Jeffrey Townsend
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Elihu Professor of Biostatistics—Cancer, Infectious Disease, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Fungi, sometimes Running ➗🦀*🐒🍄🏃♂️ but headed for bluer skies
Yale University
Joined May 2009
just posted another set of fantastic new science results where the skies are bluer.
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RT @YaleCancer: A @ysphbiostat study led by @JeffTownsend reveals #tobacco alters lung #adenocarcinoma evolution: smokers’ tumors favor KRA….
biorxiv.org
Background Tobacco smoke is a known mutagen. However, its physiological effects on the lung may also influence the somatic selective pressures acting on mutations, further shaping cancer evolution....
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RT @BohuslavskaKate: Trump proudly shows a photo with Putin, who's army bombed an American company in Ukraine just yesterday. https://t.co….
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A front-row seat to the real-life impact of research across America. From passionate scientists to patients whose lives have been forever changed, this series shows how federal funding powers big breakthroughs—and everyday miracles:.
news.yale.edu
In this video series, meet some of the people — scientists, staff, and patients — whose lives and work reflect the import and impact of Yale’s research across America.
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The Pulse of Life: YSPH Study Reveals How Gene Expression Evolves
ysph.yale.edu
Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have discovered the evolutionary rhythm of gene expression, showing that changes happen at strikingly varied
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Optimal Annual COVID-19 Vaccine Boosting Dates Following Previous Booster Vaccination or Breakthrough Infection | VuMedi via @vumedi.
vumedi.com
A video from Jeffrey Townsend, posted on May 29, 2025.
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Proposed Federal Budget Could Lead to Over 51,000 Preventable Deaths, Researchers Warn in Letter to Senate Leaders
ysph.yale.edu
Public health and policy researchers at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania say that proposed changes to Medicaid and other U.S. health programs
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RT @YaleCancer: .@InSiliConjurer presents on the reduction of social disparities in clinical cancer feature prediction via somatic evolutio….
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RT @YaleCancer: .@moeinrajaei shares new research #AACR25 showing stronger somatic selection for primary thyroid tumorigenesis v. metastasi….
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RT @YaleCancer: .@JeffTownsend led a discussion on the different dimensions of cancer evolution #AACR25 before handing the podium to @InSil….
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RT @ara_anderson: Massive thanks to the two brilliant outgoing co-chairs of #CEWG @JeffTownsend and @AnnaBarker20. Thanks for all you’ve do….
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RT @YaleCancer: Derek Song #TownsendLab @JeffTownsend and @ZeynepZengin will be presenting their research during this morning's poster sess….
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RT @AACR: Is Cancer Evolution Driven by Evolutionary Genomic, Epigenomic Alterations, or Microenvironment? The AACR Cancer Evolution Workin….
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RT @YaleCancer: Congratulations to Jeffrey Townsend, PhD, @JeffTownsend and Anna Barker, PhD, @AnnaBarker20, who received @AACR awards #AAC….
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RT @YaleCancer: This afternoon at #AACR25, Drs. Sakinah Suttiratana and @JeffTownsend will present during educational sessions on community….
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2025 AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk. I'm supporting American Association for Cancer Research!. You can support it too:.via @DonorDrive.
donate.aacr.org
2025 AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/WalkEvent landing page for 2025 AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk
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RT @YaleSPH: The @aaas has elected eight Yale faculty members as part of its latest class of fellows, including YSPH Profs. Ruth Montgomery….
news.yale.edu
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected eight Yale faculty members as part of its latest class of fellows.
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RT @YaleCancer: .@jefftownsend with colleagues in @YalePharm + @YaleBIDS found that inhibition of APOBEC activity could delay drug resistan….
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A Call to Action: Learn what you can do now to protect science via @GeneticsGSA.
genestogenomes.org
A message to the GSA Community from The Executive Committee of the Genetics Society of America
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