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Dr. Taylor Dodson earned her Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Toledo in 2022, in Toledo, Ohio, where she studied the regulatory roles of enzyme-mediated nucleic acid chemical modifications in biological systems, utilizing bioanalytical (HPLC and mass spectrometry) and molecular biological (genetic engineering) techniques. Her primary focus included the study of microbial biofilm development and regulation, and the effects of hyperglycemic conditions on eukaryotic cell culture and diabetic murine tissues.

She currently holds a multi-year position of Visiting Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Pacific Lutheran University instructing general biology and microbiology. As an alumni holding a B.S. in Chemistry from the primary undergraduate institute (PUI), Gardner-Webb University, she is dedicated to mentoring and conducting wet-lab research with undergraduate students interested in research professions.

Website: https://www.plu.edu/biology/st...

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/p...

September 2023