Position: Post-doctoral research assistant
Project: A NERC project investigating the molecular basis of social evolution in wasps.
Research interests: My major research aim is to use the power of new sequencing technologies to investigate how the genome, transcriptome and proteome link to phenotypic changes. I am interested in how we can combine data from genomics,biochemistry and behavioural experiments to take a systems-biology approach to understanding how phenotypic innovations arise.
Background/Biography:
2014-Present: Post-doctoral Research Assistant , University of Bristol
2012-2013: Travelled through Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America
2008-2012: PhD Investigating the effects of metal contamination on gene transcription in Saccostrea glomerata, Macquarie University, Sydney
2007-2008: Editorial Assistant for the Society of Endocrinology, Bristol UK
2005-2006: Masters degree in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Plymouth University UK
2005: Scientific Officer for Coral Cay Coservation, Malaysia
2001-2004: BSc (2.1) Hons. Marine Biology & Coastal Ecology, Plymouth University, UK
Publications:
D. A. Taylor, M. Bentley & S. Sumner (2018) Social wasps as models to study the major evolutionary transitions to superorganismality. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 28:26-32 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2018.04.003
Sumner, E. Bell & D. A. Taylor (2017) A molecular concept of caste in insect societies. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 25: 42-50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2017.11.010
D. A. Taylor, E. L. Thompson, K. Anderson, S. V. Nair & D. A. Raftos (2015) Meta-analysis of Environmental Stress and Gene Transcription in Oysters. PLOSone.
D. A. Taylor, E. L. Thompson, S. V. Nair & D. A. Raftos (2014) Dose-dependent effects of metals on gene expression in the Sydney Rock Oyster, Saccostrea glomerata. Environmental Toxicology doi: 10.1002/tox.21972
D. A. Taylor, E. L. Thompson, S. V. Nair & D. A. Raftos (2013) Differential effects of metal contamination on the transcript expression of immune- and stress-response genes in the Sydney Rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata. Environmental Pollution 178: 65-71. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.02
E. L. Thompson, D. A. Taylor, S. V. Nair, G. Birch, R. Coleman & D. A. Raftos (2012) Optimal acclimation periods for oysters in laboratory-based experiments. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 78(3):304-307 doi: 10.1093/mollus/eys012 – (Joint 1st authorship)
E. L. Thompson, D. A. Taylor, S. V. Nair, G. Birch, P. Haynes & D. A. Raftos (2012) Proteomic discovery of biomarkers of metal contamination in Sydney Rock oysters (Saccostrea glomerata). Aquatic Toxicology 109:202-212 doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.09.018
E. L. Thompson, D. A. Taylor, S. V. Nair, G. Birch, G. C. Hose & D. A. Raftos (2012) Proteomic analysis of Sydney Rock oysters (Saccostrea glomerata) exposed to metal contamination in the field. Environmental Pollution 170:102-112 doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.015
E. L. Thompson, D. A. Taylor, S. V. Nair, G. Birch, P. Haynes & D. A. Raftos (2011) A proteomic analysis of the effects of metal contamination on Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) haemolymph. Aquatic Toxicology 103(3-4)241-249 doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.03.004
Other interests: I am a PADI open water scuba diving instructor and have designed and developed a lecture series on marine conservation and species identification. I have given talks for EcoDivers (Aus), the Sydney Institue of Marine Science (Aus) and the Marine Conservation Society (UK).
Contact:
daisy.taylor@bristol.ac.uk