Daisy Taylor

On fieldwork in Trinidad.

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’m interested in combining 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
2005–2006: Master’s degree in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Plymouth University
2005: Scientific Officer for Coral Cay Conservation, Malaysia
2001–2004: BSc (2.1 Hons.) Marine Biology & Coastal Ecology, Plymouth University

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: 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: 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. PLOS ONE.
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’ve given talks for EcoDivers (Australia), the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (Australia) and the Marine Conservation Society (UK).

Contact: daisy.taylor@bristol.ac.uk