Erin B. Taylor
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Physiology & Biophysics
Email:
ertaylor@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-1842
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology | 2015 |
| Mississippi State University, MS, Molecular Biology | 2006 |
| Mississippi State University, BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2004 |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine | 2022 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology And Biophysics | 2017 - 12/2021 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, The Impact of Obesity and Leptin on the Development of Immune System Dysfunction and Hypertension in Females with Systemic Lupus Erythematous, NIH- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 09/2023 - 08/2028 |
| Extramural, Mississippi Diversity in Hypertension and Cardiorenal Research Program, NIH-National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 04/2023 - 03/2026 |
| Extramural, The impact of immune system dysfunction and gut dysbiosis on the pathogenesis of vascular dysfunction in autoimmunity, NIH- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 01/2022 - 12/2024 |
| Extramural, The impact of immune system dysfunction and gut dysbiosis on the pathogenesis of vascular dysfunction in autoimmunity, NIH- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 01/2020 - 12/2021 |
| Extramural, The role of leptin the in the development of autoimmune-associated hypertension, NIH-National Institute of General Medical Sciences | 07/2019 - 03/2023 |
| Extramural, Autoantibodies and the pathogenesis of hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus, NIH- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute | 07/2017 - 07/2019 |
| Extramural, Autoantibodies and the pathogenesis of hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus, American Heart Association | 01/2017 - 07/2017 |
| Extramural, Cytotoxic T lymphocyte markers in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, USDA | 08/2013 - 04/2015 |
Publications
Comparative Study | |
| Taylor EB, George EM, Ryan MJ, Garrett MR, Sasser JM, Immunological comparison of pregnant Dahl salt-sensitive and Sprague-Dawley rats commonly used to model characteristics of preeclampsia. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2021 Aug 1;321(2):R125-R138 | 2021 |
Review | |
| Taylor EB, Ryan MJ, Understanding mechanisms of hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus. Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease, 2016 Mar 15; | 2016 |
Journal Article | |
| Martin BE, Taylor EB, Attipoe EM, Wu W, Stec DE, Showmaker KC, Garrett MR, Sex and molecular differences in cardiovascular parameters at peak influenza disease in mice. Physiological genomics, 2023 Feb 1;55(2):79-89 | 2023 |
| Rivera-Gonzalez O, Case CT, Wilson NA, Speed JS, Taylor EB, Endothelin receptor antagonism improves glucose tolerance and adipose tissue inflammation in an experimental model of systemic lupus erythematosus. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2023 Jan 1;324(1):E73-E84 | 2023 |
| Clemmer JS, Hillegass WB, Taylor EB, Antihypertensive effects of immunosuppressive therapy in autoimmune disease. Journal of human hypertension, 2023 Apr;37(4):300-306 | 2023 |
| Taylor EB, Casting a wide NET: an update on uncontrolled NETosis in response to COVID-19 infection. Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2022 Jul 15;136(13):1047-1052 | 2022 |
| Taylor EB, George EM, Animal Models of Preeclampsia: Mechanistic Insights and Promising Therapeutics. Endocrinology, 2022 Aug 1;163(8) | 2022 |
| Rivera-Gonzalez O, Wilson NA, Coats LE, Taylor EB, Speed JS, Endothelin receptor antagonism improves glucose handling, dyslipidemia, and adipose tissue inflammation in obese mice. Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2021 Jul 30;135(14):1773-1789 | 2021 |
| Han Y, Taylor EB, Luthe D, Maize Endochitinase Expression in Response to Fall Armyworm Herbivory. Journal of chemical ecology, 2021 Jul;47(7):689-706 | 2021 |
| Taylor EB, The complex role of adipokines in obesity, inflammation, and autoimmunity. Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2021 Mar 26;135(6):731-752 | 2021 |
| McClung DM, Kalusche WJ, Jones KE, Ryan MJ, Taylor EB, Hypertension and endothelial dysfunction in the pristane model of systemic lupus erythematosus. Physiological reports, 2021 Feb;9(3):e14734 | 2021 |
| Engel JE, Williams ML, Williams E, Azar C, Taylor EB, Bidwell GL, Chade AR, Recovery of Renal Function following Kidney-Specific VEGF Therapy in Experimental Renovascular Disease. American journal of nephrology, 2020;51(11):891-902 | 2020 |
| Dent EL, Taylor EB, Turbeville HR, Ryan MJ, Curcumin attenuates autoimmunity and renal injury in an experimental model of systemic lupus erythematosus. Physiological reports, 2020 Jul;8(13):e14501 | 2020 |
| Person JM, Welch BA, Spann RA, Harris KK, Pride Y, Tucci MA, Taylor EB, Grayson BE, Immuno-hematologic parameters following rodent spinal cord contusion are negatively influenced by high-fat diet consumption. Journal of neuroimmunology, 2020 Jun 15;343:577226 | 2020 |
