James Taylor

Biography

    He then did a PhD in genetics at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. While he was working on that, he also worked at a venture capital firm to learn how to successfully commercialize cutting-edge technology. He now works in the field of nanomedicine, developing nanoscale “smart” materials that can target cells in the body to deliver a drug to an incredibly specific area. “This century is the biotechnology century,” Taylor said. “It’s becoming possible to gather this tremendous amount of [genetic] information. We’ve learned more about cancer in the last five years than we have in all of human history.”

Research Interest

 Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering