu, L., Gaffney, S. G., Cannataro, V. L., & Townsend, J. (2020). Transfer RNA methyltransferase gene NSUN2 mRNA expression modifies the effect of T cell activation score on patient survival in head and neck squamous carcinoma. Oral Oncology, 101, 104554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104554
Re: Ming-Jun Shi, Xiang-Yu Meng, Philippe Lamy, et al. APOBEC-mediated Mutagenesis as a Likely Cause of FGFR3 S249C Mutation Over-representation in Bladder Cancer. Eur Urol 2019;76:9–13
European Urology / Jan 01, 2020
Yang, A., Cannataro, V. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2020). Re: Ming-Jun Shi, Xiang-Yu Meng, Philippe Lamy, et al. APOBEC-mediated Mutagenesis as a Likely Cause of FGFR3 S249C Mutation Over-representation in Bladder Cancer. Eur Urol 2019;76:9–13. European Urology, 77(1), e24–e25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2019.08.018
Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus : Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana
Zoonoses and Public Health / Jun 11, 2020
Boyko, R. H., Marie Harrison, L., Humphries, D., Galvani, A. P., Townsend, J. P., Otchere, J., Wilson, M. D., & Cappello, M. (2020). Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus : Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana. Zoonoses and Public Health, 67(5), 474–483. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12708
Identifying Modules of Cooperating Cancer Drivers
Jun 29, 2020
Klein, M. I., Cannataro, V. L., Townsend, J. P., Newman, S., Stern, D. F., & Zhao, H. (2020). Identifying Modules of Cooperating Cancer Drivers. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.29.168229
Implementation of Syringe Services Programs to Prevent Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Rural Counties in the United States: A Modeling Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases / May 30, 2019
Goedel, W. C., King, M. R. F., Lurie, M. N., Galea, S., Townsend, J. P., Galvani, A. P., Friedman, S. R., & Marshall, B. D. L. (2019). Implementation of Syringe Services Programs to Prevent Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Rural Counties in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70(6), 1096–1102. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz321
Inferring Tumor Proliferative Organization from Phylogenetic Tree Measures in a Computational Model
Systematic Biology / Oct 29, 2019
Scott, J. G., Maini, P. K., Anderson, A. R. A., & Fletcher, A. G. (2019). Inferring Tumor Proliferative Organization from Phylogenetic Tree Measures in a Computational Model. Systematic Biology, 69(4), 623–637. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syz070
Molecular Biology and Evolution of Cancer: From Discovery to Action
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Oct 23, 2019
Somarelli, J. A., Gardner, H., Cannataro, V. L., Gunady, E. F., Boddy, A. M., Johnson, N. A., Fisk, J. N., Gaffney, S. G., Chuang, J. H., Li, S., Ciccarelli, F. D., Panchenko, A. R., Megquier, K., Kumar, S., Dornburg, A., DeGregori, J., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Molecular Biology and Evolution of Cancer: From Discovery to Action. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37(2), 320–326. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz242
Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies
Oct 28, 2020
Wells, C. R., Townsend, J. P., Pandey, A., Moghadas, S. M., Krieger, G., Singer, B., McDonald, R. H., Fitzpatrick, M. C., & Galvani, A. P. (2020). Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.27.20211631
Integrative Activity of Mating Loci, Environmentally Responsive Genes, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways during Sexual Development of Chaetomium globosum
mBio / Dec 24, 2019
Wang, Z., López-Giráldez, F., Wang, J., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Integrative Activity of Mating Loci, Environmentally Responsive Genes, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways during Sexual Development of Chaetomium globosum. MBio, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02119-19
A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes
IMA Fungus / Jun 07, 2019
Johnston, P. R., Quijada, L., Smith, C. A., Baral, H.-O., Hosoya, T., Baschien, C., Pärtel, K., Zhuang, W.-Y., Haelewaters, D., Park, D., Carl, S., López-Giráldez, F., Wang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes. IMA Fungus, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-019-0002-x
Modelling microbial infection to address global health challenges
Nature Microbiology / Sep 20, 2019
Fitzpatrick, M. C., Bauch, C. T., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2019). Modelling microbial infection to address global health challenges. Nature Microbiology, 4(10), 1612–1619. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0565-8
GEM-NET: Lessons in Multi-Institution Teamwork Using Collaboration Software
ACS Central Science / Jul 12, 2019
Gaffney, S. G., Ad, O., Smaga, S., Schepartz, A., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). GEM-NET: Lessons in Multi-Institution Teamwork Using Collaboration Software. ACS Central Science, 5(7), 1159–1169. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.9b00111
The landscape of novel and complementary targets for immunotherapy: an analysis of gene expression in the tumor microenvironment
Oncotarget / Jul 16, 2019
Gaffney, S. G., Perry, E. B., Chen, P.-M., Greenstein, A., Kaech, S. M., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). The landscape of novel and complementary targets for immunotherapy: an analysis of gene expression in the tumor microenvironment. Oncotarget, 10(44), 4532–4545. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.27027
Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics During Sexual Development Gives Insight Into the Life History of the Cosmopolitan Fungus Fusarium neocosmosporiellum
Frontiers in Microbiology / Jun 07, 2019
Kim, W., Cavinder, B., Proctor, R. H., O’Donnell, K., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2019). Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics During Sexual Development Gives Insight Into the Life History of the Cosmopolitan Fungus Fusarium neocosmosporiellum. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01247
Combined Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) and WEE1 Inhibition Demonstrates Synergistic Antitumor Effect in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Clinical Cancer Research / Jun 01, 2019
Lee, J. W., Parameswaran, J., Sandoval-Schaefer, T., Eoh, K. J., Yang, D., Zhu, F., Mehra, R., Sharma, R., Gaffney, S. G., Perry, E. B., Townsend, J. P., Serebriiskii, I. G., Golemis, E. A., Issaeva, N., Yarbrough, W. G., Koo, J. S., & Burtness, B. (2019). Combined Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) and WEE1 Inhibition Demonstrates Synergistic Antitumor Effect in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Clinical Cancer Research, 25(11), 3430–3442. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-0440
APOBEC-induced mutations and their cancer effect size in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Oncogene / Jan 15, 2019
Cannataro, V. L., Gaffney, S. G., Sasaki, T., Issaeva, N., Grewal, N. K. S., Grandis, J. R., Yarbrough, W. G., Burtness, B., Anderson, K. S., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). APOBEC-induced mutations and their cancer effect size in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene, 38(18), 3475–3487. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-018-0657-6
Metabolism and Development during Conidial Germination in Response to a Carbon-Nitrogen-Rich Synthetic or a Natural Source of Nutrition in Neurospora crassa
mBio / Apr 30, 2019
Wang, Z., Miguel-Rojas, C., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Yarden, O., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Metabolism and Development during Conidial Germination in Response to a Carbon-Nitrogen-Rich Synthetic or a Natural Source of Nutrition in Neurospora crassa. MBio, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00192-19
Wagging the long tail of drivers of prostate cancer
PLOS Genetics / Jan 17, 2019
Cannataro, V. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Wagging the long tail of drivers of prostate cancer. PLOS Genetics, 15(1), e1007820. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007820
Optimal Rates for Phylogenetic Inference and Experimental Design in the Era of Genome-Scale Data Sets
Systematic Biology / Jun 25, 2018
