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!
The University of Florida Biomedical Engineering department hosted our second annual BME Outreach Day, where labs across the field came together to ignite curiosity in research and STEM for young students. The Taylor Lab showcased our tendinous scaffolds, taught aspiring scientists how to pipette, and made a musculoskeletal crossword puzzle. After a successful event, we cannot wait for next year!
Come see the Taylor Lab at the 2026 SFB and ORS conferences present the amazing work we’ve been doing!
Come learn more about The Taylor Lab’s research from our lovely undergraduate students presenting at the 2025 Fall Undergraduate Symposium!
On May 6th, Harrison Broadaway successfully passed his doctoral thesis proposal and officially became the Taylor Lab’s second Doctoral Candidate! His research will develop in vitro and in vivo models of healthy and tendinopathic tendon in order to elucidate mechanisms underscoring tissue turnover, a key component in investigating the complex biomechanical interactions underlying tendon maintenance and disease progression. Now a Taylor Lab tradition, we celebrated his accomplishment with sparkling cider! Congratulations Harrison Broadaway!
This spring, Mariah Turner was awarded the Attributes of a Gator Engineer Leadership Award from the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering! Her commitment and dedication to the college continues to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. As always, Mariah makes the Taylor Lab proud!
At this year’s inaugural symposium for the Pain Research & Integrated Neuroscience Center (PRINC), Mariah Turner presented her poster titled “Macrophage-Driven Modulation of Substance P Secretion in Tendon-Derived Cells: A Neuroimmune Mechanism Underlying Tendinopathic Pain.” We are so proud of Mariah for sharing her research with other experts in the field!
The Taylor Lab recently visited Phoenix, Arizona to attend the 2025 Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Conference. The event brought doctors, researchers, consultants, and musculoskeletal professionals together to discuss groundbreaking research in the field. Congratulations to Harrison Broadaway and Mariah Turner for presenting their posters and representing the lab internationally!
Congratulations to Mariah Turner for winning the top poster and rapid talk award at the 2025 AfroBioTech conference! She presented her poster titled “Regenerative Spiny Mice Exhibit Reduced Achilles Tendon Mechanics: A Comparative Study with CD1 Mice.” We are so proud to have her in The Taylor Lab and celebrate her hard work and achievements!
The Taylor Lab proudly represented at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2024 Annual Meeting, showcasing our latest research in musculoskeletal restorative engineering. Our lab members presented their cutting-edge work across podium and poster sessions, highlighting advancements in tendon biomechanics, rehabilitation, and scaffold development.
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Congratulations to all our presenters for their impactful contributions!
