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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Harnessing the gut microbiome to detect and quantify glycans
Townsend, G. E. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
9/1/22 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Elucidating the consequences of dietary sugar consumption on the gut microbiota
Townsend, G. E. (PI)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
5/1/23 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
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High-throughput surveillance of gut mucosal polysaccharides
Townsend, G. E. (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2/1/20 → 1/31/22
Project: Research project
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A synthetic gut microbiota provides an understanding of the maintenance and functional impact of phage
Koo, H., Heber, K., Tian, S., Connolly, S. T., Hao, F., Zhao, J., Swencki-Underwood, B., Patterson, A. D., Townsend, G. E. & Bisanz, J. E., Dec 2025, In: mBio. 16, 12, p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hierarchical glycolytic pathways control the carbohydrate utilization regulator in human gut Bacteroides
Kabonick, S. G., Verma, K., Modesto, J. L., Pearce, V. H., Winokur, K. M., Groisman, E. A. & Townsend, G. E., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 4488.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacteria require phase separation for fitness in the mammalian gut
Krypotou, E., Townsend, G. E., Gao, X., Tachiyama, S., Liu, J., Pokorzynski, N. D., Goodman, A. L. & Groisman, E. A., Mar 17 2023, In: Science. 379, 6637, eabn7229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dietary sugars silence the master regulator of carbohydrate utilization in human gut Bacteroides species
Pearce, V. H., Groisman, E. A. & Townsend, G. E., 2023, In: Gut microbes. 15, 1, 2221484.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gut colonization by Bacteroides requires translation by an EF-G paralog lacking GTPase activity
Han, W., Peng, B. Z., Wang, C., Townsend, G. E., Barry, N. A., Peske, F., Goodman, A. L., Liu, J., Rodnina, M. V. & Groisman, E. A., Jan 16 2023, In: EMBO Journal. 42, 2, e112372.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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