Dornburg, A., Su, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Optimal Rates for Phylogenetic Inference and Experimental Design in the Era of Genome-Scale Data Sets. Systematic Biology, 68(1), 145–156. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syy047
Evolutionary analyses guide selection of model systems to investigate proto-oncogene function in ALK and LTK
Oct 07, 2019
Wang, Z., Dornburg, A., Wang, J., Mo, E. S., Lopez-Giraldez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Evolutionary analyses guide selection of model systems to investigate proto-oncogene function in ALK and LTK. https://doi.org/10.1101/795468
Identifying Combinations of Cancer Drivers in Individual Patients
Jun 19, 2019
Klein, M. I., Cannataro, V. L., Townsend, J. P., Stern, D. F., & Zhao, H. (2019). Identifying Combinations of Cancer Drivers in Individual Patients. https://doi.org/10.1101/674234
Modeling Approaches Toward Understanding Infectious Disease Transmission
Immunoepidemiology / Jan 01, 2019
Skrip, L. A., & Townsend, J. P. (2019). Modeling Approaches Toward Understanding Infectious Disease Transmission. Immunoepidemiology, 227–243. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25553-4_14
Unmatched level of molecular convergence among deeply divergent complex multicellular fungi
Feb 14, 2019
Merényi, Z., Prasanna, A. N., Zheng, W., Kovács, K., Hegedüs, B., Bálint, B., Papp, B., Townsend, J. P., & Nagy, L. G. (2019). Unmatched level of molecular convergence among deeply divergent complex multicellular fungi. https://doi.org/10.1101/549758
Somatic evolutionary timings of driver mutations
BMC Cancer / Jan 18, 2018
Gomez, K., Miura, S., Huuki, L. A., Spell, B. S., Townsend, J. P., & Kumar, S. (2018). Somatic evolutionary timings of driver mutations. BMC Cancer, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3977-y
Effect Sizes of Somatic Mutations in Cancer
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute / Oct 26, 2018
Cannataro, V. L., Gaffney, S. G., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Effect Sizes of Somatic Mutations in Cancer. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 110(11), 1171–1177. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djy168
The critical importance of retention in HIV prevention
The Lancet HIV / Sep 01, 2018
Golub, S. A., & Enemchukwu, C. U. (2018). The critical importance of retention in HIV prevention. The Lancet HIV, 5(9), e475–e476. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30130-9
Using evolutionary genomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology to reveal gene networks underlying fungal development
Fungal Biology Reviews / Sep 01, 2018
Wang, Z., Gudibanda, A., Ugwuowo, U., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Using evolutionary genomics, transcriptomics, and systems biology to reveal gene networks underlying fungal development. Fungal Biology Reviews, 32(4), 249–264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbr.2018.02.001
Developmental Dynamics of Long Noncoding RNA Expression during Sexual Fruiting Body Formation in Fusarium graminearum
mBio / Sep 05, 2018
Kim, W., Miguel-Rojas, C., Wang, J., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2018). Developmental Dynamics of Long Noncoding RNA Expression during Sexual Fruiting Body Formation in Fusarium graminearum. MBio, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01292-18
Genomic Comparison Among Global Isolates of L. interrogans Serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae Identified Natural Genetic Variation Caused by an Indel
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology / Jun 19, 2018
Santos, L. A., Adhikarla, H., Yan, X., Wang, Z., Fouts, D. E., Vinetz, J. M., Alcantara, L. C. J., Hartskeerl, R. A., Goris, M. G. A., Picardeau, M., Reis, M. G., Townsend, J. P., Zhao, H., Ko, A. I., & Wunder, E. A. (2018). Genomic Comparison Among Global Isolates of L. interrogans Serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae Identified Natural Genetic Variation Caused by an Indel. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00193
Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Apr 19, 2018
Cannataro, V. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35(6), 1308–1315. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy079
Heterogeneity and mutation in KRAS and associated oncogenes: evaluating the potential for the evolution of resistance to targeting of KRAS G12C
Oncogene / Feb 16, 2018
Cannataro, V. L., Gaffney, S. G., Stender, C., Zhao, Z.-M., Philips, M., Greenstein, A. E., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Heterogeneity and mutation in KRAS and associated oncogenes: evaluating the potential for the evolution of resistance to targeting of KRAS G12C. Oncogene, 37(18), 2444–2455. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-017-0105-z
Analysis of mutation, selection, and epistasis: an informed approach to cancer clinical trials
Oncotarget / Apr 27, 2018
Wilkins, J. F., Cannataro, V. L., Shuch, B., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Analysis of mutation, selection, and epistasis: an informed approach to cancer clinical trials. Oncotarget, 9(32), 22243–22253. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.25155
CDKN2A Copy Number Loss Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Frontiers in Oncology / Apr 04, 2018
Chen, W. S., Bindra, R. S., Mo, A., Hayman, T., Husain, Z., Contessa, J. N., Gaffney, S. G., Townsend, J. P., & Yu, J. B. (2018). CDKN2A Copy Number Loss Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00095
Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology / Feb 23, 2018
Adhikarla, H., Wunder, E. A., Mechaly, A. E., Mehta, S., Wang, Z., Santos, L., Bisht, V., Diggle, P., Murray, G., Adler, B., Lopez, F., Townsend, J. P., Groisman, E., Picardeau, M., Buschiazzo, A., & Ko, A. I. (2018). Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045
Sexual stage-induced long noncoding RNAs in the filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum
Feb 23, 2018
Kim, W., Miguel-Rojas, C., Wang, J., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2018). Sexual stage-induced long noncoding RNAs in the filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum. https://doi.org/10.1101/270298
Light sensing by opsins and fungal ecology: NOP‐1 modulates entry into sexual reproduction in response to environmental cues
Molecular Ecology / Dec 12, 2017
Wang, Z., Wang, J., Li, N., Li, J., Trail, F., Dunlap, J. C., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). Light sensing by opsins and fungal ecology: NOP‐1 modulates entry into sexual reproduction in response to environmental cues. Molecular Ecology, 27(1), 216–232. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14425
Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer
Molecular Biology and Evolution / May 14, 2018
Neutral Theory and the Somatic Evolution of Cancer. (2018). Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35(6), 1561–1561. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy100
Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: report of two cases and literature review
BMC Clinical Pathology / Mar 01, 2018
Zhao, Z.-M., Wang, J., Ugwuowo, U. C., Wang, L., & Townsend, J. P. (2018). Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: report of two cases and literature review. BMC Clinical Pathology, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12907-018-0070-7
The Cancer Tree
Scientific American / Mar 20, 2018
Townsend, J. P. (2018). The Cancer Tree. Scientific American, 318(4), 34–41. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0418-34
Detection of Regional Variation in Selection Intensity within Protein-Coding Genes Using DNA Sequence Polymorphism and Divergence
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Jul 28, 2017
Zhao, Z.-M., Campbell, M. C., Li, N., Lee, D. S. W., Zhang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). Detection of Regional Variation in Selection Intensity within Protein-Coding Genes Using DNA Sequence Polymorphism and Divergence. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 34(11), 3006–3022. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msx213
The Moran coalescent in a discrete one-dimensional spatial model
Sep 05, 2017
Shpak, M., Lu, J., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). The Moran coalescent in a discrete one-dimensional spatial model. https://doi.org/10.1101/184705
Distributions of Mutational Effects and the Estimation of Directional Selection in Divergent Lineages of Arabidopsis thaliana
Genetics / Aug 01, 2017
