Steven D. Townsend
Stevenson Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Townsend will be accepting graduate students for Fall 2025. Our lab cares about why people get sick. Our current research projects focus on applying organic chemistry to address key gaps in human health and wellness. |
Specializations
Organic |
Representative Publications
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Alexander J. Hughes and Steven D. Townsend*. Gram-Scale Total Synthesis of +/- Ibogamine. 2023. Org. Lett. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01595.
Johny M. Nguyen and Steven D. Townsend.* Total Synthesis of the Photorhabdus temperata ssp. Cinereal 3240 Zwitterionic Trisaccharide Repeating Unit. 2021. Org. Lett. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02023.
Eric D. Huseman, Jo Ann Byl, Scott M. Chapp, Nathan D. Schley, Neil Osheroff, and Steven D. Townsend*. Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Arimetamycin A and its Daunorubicin and Doxorubicin Hybrids. 2021. ACS Cent. Sci. DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00040
Kelly M. Craft and Steven D. Townsend*. Mother Knows Best: Deciphering the Antibacterial Properties of Human Milk Oligosaccharides. Acc. Chem. Res. 2019. 52, 3, 760-768. DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00630
D. Jamin Keith and Steven D. Townsend*. Total Synthesis of the Congested, Bisphosphorylated Morganella morganii Zwitterionic O-Chain Trisaccharide Repeating Unit. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019 . 141, 32, 12939-12945. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06830 |