Background
Townsend, Alan Jerome was born on June 16, 1952 in Decatur, Georgia, United States. Son of Jerry Benson and Jean (Crump) Townsend.
pharmacology researcher biochemistry educator
Townsend, Alan Jerome was born on June 16, 1952 in Decatur, Georgia, United States. Son of Jerry Benson and Jean (Crump) Townsend.
Associate of Applied Science, St. Petersburg Junior College, 1972. Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University South Florida, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1986.
Clinical chemistry technologist, Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1975-1976; clinical chemistry technologist, Memorial Humulus Lupulus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1976-1978; instrumentation specialist, Memorial Humulus Lupulus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1978-1979; fellow in biotechnology National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1986-1990; associate professor biochemistry, Wake Forest U. (formerly Bowman-Gray School Medicine), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1990. Consultant technical transfer Oncor, Inc., Rockville, Maryland., since 1990, Terrapin Technologies, San Francisco, since 1993. Grant reviewer small business innovation and research program National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, since 1991.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Association Cancer Research, Genotoxicity and Environmental Mutagenesis Society.
Married Teven Ann Harmon, August 25, 1984. Children: Kyle Garrett, Tyler Scott.