Park, B., Rutter, M. T., Fenster, C. B., Symonds, V. V., Ungerer, M. C., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). Distributions of Mutational Effects and the Estimation of Directional Selection in Divergent Lineages of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics, 206(4), 2105–2117. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.116.199190
The ancestral levels of transcription and the evolution of sexual phenotypes in filamentous fungi
PLOS Genetics / Jul 13, 2017
Trail, F., Wang, Z., Stefanko, K., Cubba, C., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). The ancestral levels of transcription and the evolution of sexual phenotypes in filamentous fungi. PLOS Genetics, 13(7), e1006867. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006867
The likelihood of heterogeneity or additional mutation in KRAS or associated oncogenes to compromise targeting of oncogenic KRAS G12C
Jun 13, 2017
Cannataro, V. L., Gaffney, S. G., Stender, C., Zhao, Z.-M., Philips, M., Greenstein, A. E., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). The likelihood of heterogeneity or additional mutation in KRAS or associated oncogenes to compromise targeting of oncogenic KRAS G12C. https://doi.org/10.1101/149724
New insights on the sister lineage of percomorph fishes with an anchored hybrid enrichment dataset
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution / May 01, 2017
Dornburg, A., Townsend, J. P., Brooks, W., Spriggs, E., Eytan, R. I., Moore, J. A., Wainwright, P. C., Lemmon, A., Lemmon, E. M., & Near, T. J. (2017). New insights on the sister lineage of percomorph fishes with an anchored hybrid enrichment dataset. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 110, 27–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.02.017
PhyloOncology: Understanding cancer through phylogenetic analysis
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer / Apr 01, 2017
Somarelli, J. A., Ware, K. E., Kostadinov, R., Robinson, J. M., Amri, H., Abu-Asab, M., Fourie, N., Diogo, R., Swofford, D., & Townsend, J. P. (2017). PhyloOncology: Understanding cancer through phylogenetic analysis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer, 1867(2), 101–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbcan.2016.10.006
Mutation profiles in early-stage lung squamous cell carcinoma with clinical follow-up and correlation with markers of immune function
Annals of Oncology / Jan 01, 2017
Choi, M., Kadara, H., Zhang, J., Parra, E. R., Rodriguez-Canales, J., Gaffney, S. G., Zhao, Z., Behrens, C., Fujimoto, J., Chow, C., Kim, K., Kalhor, N., Moran, C., Rimm, D., Swisher, S., Gibbons, D. L., Heymach, J., Kaftan, E., Townsend, J. P., … Wistuba, I. I. (2017). Mutation profiles in early-stage lung squamous cell carcinoma with clinical follow-up and correlation with markers of immune function. Annals of Oncology, 28(1), 83–89. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdw437
Whole-exome sequencing and immune profiling of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma with fully annotated clinical follow-up
Annals of Oncology / Jan 01, 2017
Kadara, H., Choi, M., Zhang, J., Parra, E. R., Rodriguez-Canales, J., Gaffney, S. G., Zhao, Z., Behrens, C., Fujimoto, J., Chow, C., Yoo, Y., Kalhor, N., Moran, C., Rimm, D., Swisher, S., Gibbons, D. L., Heymach, J., Kaftan, E., Townsend, J. P., … Herbst, R. S. (2017). Whole-exome sequencing and immune profiling of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma with fully annotated clinical follow-up. Annals of Oncology, 28(1), 75–82. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdw436
A working model of the deep relationships of diverse modern human genetic lineages outside of Africa
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Jan 10, 2017
Lipson, M., & Reich, D. (2017). A working model of the deep relationships of diverse modern human genetic lineages outside of Africa. Molecular Biology and Evolution, msw293. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msw293
Maximizing Power in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics: A Perspective Illuminated by Fungal Big Data
Fungal Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics / Jan 01, 2017
Dornburg, A., Townsend, J. P., & Wang, Z. (2017). Maximizing Power in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics: A Perspective Illuminated by Fungal Big Data. Advances in Genetics, 1–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.adgen.2017.09.007
Oncogenes without a neighboring tumor-suppressor gene are more prone to amplification
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Jan 12, 2017
Wu, W. K. K., Li, X., Wang, X., Dai, R. Z. W., Cheng, A. S. L., Wang, M. H. T., Kwong, T., Chow, T. C., Yu, J., Chan, M. T. V., & Wong, S. H. (2017). Oncogenes without a neighboring tumor-suppressor gene are more prone to amplification. Molecular Biology and Evolution, msw295. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msw295
Preface
Fungal Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics / Jan 01, 2017
Townsend, J. P., & Wang, Z. (2017). Preface. Advances in Genetics, xi–xii. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-2660(17)30059-7
Climatic and evolutionary drivers of phase shifts in the plague epidemics of colonial India
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Oct 24, 2016
Lewnard, J. A., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). Climatic and evolutionary drivers of phase shifts in the plague epidemics of colonial India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(51), 14601–14608. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604985113
One Health approach to cost-effective rabies control in India
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Dec 19, 2016
Fitzpatrick, M. C., Shah, H. A., Pandey, A., Bilinski, A. M., Kakkar, M., Clark, A. D., Townsend, J. P., Abbas, S. S., & Galvani, A. P. (2016). One Health approach to cost-effective rabies control in India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(51), 14574–14581. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604975113
PhyInformR: phylogenetic experimental design and phylogenomic data exploration in R
BMC Evolutionary Biology / Dec 01, 2016
Dornburg, A., Fisk, J. N., Tamagnan, J., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). PhyInformR: phylogenetic experimental design and phylogenomic data exploration in R. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0837-3
Vaccination strategies against respiratory syncytial virus
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Oct 31, 2016
Yamin, D., Jones, F. K., DeVincenzo, J. P., Gertler, S., Kobiler, O., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2016). Vaccination strategies against respiratory syncytial virus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(46), 13239–13244. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1522597113
PathScore: a web tool for identifying altered pathways in cancer data
Bioinformatics / Aug 08, 2016
Gaffney, S. G., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). PathScore: a web tool for identifying altered pathways in cancer data. Bioinformatics, 32(23), 3688–3690. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btw512
Cost-Effectiveness of Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy in the United States
American Journal of Epidemiology / May 13, 2016
Atkins, K. E., Fitzpatrick, M. C., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). Cost-Effectiveness of Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy in the United States. American Journal of Epidemiology, 183(12), 1159–1170. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwv347
Cost-effectiveness of next-generation vaccines: The case of pertussis
Vaccine / Jun 01, 2016
Fitzpatrick, M. C., Wenzel, N. S., Scarpino, S. V., Althouse, B. M., Atkins, K. E., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of next-generation vaccines: The case of pertussis. Vaccine, 34(29), 3405–3411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.04.010
The Fast-Evolving phy-2 Gene Modulates Sexual Development in Response to Light in the Model Fungus Neurospora crassa
mBio / May 04, 2016
Wang, Z., Li, N., Li, J., Dunlap, J. C., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). The Fast-Evolving phy-2 Gene Modulates Sexual Development in Response to Light in the Model Fungus Neurospora crassa. MBio, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02148-15
Retrospective Analysis of the 2014–2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene / Apr 06, 2016
Atkins, K. E., Nyenswah, T. G., Galvani, A. P., Bawo, L., Yamin, D., Altice, F. L., Fallah, M., Medlock, J., Skrip, L., Wenzel, N. S., Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L., Pandey, A., & Townsend, J. (2016). Retrospective Analysis of the 2014–2015 Ebola Epidemic in Liberia. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 94(4), 833–839. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0328