| Dent EL, Taylor EB, Sasser JM, Ryan MJ, Temporal hemodynamic changes in a female mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 2020 May 1;318(5):F1074-F1085 | 2020 |
| Johnson AC, Wu W, Attipoe EM, Sasser JM, Taylor EB, Showmaker KC, Kyle PB, Lindsey ML, Garrett MR, Loss of Arhgef11 in the Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat Protects Against Hypertension-Induced Renal Injury. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2020 Apr;75(4):1012-1024 | 2020 |
| Taylor EB, Chinchar VG, Quiniou SMA, Wilson M, Bengtén E, Cloning and characterization of antiviral cytotoxic T lymphocytes in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Virology, 2020 Jan 15;540:184-194 | 2020 |
| Eddy AC, Howell JA, Chapman H, Taylor E, Mahdi F, George EM, Bidwell GL 3rd, Biopolymer-Delivered, Maternally Sequestered NF-κB (Nuclear Factor-κB) Inhibitory Peptide for Treatment of Preeclampsia. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2020 Jan;75(1):193-201 | 2020 |
| Spann RA, Taylor EB, Welch BA, Grayson BE, Altered immune system in offspring of rat maternal vertical sleeve gastrectomy. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2019 Dec 1;317(6):R852-R863 | 2019 |
| Himel AR, Taylor EB, Phillips CL, Welch BA, Spann RA, Bandyopadhyay S, Grayson BE, Splenectomy fails to attenuate immuno-hematologic changes after rodent vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2019 Oct;244(13):1125-1135 | 2019 |
| Taylor EB, Ryan MJ, Freedom isn't always free: immunoglobulin free light chains promote renal fibrosis. The Journal of clinical investigation, 2019 Jun 17;129(7):2660-2662 | 2019 |
| Wolf VL, Phillips TL, Taylor EB, Sasser JM, Ryan MJ, Human recombinant relaxin-2 does not attenuate hypertension or renal injury but exacerbates vascular dysfunction in a female mouse model of SLE. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2019 Aug 1;317(2):H234-H242 | 2019 |
| Wolf VL, Taylor EB, Ryan MJ, Cyclophosphamide treatment for hypertension and renal injury in an experimental model of systemic lupus erythematosus. Physiological reports, 2019 May;7(10):e14059 | 2019 |
| Taylor EB, Sasser JM, Maeda KJ, Ryan MJ, Expansion of regulatory T cells using low-dose interleukin-2 attenuates hypertension in an experimental model of systemic lupus erythematosus. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 2019 Nov 1;317(5):F1274-F1284 | 2019 |
| Taylor EB, Wolf VL, Dent E, Ryan MJ, Mechanisms of hypertension in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. British journal of pharmacology, 2019 Jun;176(12):1897-1913 | 2019 |
| Turbeville HR, Taylor EB, Garrett MR, Didion SP, Ryan MJ, Sasser JM, Superimposed Preeclampsia Exacerbates Postpartum Renal Injury Despite Lack of Long-Term Blood Pressure Difference in the Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2019 Mar;73(3):650-658 | 2019 |
| Taylor EB, Barati MT, Powell DW, Turbeville HR, Ryan MJ, Plasma Cell Depletion Attenuates Hypertension in an Experimental Model of Autoimmune Disease. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2018 Apr;71(4):719-728 | 2018 |
| Spann RA, Lawson WJ, Bidwell GL 3rd, Zamarripa CA, Maranon RO, Bandyopadhyay S, Taylor ER, Reckelhoff JF, Garrett MR, Grayson BE, Rodent vertical sleeve gastrectomy alters maternal immune health and fetoplacental development. Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2018 Jan 31;132(2):295-312 | 2018 |
| Mathis KW, Taylor EB, Ryan MJ, Anti-CD3 antibody therapy attenuates the progression of hypertension in female mice with systemic lupus erythematosus. Pharmacological research, 2017 Jun;120:252-257 | 2017 |
| Taylor EB, Ryan MJ, Immunosuppression With Mycophenolate Mofetil Attenuates Hypertension in an Experimental Model of Autoimmune Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017 Feb 27;6(3) | 2017 |
| El Jamal SM, Taylor EB, Abd Elmageed ZY, Alamodi AA, Selimovic D, Alkhateeb A, Hannig M, Hassan SY, Santourlidis S, Friedlander PL, Haikel Y, Vijaykumar S, Kandil E, Hassan M, Interferon gamma-induced apoptosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is connected to indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase via mitochondrial and ER stress-associated pathways. Cell division, 2016;11:11 | 2016 |
| Taylor EB, Moulana M, Stuge TB, Quiniou SM, Bengten E, Wilson M, A Leukocyte Immune-Type Receptor Subset Is a Marker of Antiviral Cytotoxic Cells in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2016 Mar 15;196(6):2677-89 | 2016 |
| El-Khattouti A, Selimovic D, Hannig M, Taylor EB, Abd Elmageed ZY, Hassan SY, Haikel Y, Kandil E, Leverkus M, Brodell RT, Megahed M, Hassan M, Imiquimod-induced apoptosis of melanoma cells is mediated by ER stress-dependent Noxa induction and enhanced by NF-κB inhibition. Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2016 Feb;20(2):266-86 | 2016 |
| Taylor EB, Wilson M, Bengten E, The Src tyrosine kinase Lck binds to CD2, CD4-1, and CD4-2 T cell co-receptors in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Molecular immunology, 2015 Aug;66(2):126-38 | 2015 |
