KIMBERLY MICHELLE TAYLOR

2917 Rogers Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042

kmichelletaylor@gmail.com, (571) 451-3500

Summary

Searching for a position in computational biophysics or bioinformatics

Data analysis, data mining and biostatistics

Experience in programming and algorithm development

Finite element analysis and FDTD EM simulation

Molecular simulation using NAMD, VMD and CHARMM

Protein thermodynamics and kinetics, including differential scanning calorimetry, circular

dichroism, UV/VIS spectroscopy and protein purification (FPLC, HPLC, column

chromatography)

Teaching, writing, presentations

Education

2014-2017 M.S. Bioinformatics, George Mason University

GPA 4.0/4.0

1997-2005 Ph.D. Biophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellowship (1997-1999), NIH Molecular Biophysics

trainee (1998-2003) GPA 3.83/4.0

1994-1997 M.A. Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University

Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellowship (1994-1997) GPA

3.22/4.0

1991-1994 B.S. Physics (Highest Distinction), University of Virginia

Echols Scholar, University Achievement Scholarship, Barry S. Goldwater Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (Associate Member), Sigma Pi Sigma GPA 3.82/4.0

Experience

December 2015-September 2016

Postdoctoral Associate, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

PIs: Professor Stuart Corr and Dr. Steven Curley

Performed FDTD simulations of RF device for thermal heating of tumors

Used differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to measure heat capacity and thermal conductivity of organs, tissues and tumors

Provided data analysis and research support to other projects

Skills: FDTD simulation using Sim4Life, differential scanning calorimetry, permittivity measurements, data analysis using Python, RStudio, Excel and JMP Pro

Kimberly Taylor, Ph.D.

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August 2014- present

Graduate student, George Mason University, Manassas, VA

Courses:

o Fall 2014: BINF 634 (Bioinformatics Programming), BINF 641 (Molecular Modelling)

o Spring 2015: BINF 631 (Bioinformatics Methods), BINF 702 (Biological Data Analysis),

BINF 730 (Biological Sequence/Genome Analysis)

o Fall 2015: BINF 650 (Introduction to Databases for Bioinformatics), BINF 690

(Numerical Methods for Bioinformatics), BINF 702 (Bioinformatics Colloquia)

Skills: Perl and Python programming, R and RStudio, molecular simulation using NAMD,

VMD and CHARMM

August 2009-March 2011

Adjunct professor, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA

Course: General Biology I (BIO 101) lecture and laboratory

Prepare and deliver lectures

Administer tests and quizzes

Supervise and assistant with associated laboratory Counsel and tutor students as necessary

March 2009- December 2009, October 2010-March 2011

Adjunct professor, Westwood College, Arlington, VA

Courses: Introduction to Physical Science (SCI 121), Selected Topics in Physics (SCI 321),

Algebra II (MTH 111), Geometry (MTH 211), Prealgebra I and II (MTH 090 and 091)

Prepare and deliver lectures

Administer tests, quizzes and weekly homework assignments

Counsel and tutor students as necessary

2007-2008

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Research advisor: David Gorenstein (Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Joint Sandia National Laboratories/University of Texas Medical

Branch Bioengineering for Biodefense Initiative

Project: Development of biosensor using thioaptamer and microring resonator

technologies

Work was funded by a grant written by myself through a joint program between Sandia

National Laboratories and the University of Texas Medical Branch

Techniques used: preparation of protein and nucleic acid monolayers on surfaces using

covalent attachment, analysis of surface thickness and composition using ellipsometry

and other techniques, epifluorescence, design and production of microfluidic channels using PDMS, analysis binding/dissolution

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2005-2007

Postdoctoral researcher, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

Research Advisor(s): Igal Brener, Darren Branch

Projects: 1) Use of a microring resonator to detect biomolecular binding events; 2) acoustic

focusing for use in miniature cytometry

Techniques used: preparation of protein monolayers on surfaces using adsorption and

covalent attachment, preparation of patterned surfaces using photoresist and masks,

analysis of surface thickness and composition using ellipsometry, epifluorescence, design and production of microfluidic channels using PDMS

Summer 2005

Postdoctoral research associate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Advisor: Daniel van der Weide

Project: Use of radiofrequency and microwave techniques for detection of protein

conformational change

Techniques used: UV/VIS and dielectric spectroscopies, fluorescence polarization, single channel analysis, antenna design and fabrication

2000-2005

Graduate fellow, Molecular Biophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Advisor: Daniel van der Weide (Electrical & Computer and Biomedical Engineering)

Thesis title: “Use of Microwave-Resonant Slot Antennas to Detect Protein Conformational

Change”

Techniques used: UV/VIS, and dielectric spectroscopy, fluorescence polarization, single

channel analysis, antenna design and fabrication

1997-1999

Graduate fellow, Molecular Biophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Advisor: Ronald Raines (Depts. of Biochemistry and Chemistry)

Project: Investigation of the thermodynamics and kinetics of small collagen-like peptides

Techniques used: HPLC, CD and UV/VIS spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and analytical ultracentrifugation

1994-1997

Graduate student researcher, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Advisor: Peter Privalov (Depts. of Biology and Biophysics)

Projects: 1) Measurement of domain-domain interactions in avian ovomucoids; 2)

calorimetric measurement of cratic entropy

Techniques used: Protein expression and purification by column chromatography and FPLC, CD and UV/VIS spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry

Kimberly Taylor, Ph.D.