Quantifying Transmission ofClostridium difficilewithin and outside Healthcare Settings
Emerging Infectious Diseases / Apr 01, 2016
Durham, D. P., Olsen, M. A., Dubberke, E. R., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). Quantifying Transmission ofClostridium difficilewithin and outside Healthcare Settings. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(4), 608–616. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.150455
Determinants of Human African Trypanosomiasis Elimination via Paratransgenesis
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases / Mar 08, 2016
Gilbert, J. A., Medlock, J., Townsend, J. P., Aksoy, S., Ndeffo Mbah, M., & Galvani, A. P. (2016). Determinants of Human African Trypanosomiasis Elimination via Paratransgenesis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(3), e0004465. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004465
Early and multiple origins of metastatic lineages within primary tumors
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Feb 08, 2016
Zhao, Z.-M., Zhao, B., Bai, Y., Iamarino, A., Gaffney, S. G., Schlessinger, J., Lifton, R. P., Rimm, D. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). Early and multiple origins of metastatic lineages within primary tumors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(8), 2140–2145. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1525677113
The Impact of Enhanced Screening and Treatment on Hepatitis C in the United States
Clinical Infectious Diseases / Nov 30, 2015
Durham, D. P., Skrip, L. A., Bruce, R. D., Vilarinho, S., Elbasha, E. H., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). The Impact of Enhanced Screening and Treatment on Hepatitis C in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 62(3), 298–304. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ894
Optimizing age of cytomegalovirus screening and vaccination to avert congenital disease in the US
Vaccine / Jan 01, 2016
Alfaro-Murillo, J. A., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2016). Optimizing age of cytomegalovirus screening and vaccination to avert congenital disease in the US. Vaccine, 34(2), 225–229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.039
A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing
Nature / Jun 01, 2016
Prum, R. O., Berv, J. S., Dornburg, A., Field, D. J., Townsend, J. P., Lemmon, E. M., & Lemmon, A. R. (2016). A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing. Nature, 534(7607), S7–S8. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19417
Future Perspectives and Challenges of Fungal Systematics in the Age of Big Data
Biology of Microfungi / Jan 01, 2016
Wang, Z., Nilsson, R. H., James, T. Y., Dai, Y., & Townsend, J. P. (2016). Future Perspectives and Challenges of Fungal Systematics in the Age of Big Data. Fungal Biology, 25–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29137-6_3
Genomic and Gene-Expression Comparisons among Phage-Resistant Type-IV Pilus Mutants of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar phaseolicola
PLOS ONE / Dec 15, 2015
Sistrom, M., Park, D., O’Brien, H. E., Wang, Z., Guttman, D. S., Townsend, J. P., & Turner, P. E. (2015). Genomic and Gene-Expression Comparisons among Phage-Resistant Type-IV Pilus Mutants of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar phaseolicola. PLOS ONE, 10(12), e0144514. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144514
Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases
Parasites & Vectors / Dec 01, 2015
Hollingsworth, T. D., Adams, E. R., Anderson, R. M., Atkins, K., Bartsch, S., Basáñez, M.-G., Behrend, M., Blok, D. J., Chapman, L. A. C., Coffeng, L., Courtenay, O., Crump, R. E., de Vlas, S. J., Dobson, A., Dyson, L., Farkas, H., Galvani, A. P., Gambhir, M., … Zoueva, A. (2015). Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases. Parasites & Vectors, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1235-1
Utility of characters evolving at diverse rates of evolution to resolve quartet trees with unequal branch lengths: analytical predictions of long-branch effects
BMC Evolutionary Biology / May 14, 2015
Su, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). Utility of characters evolving at diverse rates of evolution to resolve quartet trees with unequal branch lengths: analytical predictions of long-branch effects. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0364-7
Impact of bed capacity on spatiotemporal shifts in Ebola transmission
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Oct 30, 2015
Townsend, J. P., Skrip, L. A., & Galvani, A. P. (2015). Impact of bed capacity on spatiotemporal shifts in Ebola transmission. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(46), 14125–14126. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1518484112
Inferring the Origin of Metastases from Cancer Phylogenies
Cancer Research / Sep 30, 2015
Hong, W. S., Shpak, M., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). Inferring the Origin of Metastases from Cancer Phylogenies. Cancer Research, 75(19), 4021–4025. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-1889
Gene Expression Evolves under a House-of-Cards Model of Stabilizing Selection
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Apr 20, 2015
Hodgins-Davis, A., Rice, D. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). Gene Expression Evolves under a House-of-Cards Model of Stabilizing Selection. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 32(8), 2130–2140. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msv094
Solving the ecological puzzle of mycorrhizal associations using data from annotated collections and environmental samples - an example of saddle fungi
Environmental Microbiology Reports / Jul 01, 2015
Hwang, J., Zhao, Q., Yang, Z. L., Wang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). Solving the ecological puzzle of mycorrhizal associations using data from annotated collections and environmental samples - an example of saddle fungi. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 7(4), 658–667. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12303
Harnessing Case Isolation and Ring Vaccination to Control Ebola
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases / May 29, 2015
Wells, C., Yamin, D., Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L., Wenzel, N., Gaffney, S. G., Townsend, J. P., Meyers, L. A., Fallah, M., Nyenswah, T. G., Altice, F. L., Atkins, K. E., & Galvani, A. P. (2015). Harnessing Case Isolation and Ring Vaccination to Control Ebola. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(5), e0003794. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003794
Integrating Community-Based Interventions to Reverse the Convergent TB/HIV Epidemics in Rural South Africa
PLOS ONE / May 04, 2015
Gilbert, J. A., Long, E. F., Brooks, R. P., Friedland, G. H., Moll, A. P., Townsend, J. P., Galvani, A. P., & Shenoi, S. V. (2015). Integrating Community-Based Interventions to Reverse the Convergent TB/HIV Epidemics in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE, 10(5), e0126267. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126267
Epidemiological and Viral Genomic Sequence Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Reveals Clustered Transmission
Clinical Infectious Diseases / Dec 15, 2014
Scarpino, S. V., Iamarino, A., Wells, C., Yamin, D., Ndeffo-Mbah, M., Wenzel, N. S., Fox, S. J., Nyenswah, T., Altice, F. L., Galvani, A. P., Meyers, L. A., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Epidemiological and Viral Genomic Sequence Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Reveals Clustered Transmission. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60(7), 1079–1082. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu1131
Under-reporting and case fatality estimates for emerging epidemics
BMJ / Mar 16, 2015
Atkins, K. E., Wenzel, N. S., Ndeffo-Mbah, M., Altice, F. L., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2015). Under-reporting and case fatality estimates for emerging epidemics. BMJ, 350(mar16 3), h1115–h1115. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h1115
Neural Gene Expression Profiles and Androgen Levels Underlie Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Ocellated Wrasse,Symphodus ocellatus
Ethology / Oct 28, 2014