| Taylor EB, Nayak DK, Quiniou SM, Bengten E, Wilson M, Identification of SHIP-1 and SHIP-2 homologs in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Developmental and comparative immunology, 2015 Jul;51(1):79-87 | 2015 |
| Moulana M, Taylor EB, Edholm ES, Quiniou SM, Wilson M, Bengtén E, Identification and characterization of TCRγ and TCRδ chains in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Immunogenetics, 2014 Oct;66(9-10):545-61 | 2014 |
| Edholm ES, Bengtén E, Stafford JL, Sahoo M, Taylor EB, Miller NW, Wilson M, Identification of two IgD+ B cell populations in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2010 Oct 1;185(7):4082-94 | 2010 |
| Taylor EB, Williams MA, Microbial protein in soil: influence of extraction method and C amendment on extraction and recovery. Microbial ecology, 2010 Feb;59(2):390-9 | 2010 |
| Mohan S, Ma PW, Pechan T, Bassford ER, Williams WP, Luthe DS, Degradation of the S. frugiperda peritrophic matrix by an inducible maize cysteine protease. Journal of insect physiology, 2006 Jan;52(1):21-8 | 2006 |
Editorial | |
| Taylor EB, Sasser JM, Natural killer cells and T lymphocytes in pregnancy and pre-eclampsia. Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2017 Dec 15;131(24):2911-2917 | 2017 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Fecal microbiota transplantation attenuates hypertension in a female mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus, Southeastern IDeA Conference, Columbia, SC | 09/2023 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Long-term gut microbiota depletion exacerbates hypertension and renal injury in an experimental model of autoimmune disease, Experimental Biology 2022, Philadephia, PA | 04/2022 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Antagonism of leptin attenuates hypertension in an experimental model of SLE, APS, virtual | 05/2020 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Leptin accelerates autoimmune disease progression and the development of hypertension in an experimental model of systemic lupus erythematosus., AHA Council on Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2019, New Orleans, LA | 10/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The role of autoantibodies in the development of hypertension and vascular dysfunction in autoimmunity, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD | 06/2019 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Leptin accelerates disease progression and the development of hypertension in an experimental model of autoimmune disease, American Physiological Society, Knoxville, TN | 10/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Leptin accelerates disease progression in an experimental model of systemic lupus erythematosus, American Physiological Society, San Diego, CA | 04/2018 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Expansion of Regulatory T cells using Low-dose Interleukin-2 Attenuates Hypertension in an Experimental Model of Autoimmune Disease, American Physiological Society, Chicago, IL | 04/2017 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Depletion of antibody-secreting plasma cells attenuates hypertension in an experimental model of autoimmune disease., AHA Council on Hypertension Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL | 09/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mycophenolate Mofetil Attenuates Hypertension in an Experimental Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, American Physiological Society, San Diego, CA | 04/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Leukocyte immune-type receptors (LITRs) are markers of antiviral cytotoxic T lymphocytes in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus., American Association of Immunologists, New Orleans, LA | 05/2015 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Leukocyte immune-type receptors (LITRs) are markers of channel catfish antiviral cytotoxic cells., 5th North American Comparative Immunology Workshop, Albuquerque, NM | 06/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Leukocyte Immune-Type Receptors (LITRs): Markers of antiviral cytotoxic cells in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus., Eastern Fish Health Workshop, Shepherdstown, WV | 05/2014 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Early Career Achievement Award, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences | 2023 |
| Excellence in Research Gold Award, UMMC Office of Research | 2022 |
| Excellence in Research Silver Award, UMMC Office of Research | 2021 |
| Excellence in Research Bronze Award, UMMC Office of Research | 2020 |
| Emerging Star Award, UMMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science | 2019 |
| Outstanding Presenter Award, UMMC School of Graduate Studies | 2018 |
| Trustmark Postdoctoral Publication Award, UMMC School of Graduate Studies | 2017 |
| APS Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award, American Physiological Society | 2017 |
| Juan Carlos Romero and APS Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Postdoctoral Research Recognition Award, American Physiological Society | 2016 |
