Dr. Nigel Taylor
Research Associate Member
Department of Plant Science
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
United States of America
Biography
Nigel is a senior research scientist and principal investigator at the Danforth Center where he is a member of the Institute for International Crop Improvement. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the St. Louis Community College. Prior to joining the Danforth Center, he worked at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. A native of Scotland, Nigel received his bachelor’s degree in botany from University of Glasgow and his Ph.D. in plant tissue culture from the University of Bath, United Kingdom.
Research Interest
" Nigel’s research focuses on plant tissue culture and the genetic transformation technologies required to deliver genetically improved cassava to farmers in East and West Africa. "
Publications
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Wang H, Beyene G, Zhai J, Feng S, Fahlgren N, Taylor NJ, Bart R, Carrington JC, Jacobsen SE, Ausin I. CG gene body DNA methylation changes and evolution of duplicated genes in cassava. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2015 Nov 3;112(44):13729-34.
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Taylor NJ, Busam KJ, From L, Groben PA, Anton-Culver H, Cust AE, Begg CB, Dwyer T, Gallagher RP, Gruber SB, Orlow I. Inherited variation at MC1R and histological characteristics of primary melanoma. PloS one. 2015 Mar 19;10(3):e0119920.
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Taylor NJ, Reiner AS, Begg CB, Cust AE, Busam KJ, Antonâ€Culver H, Dwyer T, From L, Gallagher RP, Gruber SB, Rosso S. Inherited variation at MC1R and ASIP and association with melanomaâ€specific survival. International journal of cancer. 2015 Jun 1;136(11):2659-67.
