Erika Moore Taylor
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In 2013, Erika received a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2018, she went on to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy in biomedical engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She returned to Johns Hopkins University in 2018 and remained there as a Provost's Postdoctoral Fellow until 2020. Taylor currently works as an assistant professor[8][2] in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering[9] at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She "specializes in the use of biomaterials to alter the immune response of the body."[10] She is aiming in particular to discover "applications for the autoimmune disorder lupus."[3]
Distinctions
Taylor has earned many distinctions. Here is a selection of them:
- 2017 Duke University Board of Trustees - Graduate Young Trustee[1]
- 2017 MIT Rising Stars in Biomedical Engineering and Science[1]
- 2018 Duke University Department of Biomedical Engineering - BME Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation[1]
- 2021 Duke University Center of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) Research Summit - Keynote Speaker[11]
Awards and honors
Taylor received numerous scholarships, fellowships, and endowments. Here are some of her winnings:[1]
- 2009 Johns Hopkins University - Hodson-Gilliam Success Scholar
- 2012 U.N.C.F./Merck Science Initiative - U.N.C.F./Merck Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- 2013 Ford Foundation Fellowship[9]
- 2013 The Graduate School of Duke University - Dean's Graduate Fellowship
- 2013 The Graduate School of Duke University - James B. Duke Fellowship
- 2013 National Science Foundation - NSF Graduate Research Fellow
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at UF - Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Professorship[10]
