Erika Moore Taylor

Erika Moore Taylor is an American biomedical engineer, scientist, assistant professor, financial advisor, and the founder of a scholarship program that has been featured on CNBC.

Biography 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 at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She "specializes in the use of biomaterials to alter the immune response of the body." She is aiming in particular to discover "applications for the autoimmune disorder lupus."

Distinctions Taylor has earned many distinctions. Here is a selection of them: 2017 Duke University Board of Trustees - Graduate Young Trustee 2017 MIT Rising Stars in Biomedical Engineering and Science

Awards and honors Taylor received numerous scholarships, fellowships, and endowments. Here are some of her winnings:

Tumor Necrosis Factor Improves Vascularization in Osteogenic Grafts Engineered with Human Adipose-Derived Stem/Stromal Cells Daphne L. Hutton, Renu Kondragunta, Erika Moore, Ben P. Hung, Xiaofeng Jia, Warren L. Grayson (2014)

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor and Spatiotemporal Cues Induce Development of Vascularized Bone Tissue by Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Daphne L. Hutton, Erika M. Moore, Jeffrey M. Gimble, and Warren L. Grayson - Tissue Engineering Part A Vol. 19, No. 17-18 (2013)

Vascular morphogenesis of adipose-derived stem cells is mediated by heterotypic cell-cell interactions Daphne L Hutton, Elizabeth A Logsdon, Erika M Moore, Feilim Mac Gabhann, Jeffrey M Gimble, Warren L Grayson - Tissue Eng Part A (2012)

Cost-effective therapeutic hypothermia treatment device for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy Kim J, Buchbinder N, Ammanuel S, Kim R, Moore E, O'Donnell N, Lee J, Kulikowicz E, Acharya S, Lee R, Johnston M (2013)