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1993-1994

Undergraduate researcher, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Advisor: Arthur S. Brill (Dept. of Physics)

Supported by Howard Hughes Undergraduate Biomedical Research Program Project:

Investigation of high- and low-spin Fe3+ in human hemoglobin using

Techniques used: protein purification, UV/VIS spectroscopy

Teaching and Other Professional Experience

2009-2011 Adjunct Professor, Northern Virginia Community College

Course taught: General Biology I

2009-2011 Adjunct Professor, Westwood College

Classes taught: Introduction to Physical Science, Selected Topics in Physics, Algebra II, Geometry, Prealgebra I and II

2006, 2007 Panelist, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Evaluation Meeting, Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology Panel

Department of Biophysics, The Johns Hopkins University

Spring 1995: "Molecular Physiology and Biophysics"

Winter 1996: "Introduction to Electron Microscopy"

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

November 2004: Guest lecture, ECE 602 (Special Topics: Bio-Electronics)

Publications, Presentations and Patents

van der Weide, D.W. and Taylor, K.M. 2011 "Microwave and UV-VIS Forensic Probing of Skeletal

Tissue: Myoglobin as a Marker", Platform talk presented at 2011 Nanoelectric Devices for

Defense & Security Conference, Brooklyn, NY

Ravula, S.K., Taylor, K.M., Lidke, D.S., Oliver, J.M., James, C.D. and Brener, I. 2007 “A

microfabricated flow cytometry system for optical detection of cellular parameters”. Platform talk presented at Biophysics Society 51st Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

Taylor, K.M. and van der Weide, D.W. 2005 "Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Protein Thermal

Unfolding and Refolding using Microwave Antennas", IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. 53: 1576-1586

Taylor, K.M. and van der Weide, D.W. 2005 "Use of Microstrip-Fed Planar Slot Antenna for

Detection of Protein Conformational Change", Platform talk presented at Biophysical Society

49th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA van der Weide, D.W., Ramachandran, S., Taylor, KM.,

Son, I.S., Kim, H.S. and Blick, R.H. 2005 "Near-field microwave probing of single-molecule blocking events", Poster presented at

Biophysical Society 49th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA van der Weide, D.W., and Taylor,

KM. 2004. "Microwave dielectric spectroscopy method and apparatus" (Patent 6,801,029). Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, United States of America.

Taylor, KM. and van der Weide, D.W. 2004. "Ultra-Sensitive Microwave Detection of Protein

Conformational Changes". Presented at June 2004 International Microwave Symposium, Ft.

Worth, Texas and included in 2004 Int. Microwave Symp. Dig.

Taylor, KM. and van der Weide, D.W. 2003. "Microwave sensing of protein conformation and

binding" (invited talk). Presented at March 2003 APS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas.

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Taylor, KM. and van der Weide, D.W. 2003. "Combined Microwave and Optical Spectroscopy of

Solution Protein Conformation and Ligand Binding" (poster). Presented at 47th annual

Biophysical Society Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

Choi, M.K, Taylor, K, Bettermann, A and van der Weide, D.W. 2003. “Spectroscopy with

Electronic Terahertz Techniques for Chemical and Biological Sensing.” Int. J. High Speed

Electron. Syst. 13: 937-950.

Choi, M.K, Taylor, K, Bettermann, A, and van der Weide, D.W. 2002. “Broadband 10-300 GHz stimulus-response sensing for chemical and biological entities.” Phys. Med. Biol. 47: 3777-3787.

Taylor, KM., and van der Weide, D.W. 2001. “Microwave assay for detecting protein

conformation in solution.” In Instrumentation for Air Pollution and Global Atmospheric

Monitoring. (eds. J.O. Jensen, and RL. Spellicy), pp. 137-143. SPIE Press, Boston, MA.

Taylor, KM., and van der Weide, D.W. 2001. “Sensing folding of solution proteins with resonant

antennas.” In 9th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics. (ed. J. Hesler), Charlottesville,

VA.

van der Weide, D.W., Choi, M.K, Taylor, K and Bettermann, A. 2001. “Biological and chemical

contrast for broadband THz sensing.” In 9th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics.

(ed. J. Hesler), Charlottesville, VA.

Bretscher, L.E., Jenkins, CL., Taylor, KM., DeRider, M.L., and Raines, RT. 2001. “Conformational stability of collagen relies on a stereo electronic effect.” JACS. 123: 777-778.

Klink, T.A., Woycechowsky, K.J., Taylor, K.M., and Raines, R.T. 2000. “Contribution of disulfide

bonds to the conformational stability and catalytic activity of ribonuclease A.” Eur. J. Biochem.

267: 566-572.

Holmgren, S.K, Bretscher, L.E., Taylor, KM., and Raines, RT. 1999. “A hyperstable collagen mimic.” Chem. Biol. 6: 63-70.

Holmgren, S.K, Taylor, KM., Bretscher, L.E., and Raines, RT. 1998. “Code for collagen's stability

deciphered.” Nature 392: 666-667.

Other Experience

Software: Sim4Life, JMP Pro, Python, R and RStudio, Perl, NAMD, VMD, Microsoft Office (incl.

Access and PowerPoint), Origin and OriginPro (OriginLab Corp.), NLREG, Adobe Illustrator

and Photoshop, LabView, Advanced Design System 2003A (Agilent Technologies), Sonnet

(Sonnet Software), ChemDraw, Protein Explorer, Molscript, QuB, pClamp, SolidWorks,

MathCAD, ImagePro, EndNote, basic knowledge of PASCAL, C/C ++, FORTRAN 77, Edline, Blackboard

Professional organizations: The Biophysical Society, The Protein Society

Languages: Basic French (speaking, reading, writing)

Interests: Books, music, cooking, knitting