Aidan Taylor
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Lecturer in Microbiology
Admissions Tutor for BSc. Microbiology
Teaching
- Part 0: Foundation Biology
- Part 2: Infectious Diseases (Module Convenor)
- Part 3: Pathogens
Research projects
- Photodynamic inactivation of Campylobacter by blue light
- Molybdenum and tungsten co-factor biosynthesis and regulation
- Non-canonical bacterial nitrogen metabolism
Background
- 2010-2013: BSc. Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Nottingham
- 2013-2017: PhD. Molecular Microbiology, University of Sheffield
- 2017-2022: Post-doctoral research associate, University of Sheffield
- 2023-current: Lecturer in Microbiology, 黑料不打烊
Selected publications
- Walker, P., Taylor, A. J., Hitchcock, A., Webb, J. P., Green, J., Weinstein, J., & Kelly, D. J. (2022). Exploiting Violet-Blue Light to Kill Campylobacter jejuni: Analysis of Global Responses, Modeling of Transcription Factor Activities, and Identification of Protein Targets. MSystems, 7(4).
- Mourkas, E., Taylor, A. J., Méric, G., Bayliss, S. C., Pascoe, B., Mageiros, L., Calland, J. K., Hitchings, M. D., Ridley, A., Vidal, A., Forbes, K. J., Strachan, N. J. C., Parker, C. T., Parkhill, J., Jolley, K. A., Cody, A. J., Maiden, M. C. J., Kelly, D. J., & Sheppard, S. K. (2020). Agricultural intensification and the evolution of host specialism in the enteric pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. PNAS.
- Taylor, A. J., & Kelly, D. J. (2019). The function, biogenesis and regulation of the electron transport chains in Campylobacter jejuni: New insights into the bioenergetics of a major food-borne pathogen. Advances in Microbial Physiology, 74, 239–329.