6/17/2025
My laboratory studies the biological conflict between bacteria and the viruses that infect them: bacteriophages (phages). Bacteriophages are the most abundant entity on the planet, and are crucial for controlling…
6/17/2025
The Taylor lab is focused on unlocking the potential of B cells to protect against infection, cancer, and other diseases where these cells could benefit human health. B cells are…
6/17/2025
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) crossed the species barrier from non-human primates multiple times in Central Africa leading to the establishment of two distinct HIV types (HIV-1 and HIV- 2) which…
6/17/2025
Research Projects Targeting the intersection of cancer cell-intrinsic signaling and innate immunity The innate immune cells are often suppressed within the tumor microenvironment or co-opted to promote tumor progression and metastasis. Our…
6/17/2025
Cells continually make decisions about their fate: growth, death or differentiation. These decisions frequently are determined by signal transduction cascades of small GTP-binding proteins and protein kinases, which are activated…
6/17/2025
My research interest is focused on genetic manipulations of embryos, embryonic stem cells and germlines for creating designer murine research models. Since 1981 when the first transgenic mouse was made,…
6/17/2025
Autoimmune diseases are a major health problem affecting over 200 million people worldwide and represent one of the leading causes of death for women under 65 years old. Although these…
6/17/2025
To treat cancer effectively, great efforts have been devoted to molecularly targeted therapy. While there have been great examples of success, cancer cells often develop drug resistance to evade therapy.…
