David W. Taylor
- Associate Professor
- Marvin L. Hackert Professor in Structural Biology Fellow
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Contact Information
NHB
Room Number:4.121
Research
Our research focuses on how macromolecular machines assemble and function. Our current interests include understanding the structural basis for CRISPR RNA-guided adaptive immunity in prokaryotes and genome maintenance and double-strand DNA break repair in eukaryotes. To accomplish these goals, we directly visualize the structures of these protein-nucleic acid complexes using cryo-electron microscopy.
Research Areas
- Biophysics or Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
Fields of Interest
- Structural Biology and Biophysics
- System and Synthetic Biology
- Biochemistry
Centers and Institutes
- Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Education
- 2014 UC Berkeley, Damon Runyon Fellow, Institute of Quantitative Biosciences Advisors: Jennifer A. Doudna and Eva Nogales
- 2013 Yale University, Ph.D., with distinction, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Advisor: Dr. Hong-Wei Wang
- 2008 Syracuse University, B.S., summa cum laude, Biochemistry
Publications
Awards
- American Cancer Society Research Scholar, American Cancer Society
- Army Young Investigator, Army Research Office
- CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
- Damon Runyon Fellow, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
- NSF Predoctoral Fellow, National Science Foundation
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, Barry M. Goldwater Foundation