Jeffrey P. Townsend

Yale Cancer Center

Full Professor(heuristic)

Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics · Cancer Research

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h-index59
i10-index174
Publications369
Citations15,163

Grants

7 total · 0 active

NSF #2300123

NSF-BSF: Synthetic mycorrhizal community and parasitism management in rhizosphere ecosystems guided by systems biology of mycoparasitism

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2023-08-01 → 2026-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #1916137

NSF-BSF: Collaborative Research: Developmental genetics of host invasion initiated by fungal spores

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2019-08-01 → 2024-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #1934860

Collaborative Research: GCR: Functional Epistasis - the Key for Understanding the Rules of Life

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2019-10-01 → 2022-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Yale University

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All Grants

7 total · 0 active

NSF #2300123

NSF-BSF: Synthetic mycorrhizal community and parasitism management in rhizosphere ecosystems guided by systems biology of mycoparasitism

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2023-08-01 → 2026-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #1916137

NSF-BSF: Collaborative Research: Developmental genetics of host invasion initiated by fungal spores

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2019-08-01 → 2024-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #1934860

Collaborative Research: GCR: Functional Epistasis - the Key for Understanding the Rules of Life

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2019-10-01 → 2022-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #2031204

RAPID: Analyses of polymorphism and divergence to illuminate molecular evolution permissive of zoonoses in SARS and COVID-19

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2020-06-01 → 2021-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #1457044

Collaborative Research: Evolution of Systems Biology Underlying Fruiting Body Development in Fungi

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2015-05-15 → 2020-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #1146933

A butterfly for all seasons: physiological mechanisms underlying environmentally induced morphologies and behaviors in Bicyclus anynana

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2012-02-01 → 2015-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #0923797

Collaborative Research: The evolution of gene expression underlying fruiting body development in fungi

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2009-09-01 → 2012-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Yale University

Recent Public Signals

  1. New preprint: Stepwise Evolution and Epistatic Interaction of Driver Mutations from Endometrial Hyperplasia to Carcinoma2026-06-30
  2. New paper: Epistasis plays a limited role in driving entrenchment during neutral protein evolution (Genome biology)2026-06-17

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  • Publications as of 2026-07-09
  • Grants as of 2026-08-19

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