Taylor Lab Team

About J. Paul Taylor

Dr. J. Paul Taylor is a pioneer in the field of biomolecular phase transitions and their roles in both normal cell biology and disease. He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, HHMI Investigator, and Director of the Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative. As a physician scientist with a background in neurogenetics, Dr. Taylor guides collaborative, interdisciplinary research teams with interests spanning biophysics, biochemistry and cell biology. He is the recipient of numerous distinguished awards, including the 2020 Normal Saunders International Research Prize and the 2020 Potamkin Prize.

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Brian Freibaum, PhD

Sr. Scientist
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Sharon Gudapati

Researcher
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Michael Hughes, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Hong Joo Kim, PhD

Principal Scientist-Directing
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Ane Korff, PhD

Sr. Scientist
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Jennifer Maglisco

Director, Scientific Research
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Brian Maxwell, PhD

Scientist
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Chandan Narayan, PhD

Associate Scientist
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Natalia Nedelsky, PhD

Sr. Science Research Writer
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Ozan Ozdemir, DVM

Lead Researcher
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Monique Payton

Dept. Operations Manager
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Saundarya Prithweeraj

Lead Researcher
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Ananya Samanta, PhD

Lead Researcher
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Michael Wang, PhD

Lead Bioinformatics Research Scientist
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Jinjun Wu, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Xiaojing Yang

Lab Operations Manager
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Zemin Yang, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Ugur Yurtsever, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Lab Alumni

Nael Alami, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2010 - 2014
Post-lab experience: Provost, Modern University for Business and Science, Beirut, Lebanon

Nisha Badders, PhD

Role: Research Lab Specialist
Tenure: 2009 - 2016
Post-lab experience: Senior Scientific/Medical Editor, Mayo Clinic

Stephanie (Schwartz) Ciosek, MPH

Role: Lab Manager
Tenure: 2004 - 2008
Post-lab experience: Science Analyst, Office of Portfolio Analysis, NIH

Alison Clare, PhD

Role: Undergraduate student, University of Bath
Tenure: 2010 - 2011
Post-lab experience: Research Associate, University of Bristol, UK

Jemma Clary

Role: Researcher
Tenure: 20221-2024
Post-lab experience: Graduate Student, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Maura Coughlin

Role: Senior Research Technologist
Tenure: 2014 - 2021
Post-lab experience: Technology Transfer Associate, Addgene

Sara Custer, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2007 - 2010
Post-lab experience: Assistant Research Professor, Department of Dermatology, Indiana University

Rachayata Dharmat, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2019-2023
Post-lab experience: Director, Laboratory Operations, Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research, SJCRH

Baochang Fan, PhD

Role: Research Lab Specialist
Tenure: 2016 - 2019
Post-lab experience: Senior Scientist II, Process Development, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Jake Guinto, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2006 - 2007
Post-lab experience: Insights Strategist, Veeva Systems

Youngdae Gwon, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2018 - 2022
Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

Jenny Higgs, MD, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2013
Post-lab experience: Consulting Physician, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, UK

Nam Chul Kim, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2011 - 2017
Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota

Regina Kolaitis, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2011 - 2017
Post-lab experience: Senior Project Leader, Liaison Office, St Jude Children's Research Hospital

Katy Koreski, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Tenure: 2019-2024
Post-lab experience: Research Scientist, Emory University

Kyung-Ha Lee, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2014 - 2016
Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Korea

Songqing Li, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2011 - 2014
Post-lab experience: Laboratory Director, IVFMD Texas

Isaac Lopez, MD, PhD

Role: St. Jude POE
Tenure: 2013
Post-lab experience: Hospitalist, The Alaska Hospitalist Group

Cecile Mathieu, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2017 - 2021
Post-lab experience: Scientist II, Faze Medicines

Brett McCray, MD, PhD

Role: Graduate student
Tenure: 2005 - 2009
Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical School

James Messing

Role: HHMI Researcher
Tenure: 2015-2023
Post-lab experience: Imaging specialist, CMB/CPNDR Microscopy Core, SJCRH

Amandine Molliex, PhD

Role: Graduate student
Tenure: 2011 - 2016
Post-lab experience: Research Scientist, Synsight, Evry, France

Jennifer Moore

Role: Lab Supervisor
Tenure: 2008 - 2018
Post-lab experience: Scientist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Haruko Nakamura, MD, PhD

Role: Medical fellow
Tenure: 2019 - 2022
Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Yokohama City University Hospital

Kevin O'Donovan

Role: Senior Researcher
Tenure: 2017 - 2022
Post-lab experience: Consultant, Guidehouse

Udai Pandey, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2004 - 2009
Post-lab experience: Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh

Maria Pennuto, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2008 - 2009
Post-lab experience: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy

Aaron Poole

Role: Research Technologist
Tenure: 2009 - 2014
Post-lab experience: Supervisor, Animal Services, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Maria Purice, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2017 - 2018
Post-lab experience: Postdoctoral fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Emmanuelle Quemin, PhD

Role: Undergraduate researcher, Univ Paris VII
Tenure: 2011
Post-lab experience: Group Leader, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, Paris, France

Mohona Sarkar, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2015 - 2018
Post-lab experience: Scientist, KBI Biopharma

Rebecca Smith, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2009 - 2013
Post-lab experience: Laboratory Director, Genetics Associates, Nashville TN

Moin Talukder

Role: Researcher
Tenure: 2023-2024
Post-lab experience: Senior Research Specialist, Sanford Health

Jama Temirov

Role: Director, Laboratory Operations, Cell and Molecular Biology
Tenure: 2016-2021
Post-lab experience: Automation Engineering Manager, Recursion

Peter Todd, MD, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2005 - 2008
Post-lab experience: Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan

Emilie Tresse, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2009 - 2011
Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, BriC, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Gillian (Ritson) Turnbull, PhD

Role: Graduate student
Tenure: 2005 - 2010
Post-lab experience: Clinical Project Manager, Hammersmith Medicines Research, London, UK.

Yasmine Valentin-Vega, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2011 - 2015
Post-lab experience: Director of Administration and Scientific Operations, St Jude Children's Research Hospital

Brett Winborn, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2008 - 2016
Post-lab experience: Patent Attorney, Sheridan Ross PC, Denver CO

Fen Yang

Role: Sr. Researcher
Tenure: 2017-2022
Post-lab experience: Master Student, University of Memphis

Peiguo Yang, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2015 - 2018
Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Westlake University (Hangzhou, China)

Peipei Zhang, PhD

Role: Postdoctoral fellow
Tenure: 2014 - 2021
Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Peking University Health Science Center (Beijing, China)