Activities

The Taylor Lab celebrated the end of an amazing year with a lab-wide picnic! Three of our amazing undergraduate researchers are graduating and pursuing medical school, graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, and biomedical engineering industry with Medtronic. Congratulations to Bianca, Eva, and Diya! Ananya, a Master’s student in the lab, is also graduating and pursuing her career in biomedical engineering in Boston! We cannot wait to see what amazing things they will do next!

The next graduate student we’d like to highlight is Mariah! On August 11th, Mariah successfully passed her doctoral thesis proposal and officially became a Doctoral Candidate in the Taylor Lab! Her research investigates neuroimmune mechanisms of tendon pain, with a focus on Substance P and NK1R signaling across in vitro, preclinical, and clinical models.

Her work integrates tendon-derived cell and macrophage in vitro systems, rodent models of supraspinatus injury with behavioral pain assessments, and human tissue analysis, including three-dimensional nerve mapping and clinical pain correlations. Through this translational approach, she aims to uncover how neuroimmune signaling drives tendon pathology and pain.

Alongside being an incredible researcher, she is also an outstanding graduate mentor. Mariah consistently instills confidence in her undergraduate mentees, empowering them to grow into independent researchers. She is thoughtful and intentional in her mentorship, ensuring her students are gaining the skills they hope to achieve in the lab. She truly sets the standard for what great mentorship and research looks like.

This week is Graduate Student Appreciation Week, and the Taylor Lab wants to spotlight our amazing graduate students that keep our lab running. First up is Ananya and Bryce, our master’s students! They’ve recently joined the lab but are already showing off their knowledge and hard work. We can’t wait to see what they accomplish in the near future!