| Randall Trustmark Graduate Student Research Award, UMMC School of Graduate Studies | 2015 |
| Student of the Year, UMMC Associated Student Body | 2014 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Physiological Society, Member | 2015 - Present |
| American Heart Association, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Member | 2015 - Present |
| American Association of Immunologists, Member | 2013 - Present |
Committee Service
| MEDICAL CENTER-ANIMAL CARE AND USE, Member | 2022 - Present |
Community Service
| Physiology Understanding Day at the Children's Museum, Group Leader | 11/2014 - Present |
| Discovery U at the Children's Museum, Group Leader | 05/2014 - Present |
Other Service
| Seminar Director, Department of Physiology | 06/2022 - Present |
| Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center Work in Progress Seminar Leader | 08/2019 - 05/2021 |
| UMMC Postdoctoral Advisory Committee, Advisory Board Member | 08/2016 - 12/2020 |
| School of Graduate Studies Alumni Board Member, Member of Alumni Board | 08/2015 - Present |
| American Physiological Society Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships | |
| American Physiological Society, 2019 APS Outstanding Undergraduate Abstract Awards | |
| American Physiological Society, Co-chair of Topic at 2021 APS Hot Topics in Sex and Gender Research | |
| American Physiological Society, Co-Chair of Featured Topic at Experimental Biology 2017 |
Teaching Experience
| SOM610, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer | Annual 2026 |
| MICRO 741, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Fundamental Microbiology and Immunology | Annual 2026 |
| PHYSIO 717, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Circulatory Physiology | Annual 2025 |
| PHYSIO 715, Graduate, Lecture, Facilitator, Advanced Endocrinology | Fall 2023 |
| PHYSIO 731, Graduate, Lecture, Facilitator, Renal and Body Fluid Physiology | Annual 2023 |
| ID709, Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Responsible Conduct of Research | Spring 2019 - 2019 |
| ID714, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Professional Skills | Annual 2019 |
| PHYSIO 727, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Physiological Applications of Molecular Biology | Annual 2018 |
| ID 727, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Current Issues in Biomedical Research | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| MICRO 733, Graduate, Lecture, Facilitator, Experimental Immunochemistry and Immunobiology | Annual 2016 |
| MICRO 701, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical Microbiology | Fall 2012 - 2014 |
Directed Student Learning
| Dissertation Committee Chair, TBD Advised: Dai Lan Toresco | 2025 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Eli Finnegan | 2025 - Present |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Pneumococcal neuraminidase A mediates binding to copper transporter ceruloplasmin and impacts host-pathogen interaction in an allele-dependent manner Advised: MD Fahim Khan | 2025 - Present |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Omp26 as a Macrolide Synergistic Target against Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Advised: Cameron Huhn | 2025 - Present |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, TBD Advised: Madison Hansen | 2025 - Present |
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, Advised: Cathryne "Barrie" Wright | 2025 - 2025 |
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, Advised: Lyanne Pinon | 2025 - 2025 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Extracellular Matrix Mediated Neurodevelopmental Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder Advised: Jobin Babu | 2024 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Advised: JT Evans | 2024 - 2024 |
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, Advised: Rylee Wells | 2024 - 2024 |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Chair, The Impact of Obesity on Disease Progression in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Advised: Jordan Hart | 2024 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Camille Grady | 2023 - 2026 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Madison Newberry | 2022 - 2024 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, The Intersection of Juvenile Traumatic Brain Injury and Overall Health Advised: Allie Smith | 2022 - 2024 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Effect of Inhibition of Il-12α and Il-12β on Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure Advised: Umesh Bhattarai | 2022 - 2025 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Noah Garrett | 2022 - 2022 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Aja Ceesay | 2022 - 2023 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Clinton Case | 2022 - 2025 |
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, Advised: Grace Burnette | 2022 - 2022 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: William Kalusche | 2021 - 2024 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Katie Jones | 2019 - 2022 |