Featured Publications
Attribution of Cancer Origins to Endogenous, Exogenous, and Preventable Mutational Processes
Cannataro VL, Mandell JD, Townsend JP. Attribution of Cancer Origins to Endogenous, Exogenous, and Preventable Mutational Processes. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2022, 39: msac084. PMID: 35580068, PMCID: PMC9113445, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of cancerPublic health strategiesWhole-exome sequencingTobacco exposureLung cancerProstate adenocarcinomaBreast cancerCancer effectsHealth strategiesOncogenic driversCancer originCancer typesCancer cell lineagesCancerPathogen exposureExogenous mutational processesMajority of mutationsTumorsSingle nucleotide variantsPreventable processActivity accountsSurvivalOncogenic variantsCell lineagesProliferation
2019
Modeling Approaches Toward Understanding Infectious Disease Transmission
Skrip L, Townsend J. Modeling Approaches Toward Understanding Infectious Disease Transmission. 2019, 227-243. PMCID: PMC7121152, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25553-4_14.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsModern statistical inferenceInfectious disease dynamicsStatistical inferenceMathematical modelData-driven modelsPublic health strategiesDisease dynamicsGlobal health infrastructureInfluenza vaccinationInfectious disease transmissionHealth strategiesDisease trendsBehavioral interventionsHealth infrastructureEbola epidemicPowerful toolDisease transmissionModelDiseaseCommunity-based initiativesIncorporation of dataInferenceFundamental aspectsDynamicsPredictive power