Stiver, K. A., Harris, R. M., Townsend, J. P., Hofmann, H. A., & Alonzo, S. H. (2014). Neural Gene Expression Profiles and Androgen Levels Underlie Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Ocellated Wrasse,Symphodus ocellatus. Ethology, 121(2), 152–167. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.12324
H-CLAP: hierarchical clustering within a linear array with an application in genetics
Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology / Jan 01, 2015
Ghosh, S., & Townsend, J. P. (2015). H-CLAP: hierarchical clustering within a linear array with an application in genetics. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.1515/sagmb-2013-0076
Correction: Harnessing Case Isolation and Ring Vaccination to Control Ebola
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases / Jun 24, 2015
Wells, C., Yamin, D., Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L., Wenzel, N., Gaffney, S. G., Townsend, J. P., Meyers, L. A., Fallah, M., Nyenswah, T. G., Altice, F. L., Atkins, K. E., & Galvani, A. P. (2015). Correction: Harnessing Case Isolation and Ring Vaccination to Control Ebola. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(6), e0003888. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003888
Phylogenetic informativeness reconciles ray-finned fish molecular divergence times
BMC Evolutionary Biology / Aug 08, 2014
Dornburg, A., Townsend, J. P., Friedman, M., & Near, T. J. (2014). Phylogenetic informativeness reconciles ray-finned fish molecular divergence times. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-014-0169-0
The peopling of the African continent and the diaspora into the new world
Current Opinion in Genetics & Development / Dec 01, 2014
Campbell, M. C., Hirbo, J. B., Townsend, J. P., & Tishkoff, S. A. (2014). The peopling of the African continent and the diaspora into the new world. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 29, 120–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2014.09.003
Gene Expression Differences among Three Neurospora Species Reveal Genes Required for Sexual Reproduction in Neurospora crassa
PLoS ONE / Oct 20, 2014
Lehr, N. A., Wang, Z., Li, N., Hewitt, D. A., López-Giráldez, F., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Gene Expression Differences among Three Neurospora Species Reveal Genes Required for Sexual Reproduction in Neurospora crassa. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e110398. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110398
Genome-Wide Characterization of Light-Regulated Genes inNeurospora crassa
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics / Sep 01, 2014
Wu, C., Yang, F., Smith, K. M., Peterson, M., Dekhang, R., Zhang, Y., Zucker, J., Bredeweg, E. L., Mallappa, C., Zhou, X., Lyubetskaya, A., Townsend, J. P., Galagan, J. E., Freitag, M., Dunlap, J. C., Bell-Pedersen, D., & Sachs, M. S. (2014). Genome-Wide Characterization of Light-Regulated Genes inNeurospora crassa. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 4(9), 1731–1745. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.114.012617
Cellular Superspreaders: An Epidemiological Perspective on HIV Infection inside the Body
PLoS Pathogens / May 08, 2014
Talbert-Slagle, K., Atkins, K. E., Yan, K.-K., Khurana, E., Gerstein, M., Bradley, E. H., Berg, D., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Cellular Superspreaders: An Epidemiological Perspective on HIV Infection inside the Body. PLoS Pathogens, 10(5), e1004092. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004092
The impact of incorporating molecular evolutionary model into predictions of phylogenetic signal and noise
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution / Apr 16, 2014
Su, Z., Wang, Z., López-Giráldez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). The impact of incorporating molecular evolutionary model into predictions of phylogenetic signal and noise. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2014.00011
Probabilistic uncertainty analysis of epidemiological modeling to guide public health intervention policy
Epidemics / Mar 01, 2014
Gilbert, J. A., Meyers, L. A., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Probabilistic uncertainty analysis of epidemiological modeling to guide public health intervention policy. Epidemics, 6, 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2013.11.002
Global Gene Expression and Focused Knockout Analysis Reveals Genes Associated with Fungal Fruiting Body Development in Neurospora crassa
Eukaryotic Cell / Jan 01, 2014
Wang, Z., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Lehr, N., Farré, M., Common, R., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Global Gene Expression and Focused Knockout Analysis Reveals Genes Associated with Fungal Fruiting Body Development in Neurospora crassa. Eukaryotic Cell, 13(1), 154–169. https://doi.org/10.1128/ec.00248-13
Detecting rare gene transfer events in bacterial populations
Frontiers in Microbiology / Jan 01, 2014
Nielsen, K. M., Bøhn, T., & Townsend, J. P. (2014). Detecting rare gene transfer events in bacterial populations. Frontiers in Microbiology, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00415
Optimized primers and other critical conditions for efficient fusion PCR to generate knockout vectors in filamentous fungi.
Fungal Genetics Reports / Dec 01, 2013
Harrison, N., Cavinder, B., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2013). Optimized primers and other critical conditions for efficient fusion PCR to generate knockout vectors in filamentous fungi. Fungal Genetics Reports, 60(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.4148/1941-4765.1006
Sex-linked transcriptional divergence in the hermaphrodite fungusNeurospora tetrasperma
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences / Aug 07, 2013
Samils, N., Gioti, A., Karlsson, M., Sun, Y., Kasuga, T., Bastiaans, E., Wang, Z., Li, N., Townsend, J. P., & Johannesson, H. (2013). Sex-linked transcriptional divergence in the hermaphrodite fungusNeurospora tetrasperma. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280(1764), 20130862. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0862
Epidemiological mechanisms of genetic resistance to kuru
Journal of The Royal Society Interface / Aug 06, 2013
Atkins, K. E., Townsend, J. P., Medlock, J., & Galvani, A. P. (2013). Epidemiological mechanisms of genetic resistance to kuru. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 10(85), 20130331. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2013.0331
Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Schistosomiasis Treatment for Reducing HIV Transmission in Africa – The Case of Zimbabwean Women
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases / Aug 01, 2013
Ndeffo Mbah, M. L., Poolman, E. M., Atkins, K. E., Orenstein, E. W., Meyers, L. A., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2013). Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Schistosomiasis Treatment for Reducing HIV Transmission in Africa – The Case of Zimbabwean Women. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(8), e2346. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002346
AuthorReward: increasing community curation in biological knowledge wikis through automated authorship quantification
Bioinformatics / Jun 03, 2013
Dai, L., Tian, M., Wu, J., Xiao, J., Wang, X., Townsend, J. P., & Zhang, Z. (2013). AuthorReward: increasing community curation in biological knowledge wikis through automated authorship quantification. Bioinformatics, 29(14), 1837–1839. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btt284
Optimal targeting of seasonal influenza vaccination toward younger ages is robust to parameter uncertainty
Vaccine / Jun 01, 2013
Ndeffo Mbah, M. L., Medlock, J., Meyers, L. A., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2013). Optimal targeting of seasonal influenza vaccination toward younger ages is robust to parameter uncertainty. Vaccine, 31(30), 3079–3089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.052
Cost-effectiveness of a community-based intervention for reducing the transmission of Schistosoma haematobium and HIV in Africa
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Apr 15, 2013
Ndeffo Mbah, M. L., Kjetland, E. F., Atkins, K. E., Poolman, E. M., Orenstein, E. W., Meyers, L. A., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2013). Cost-effectiveness of a community-based intervention for reducing the transmission of Schistosoma haematobium and HIV in Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(19), 7952–7957. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1221396110
Yeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection
FEMS Yeast Research / Jan 02, 2013
