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The Role of Environmental Change in Gene Regulatory Network Evolution
Research interests
My work broadly focuses on using experimental evolution to understand fundamental questions concerning ecological and evolutionary processes. Specifically, I use microbial experimental evolution in combination with molecular and bioinformatic techniques to determine the evolutionary drivers of gene regulatory networks (GRNs). In addition, I use experimental evolution with cancer cell populations to understand how we might quantify the role of evolution by natural selection of clinically important cancerous traits.
Other responsibilities
I am also a passionate advocator of early years science communication. I have written two books on evolutionary biology for an audience ranging from 6 - 12 years old. For more information see https://tiffanybtaylor.wordpress.com/childrens-books/
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of the HEA, Higher Education Academy
Award Date: 1 Sept 2016
Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, Understanding the Evolutionary Ecology of Dispersal, University of Oxford
1 Sept 2008 → 9 Sept 2011
Award Date: 2 Nov 2012
Evolutionary Biology, Bachelor of Science, BSc Evolutionary Biology (Hons), First Class, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jul 2008
External positions
Member of the Rosalind Franklin Award Committee, The Royal Society
1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2021
Keywords
- QH301 Biology
- Experimental Evolution
- Molecular Biology
- Gene regulatory networks
- Microbiology
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Fellowship for Tiffany Brook Taylor - Role of Genetic and Environmental Drivers in Novel Gene Regulation
1/10/16 → 4/12/23
Project: Research council
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Revealing Rewiring Routes to Natural Selection: making predictions on gene regulatory network evolution based on gene co-expression profiles
1/03/20 → 6/11/21
Project: Research council
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A Near-Deterministic Mutational Hotspot in Pseudomonas fluorescens Is Constructed by Multiple Interacting Genomic Features
Shepherd, M. J., Horton, J. S. & Taylor, T. B., 30 Jun 2022, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39, 6, msac132.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Natural selection on crosstalk between gene regulatory networks facilitates bacterial adaptation to novel environments
Taylor, T., Shepherd, M. J., Jackson, R. W. & Silby, M. W., 30 Jun 2022, In: Current Opinion in Microbiology. 67, 102140.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (SciVal) -
A mutational hotspot that determines highly repeatable evolution can be built and broken by silent genetic changes
Horton, J. S., Flanagan, L. M., Jackson, R. W., Priest, N. K. & Taylor, T. B., 19 Oct 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 6092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (SciVal) -
Evolution of gene regulatory networks in a bacterial experimental system: Identifying general principles governing regulator rewiring from two contrasting mutational pathways
Shepherd, M., Pierce, A., Jackson, R., Hurst, L. & Taylor, T., 27 Apr 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Extreme parallel evolution of flagellar motility in Pseudomonas fluorescens is facilitated by silent mutations
Horton, J. & Taylor, T., 27 Apr 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review