Tiffany Taylor, PhD

  • Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh

Why did you choose the University of Pittsburgh?

I chose the University of Pittsburgh because of the strong research being done at the university.

Education & Training

  • PhD in Microbiology & Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2023
  • SUNY Oneonta, BS, 2016

Research Interests

Fungal Immunology, Host Defense

Publications

Bechara R, Amatya N, Bailey RD, Li Y, Aggor FEY, Li DD, Jawale CV, Coleman BM, Dai N, Gokhale NS, Taylor TC, Horner SM, Poholek AC, Bansal A, Biswas PS, Gaffen SL. The m6A reader IMP2 directs autoimmune inflammation through an IL-17- and TNFα-dependent C/EBP transcription factor axis. Sci Immunol. 2021 Jul 2;6(61): eabd1287.

Taylor TC, Li Y, Li DD, Majumder S, McGeachy MJ, Biswas PS, Gingras S, Gaffen SL. Arid5a Mediates an IL-17-Dependent Pathway That Drives Autoimmunity but Not Antifungal Host Defense. J Immunol. 2022 Sep 15;209(6):1138-1145.

Aggor FE, Bertolini M, Zhou C, Taylor TC, Abbott DA, Musgrove J, Bruno VM, Hand TW, Gaffen SL. A gut-oral microbiome-driven axis controls oropharyngeal candidiasis through retinoic acid. JCI Insight. 2022 Sep 22;7(18):e160348.