McBride, R. C., Boucher, N., Park, D. S., Turner, P. E., & Townsend, J. P. (2013). Yeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection. FEMS Yeast Research, 13(2), 162–179. https://doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12019
Response to: The relative utility of sequence divergence and phylogenetic informativeness profiling in phylogenetic study design
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution / Jan 01, 2013
Moeller, A. H., & Townsend, J. P. (2013). Response to: The relative utility of sequence divergence and phylogenetic informativeness profiling in phylogenetic study design. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 66(1), 436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.035
Evaluating Phylogenetic Informativeness as a Predictor of Phylogenetic Signal for Metazoan, Fungal, and Mammalian Phylogenomic Data Sets
BioMed Research International / Jan 01, 2013
López-Giráldez, F., Moeller, A. H., & Townsend, J. P. (2013). Evaluating Phylogenetic Informativeness as a Predictor of Phylogenetic Signal for Metazoan, Fungal, and Mammalian Phylogenomic Data Sets. BioMed Research International, 2013, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/621604
Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance through Targeted, Vaccine-Induced Replacement of Strains
PLoS ONE / Dec 05, 2012
Tekle, Y. I., Nielsen, K. M., Liu, J., Pettigrew, M. M., Meyers, L. A., Galvani, A. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance through Targeted, Vaccine-Induced Replacement of Strains. PLoS ONE, 7(12), e50688. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050688
Reevaluation of Epidemiological Data Demonstrates That It Is Consistent With Cross-Immunity Among Human Papillomavirus Types
Journal of Infectious Diseases / Aug 07, 2012
Durham, D. P., Poolman, E. M., Ibuka, Y., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2012). Reevaluation of Epidemiological Data Demonstrates That It Is Consistent With Cross-Immunity Among Human Papillomavirus Types. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 206(8), 1291–1298. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis494
Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny
Systematic Biology / Mar 03, 2012
Townsend, J. P., Su, Z., & Tekle, Y. I. (2012). Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny. Systematic Biology, 61(5), 835. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/sys036
The influence of altruism on influenza vaccination decisions
Journal of The Royal Society Interface / Apr 11, 2012
Shim, E., Chapman, G. B., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2012). The influence of altruism on influenza vaccination decisions. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 9(74), 2234–2243. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0115
Potential for Rabies Control through Dog Vaccination in Wildlife-Abundant Communities of Tanzania
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases / Aug 21, 2012
Fitzpatrick, M. C., Hampson, K., Cleaveland, S., Meyers, L. A., Townsend, J. P., & Galvani, A. P. (2012). Potential for Rabies Control through Dog Vaccination in Wildlife-Abundant Communities of Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6(8), e1796. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001796
Resampling QTL Effects in the QTL Sign Test Leads to Incongruous Sensitivity to Variance in Effect Size
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics / Aug 01, 2012
Rice, D. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Resampling QTL Effects in the QTL Sign Test Leads to Incongruous Sensitivity to Variance in Effect Size. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 2(8), 905–911. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.112.003228
Transcriptome analyses during fruiting body formation in Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides reflect species life history and ecology
Fungal Genetics and Biology / Aug 01, 2012
Sikhakolli, U. R., López-Giráldez, F., Li, N., Common, R., Townsend, J. P., & Trail, F. (2012). Transcriptome analyses during fruiting body formation in Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides reflect species life history and ecology. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 49(8), 663–673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2012.05.009
Sex-specific gene expression during asexual development of Neurospora crassa
Fungal Genetics and Biology / Jul 01, 2012
Wang, Z., Kin, K., López-Giráldez, F., Johannesson, H., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Sex-specific gene expression during asexual development of Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 49(7), 533–543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2012.05.004
RBE controls microRNA164 expression to effect floral organogenesis
Development / Jun 15, 2012
Huang, T., López-Giráldez, F., Townsend, J. P., & Irish, V. F. (2012). RBE controls microRNA164 expression to effect floral organogenesis. Development, 139(12), 2161–2169. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.075069
Differential impact of nutrition on developmental and metabolic gene expression during fruiting body development in Neurospora crassa
Fungal Genetics and Biology / May 01, 2012
Wang, Z., Lehr, N., Trail, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Differential impact of nutrition on developmental and metabolic gene expression during fruiting body development in Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 49(5), 405–413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2012.03.004
A Test for Selection Employing Quantitative Trait Locus and Mutation Accumulation Data
Genetics / Apr 01, 2012
Rice, D. P., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). A Test for Selection Employing Quantitative Trait Locus and Mutation Accumulation Data. Genetics, 190(4), 1533–1545. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.111.137075
Abundant Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Gene Expression Reaction Norms to Copper within Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Genome Biology and Evolution / Jan 01, 2012
Hodgins-Davis, A., Adomas, A. B., Warringer, J., & Townsend, J. P. (2012). Abundant Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Gene Expression Reaction Norms to Copper within Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genome Biology and Evolution, 4(11), 1061–1079. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evs084
Analyses of expressed sequence tags in Neurosporareveal rapid evolution of genes associated with the early stages of sexual reproduction in fungi
BMC Evolutionary Biology / Nov 27, 2012
Nygren, K., Wallberg, A., Samils, N., Stajich, J. E., Townsend, J. P., Karlsson, M., & Johannesson, H. (2012). Analyses of expressed sequence tags in Neurosporareveal rapid evolution of genes associated with the early stages of sexual reproduction in fungi. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-229
Assessing the Probability of Detection of Horizontal Gene Transfer Events in Bacterial Populations
Frontiers in Microbiology / Jan 01, 2012
Townsend, J. P., Bøhn, T., & Nielsen, K. M. (2012). Assessing the Probability of Detection of Horizontal Gene Transfer Events in Bacterial Populations. Frontiers in Microbiology, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00027
Codon Deviation Coefficient: a novel measure for estimating codon usage bias and its statistical significance
BMC Bioinformatics / Mar 22, 2012
Zhang, Z., Li, J., Cui, P., Ding, F., Li, A., Townsend, J. P., & Yu, J. (2012). Codon Deviation Coefficient: a novel measure for estimating codon usage bias and its statistical significance. BMC Bioinformatics, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-13-43
PhyDesign: an online application for profiling phylogenetic informativeness
BMC Evolutionary Biology / May 31, 2011
López-Giráldez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2011). PhyDesign: an online application for profiling phylogenetic informativeness. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-152
Data Integration in Bioinformatics: Current Efforts and Challenges
Bioinformatics - Trends and Methodologies / Nov 02, 2011
Zhang, Z., B., V., Yu, J., Cheung, K.-H., & P., J. (2011). Data Integration in Bioinformatics: Current Efforts and Challenges. Bioinformatics - Trends and Methodologies. https://doi.org/10.5772/21654
Phylogenetic informativeness profiling of 12 genes for 28 vertebrate taxa without divergence dates
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution / Aug 01, 2011
