Graduate Student
Taylor graduated with a B.S. in microbiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2024. In her undergrad, she studied an uncharacterized pigment produced by the common marine bacterium Ruegeria pomeroyi. She is now a member of the Ellison lab where she studies type IV pili in Acinetobacter baylyi. In her free time, Taylor enjoys cooking, reading horror novels, and attending concerts with her friends.