Steven Townsend
Professor, Chemist, Mentor: Steve Townsend, assistant professor of chemistry
Oct. 29, 2019—Steven Townsend, whose research into human milk could one day help all babies get their best start in life, is also a committed mentor devoted to helping young scholars get the best start on their careers.
Gould awarded $10K prize for achievement in research
Aug. 24, 2018—Vanderbilt’s most prestigious faculty prize for accomplishments in research, scholarship or creative expression was awarded to Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Kathleen Gould Aug. 23. She was one of 10 award recipients during Fall Faculty Assembly.
Six projects garner Microbiome Venture Fund awards
Aug. 14, 2018—Six faculty-led teams have received 2018 Microbiome Venture Fund awards to pursue projects related to the broad category of microbiomes—the totality of microbes in or on an environment.
VU BreakThru: Human milk as a source of narrow spectrum antimicrobial agents
Jan. 29, 2018—Assistant Professor of Chemistry Steven Townsend explores the role that human breast milk can play as a source of narrow spectrum antimicrobial agents in this VU BreakThru blog. Townsend brought together members of the Vanderbilt Pre-3 Initiative, a 2015 Trans-Institutional Program, to assist with his research.
Sugars in human mother’s milk are non-toxic antibacterial agents
Aug. 20, 2017—A new study has found that sugars in mother's' milk do not just provide nutrition for babies but also help protect them from bacterial infections.
New faculty: Townsend studies the glycobiology of human milk
Oct. 20, 2014—Although he is lactose-intolerant, Steven Townsend has more than a passing interest in mother’s milk.
New University Faculty 2014-15
Sep. 30, 2014—View a complete list of new university faculty for the 2014-15 academic year.