Moeller, A. H., & Townsend, J. P. (2011). Phylogenetic informativeness profiling of 12 genes for 28 vertebrate taxa without divergence dates. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 60(2), 271–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.04.023
SIR2 and other genes are abundantly expressed in long-lived natural segregants for replicative aging of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
FEMS Yeast Research / Mar 01, 2011
Guo, Z., Adomas, A. B., Jackson, E. D., Qin, H., & Townsend, J. P. (2011). SIR2 and other genes are abundantly expressed in long-lived natural segregants for replicative aging of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Research, 11(4), 345–355. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1567-1364.2011.00723.x
Taxon Sampling and the Optimal Rates of Evolution for Phylogenetic Inference
Systematic Biology / Feb 08, 2011
Townsend, J. P., & Leuenberger, C. (2011). Taxon Sampling and the Optimal Rates of Evolution for Phylogenetic Inference. Systematic Biology, 60(3), 358–365. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syq097
Tasting Soil Fungal Diversity with Earth Tongues: Phylogenetic Test of SATé Alignments for Environmental ITS Data
PLoS ONE / Apr 21, 2011
Wang, Z., Nilsson, R. H., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Zhuang, W., Dai, Y., Johnston, P. R., & Townsend, J. P. (2011). Tasting Soil Fungal Diversity with Earth Tongues: Phylogenetic Test of SATé Alignments for Environmental ITS Data. PLoS ONE, 6(4), e19039. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019039
Retrospective evidence for a biological cost of vancomycin resistance determinants in the absence of glycopeptide selective pressures
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy / Jan 07, 2011
Johnsen, P. J., Townsend, J. P., Bohn, T., Simonsen, G. S., Sundsfjord, A., & Nielsen, K. M. (2011). Retrospective evidence for a biological cost of vancomycin resistance determinants in the absence of glycopeptide selective pressures. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 66(3), 608–610. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkq512
Getting the Most Out of Your Fungal Microarray Data: Two Cost- and Time-Effective Methods
Methods in Molecular Biology / Jan 01, 2011
Mathioni, S. M., Beló, A., Townsend, J. P., & Donofrio, N. M. (2011). Getting the Most Out of Your Fungal Microarray Data: Two Cost- and Time-Effective Methods. Fungal Genomics, 61–77. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-040-9_5
Northern species of earth tongue genus Thuemenidium revisited, considering morphology, ecology and molecular phylogeny
Mycologia / Sep 01, 2010
Ohenoja, E., Wang, Z., Townsend, J. P., Mitchel, D., & Voitk, A. (2010). Northern species of earth tongue genus Thuemenidium revisited, considering morphology, ecology and molecular phylogeny. Mycologia, 102(5), 1089–1095. https://doi.org/10.3852/09-317
LOX: inferring Level Of eXpression from diverse methods of census sequencing
Bioinformatics / Jun 10, 2010
Zhang, Z., López-Giráldez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2010). LOX: inferring Level Of eXpression from diverse methods of census sequencing. Bioinformatics, 26(15), 1918–1919. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btq303
Optimal Selection of Gene and Ingroup Taxon Sampling for Resolving Phylogenetic Relationships
Systematic Biology / May 19, 2010
Townsend, J. P., & Lopez-Giraldez, F. (2010). Optimal Selection of Gene and Ingroup Taxon Sampling for Resolving Phylogenetic Relationships. Systematic Biology, 59(4), 446–457. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syq025
Identification of new molecular markers for assembling the eukaryotic tree of life
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution / Jun 01, 2010
Tekle, Y. I., Grant, J. R., Kovner, A. M., Townsend, J. P., & Katz, L. A. (2010). Identification of new molecular markers for assembling the eukaryotic tree of life. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 55(3), 1177–1182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.010
The filamentous fungal gene expression database (FFGED)
Fungal Genetics and Biology / Mar 01, 2010
Zhang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2010). The filamentous fungal gene expression database (FFGED). Fungal Genetics and Biology, 47(3), 199–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2009.12.001
Multi-targeted priming for genome-wide gene expression assays
BMC Genomics / Aug 17, 2010
Adomas, A. B., Lopez-Giraldez, F., Clark, T. A., Wang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2010). Multi-targeted priming for genome-wide gene expression assays. BMC Genomics, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-477
Evolving gene expression: from G to E to G×E
Trends in Ecology & Evolution / Dec 01, 2009
Hodgins-Davis, A., & Townsend, J. P. (2009). Evolving gene expression: from G to E to G×E. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 24(12), 649–658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.06.011
<I>Geoglossomycetes</I> cl. nov., <I>Geoglossales</I> ord. nov. and taxa above class rank in the <I>Ascomycota</I> Tree of Life
Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi / Jun 30, 2009
Schoch, C. L., Wang, Z., Townsend, J. P., & Spatafora, J. W. (2009). <I>Geoglossomycetes</I> cl. nov., <I>Geoglossales</I> ord. nov. and taxa above class rank in the <I>Ascomycota</I> Tree of Life. Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 22(1), 129–138. https://doi.org/10.3767/003158509x461486
Maximum-Likelihood Model Averaging To Profile Clustering of Site Types across Discrete Linear Sequences
PLoS Computational Biology / Jun 26, 2009
Zhang, Z., & Townsend, J. P. (2009). Maximum-Likelihood Model Averaging To Profile Clustering of Site Types across Discrete Linear Sequences. PLoS Computational Biology, 5(6), e1000421. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000421
Factors affecting the reversal of antimicrobial-drug resistance
The Lancet Infectious Diseases / Jun 01, 2009
Johnsen, P. J., Townsend, J. P., Bøhn, T., Simonsen, G. S., Sundsfjord, A., & Nielsen, K. M. (2009). Factors affecting the reversal of antimicrobial-drug resistance. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 9(6), 357–364. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(09)70105-7
Evolution of Reproductive Morphology in Leaf Endophytes
PLoS ONE / Jan 22, 2009
Wang, Z., Johnston, P. R., Yang, Z. L., & Townsend, J. P. (2009). Evolution of Reproductive Morphology in Leaf Endophytes. PLoS ONE, 4(1), e4246. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004246
Measuring Transcription Factor–Binding Site Turnover: A Maximum Likelihood Approach Using Phylogenies
Genome Biology and Evolution / Jan 01, 2009
Otto, W., Stadler, P. F., López-Giraldéz, F., Townsend, J. P., Lynch, V. J., & Wagner, G. P. (2009). Measuring Transcription Factor–Binding Site Turnover: A Maximum Likelihood Approach Using Phylogenies. Genome Biology and Evolution, 1, 85–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evp010
Article Commentary: Snapshots of Tree Space
Evolutionary Bioinformatics / Jan 01, 2009
Wang, Z., López-Giréidez, F., & Townsend, J. P. (2009). Article Commentary: Snapshots of Tree Space. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 5, EBO.S3416. https://doi.org/10.4137/ebo.s3416
RNA extraction, probe preparation, and competitive hybridization for transcriptional profiling using Neurospora crassa long-oligomer DNA microarrays
Fungal Genetics Reports / Dec 01, 2008
Clark, T. A., Guilmette, J. M., Renstrom, D., & Townsend, J. P. (2008). RNA extraction, probe preparation, and competitive hybridization for transcriptional profiling using Neurospora crassa long-oligomer DNA microarrays. Fungal Genetics Reports, 55(1), 18–28. https://doi.org/10.4148/1941-4765.1086
The Phylogenetic Informativeness of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences for Reconstructing the Vertebrate Tree
Journal of Molecular Evolution / Aug 12, 2008
Townsend, J. P., López-Giráldez, F., & Friedman, R. (2008). The Phylogenetic Informativeness of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences for Reconstructing the Vertebrate Tree. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 67(5), 437–447. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-008-9142-0
Bringing Web 2.0 to bioinformatics
Briefings in Bioinformatics / Oct 08, 2008
Zhang, Z., Cheung, K.-H., & Townsend, J. P. (2008). Bringing Web 2.0 to bioinformatics. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 10(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbn041
HCLS 2.0/3.0: Health care and life sciences data mashup using Web 2.0/3.0
Journal of Biomedical Informatics / Oct 01, 2008
Cheung, K.-H., Yip, K. Y., Townsend, J. P., & Scotch, M. (2008). HCLS 2.0/3.0: Health care and life sciences data mashup using Web 2.0/3.0. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 41(5), 694–705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2008.04.001
Sleuthing the difference a nucleotide can make
Molecular Ecology / Jun 01, 2008
TOWNSEND, J. P. (2008). Sleuthing the difference a nucleotide can make. Molecular Ecology, 17(12), 2793–2795. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294x.2008.03824.x
Quantifying variation in gene expression
Molecular Ecology / Jul 01, 2007
CLARK, T. A., & TOWNSEND, J. P. (2007). Quantifying variation in gene expression. Molecular Ecology, 16(13), 2613–2616. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294x.2007.03354.x
Enabling a Community to Dissect an Organism: Overview of the Neurospora Functional Genomics Project
Fungal Genomics / Jan 01, 2007
Dunlap, J. C., Borkovich, K. A., Henn, M. R., Turner, G. E., Sachs, M. S., Glass, N. L., McCluskey, K., Plamann, M., Galagan, J. E., Birren, B. W., Weiss, R. L., Townsend, J. P., Loros, J. J., Nelson, M. A., Lambreghts, R., Colot, H. V., Park, G., Collopy, P., Ringelberg, C., … Xu, J. (2007). Enabling a Community to Dissect an Organism: Overview of the Neurospora Functional Genomics Project. Advances in Genetics, 49–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-2660(06)57002-6
Phase-specific gene expression underlying morphological adaptations of the dimorphic human pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides posadasii
Fungal Genetics and Biology / Aug 01, 2006
Johannesson, H., Kasuga, T., Schaller, R. A., Good, B., Gardner, M. J., Townsend, J. P., Cole, G. T., & Taylor, J. W. (2006). Phase-specific gene expression underlying morphological adaptations of the dimorphic human pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides posadasii. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 43(8), 545–559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2006.02.003
Population structure and gene evolution inSaccharomyces cerevisiae
FEMS Yeast Research / Aug 01, 2006
Aa, E., Townsend, J. P., Adams, R. I., Nielsen, K. M., & Taylor, J. W. (2006). Population structure and gene evolution inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Research, 6(5), 702–715. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1567-1364.2006.00059.x
Ecological and evolutionary genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Molecular Ecology / Feb 23, 2006
LANDRY, C. R., TOWNSEND, J. P., HARTL, D. L., & CAVALIERI, D. (2006). Ecological and evolutionary genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Ecology, 15(3), 575–591. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.02778.x
Long-oligomer microarray profiling in Neurospora crassa reveals the transcriptional program underlying biochemical and physiological events of conidial germination
Nucleic Acids Research / Nov 27, 2005
Kasuga, T. (2005). Long-oligomer microarray profiling in Neurospora crassa reveals the transcriptional program underlying biochemical and physiological events of conidial germination. Nucleic Acids Research, 33(20), 6469–6485. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gki953
Concerted Evolution in the Repeats of an Immunomodulating Cell Surface Protein, SOWgp, of the Human Pathogenic Fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii
Genetics / Sep 01, 2005
Johannesson, H., Townsend, J. P., Hung, C.-Y., Cole, G. T., & Taylor, J. W. (2005). Concerted Evolution in the Repeats of an Immunomodulating Cell Surface Protein, SOWgp, of the Human Pathogenic Fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii. Genetics, 171(1), 109–117. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.105.040923
A Bayesian method for analysing spotted microarray data
Briefings in Bioinformatics / Jan 01, 2005
Meiklejohn, C. D., & Townsend, J. P. (2005). A Bayesian method for analysing spotted microarray data. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 6(4), 318–330. https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/6.4.318
Designing Experiments Using Spotted Microarrays to Detect Gene Regulation Differences Within and Among Species
Methods in Enzymology / Jan 01, 2005
Townsend, J. P., & Taylor, J. W. (2005). Designing Experiments Using Spotted Microarrays to Detect Gene Regulation Differences Within and Among Species. Molecular Evolution: Producing the Biochemical Data, 597–617. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0076-6879(05)95031-3
Monitoring and modeling horizontal gene transfer
Nature Biotechnology / Aug 31, 2004
Nielsen, K. M., & Townsend, J. P. (2004). Monitoring and modeling horizontal gene transfer. Nature Biotechnology, 22(9), 1110–1114. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1006
Mitochondrial genome size variation in New World and Old World populations of Drosophila melanogaster
Heredity / May 12, 2004
Townsend, J. P., & Rand, D. M. (2004). Mitochondrial genome size variation in New World and Old World populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Heredity, 93(1), 98–103. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800484
Monitoring horizontal gene transfer
Nature Biotechnology / Nov 01, 2004
Davison, J. (2004). Monitoring horizontal gene transfer. Nature Biotechnology, 22(11), 1349–1349. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1104-1349a
Population Genetic Variation in Genome-Wide Gene Expression
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Apr 25, 2003
Townsend, J. P. (2003). Population Genetic Variation in Genome-Wide Gene Expression. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 20(6), 955–963. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msg106
Pathway Processor: A Tool for Integrating Whole-Genome Expression Results into Metabolic Networks
Genome Research / Jul 01, 2002
Grosu, P., Townsend, J. P., Hartl, D. L., & Cavalieri, D. (2002). <tt>Pathway Processor</tt>: A Tool for Integrating Whole-Genome Expression Results into Metabolic Networks. Genome Research, 12(7), 1121–1126. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.226602
Manifold anomalies in gene expression in a vineyard isolate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae revealed by DNA microarray analysis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Oct 17, 2000
Cavalieri, D., Townsend, J. P., & Hartl, D. L. (2000). Manifold anomalies in gene expression in a vineyard isolate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae revealed by DNA microarray analysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 97(22), 12369–12374. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.210395297
Solvent Accessibility and Purifying Selection Within Proteins of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica
Molecular Biology and Evolution / Feb 01, 2000
Bustamante, C. D., Townsend, J. P., & Hartl, D. L. (2000). Solvent Accessibility and Purifying Selection Within Proteins of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 17(2), 301–308. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026310
Gene expression profiling in evolutionary genetics
The Evolution of Population Biology / Jan 15, 2004
Hartl, D. L., Meiklejohn, C. D., Castillo-Davis, C. I., Cavalieri, D., Ranz, J. M., & Townsend, J. P. (2004). Gene expression profiling in evolutionary genetics. The Evolution of Population Biology, 74–93. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511542619.007
Radiation-Specific Clinical Data Should Be Included in Existing Large-Scale Genomic Datasets
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics / May 01, 2017
Chen, W. S., Townsend, J. P., & Yu, J. B. (2017). Radiation-Specific Clinical Data Should Be Included in Existing Large-Scale Genomic Datasets. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 98(1), 8–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.01.023
Education
Harvard University
Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology / May, 2002
Brown University
Sc.B., Biology / May, 1994
Experience
Yale University
Professor / July, 2018 — Present
Elihu Professor of Biostatistics / July, 2018 — Present
Elihu Associate Professor of Biostatistics / July, 2017 — June, 2018
Associate Professor / July, 2013 — June, 2018
Associate Professor / July, 2013 — June, 2017
Assistant Professor / July, 2006 — June, 2013
University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor / August, 2004 — May, 2006
St. Ann's School
Teacher / September, 1994 — June, 1997
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