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Nicholas Taylor is an Associate Professor and Group Leader at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen. His research centers on structural biology of molecular machines involved in membrane transport systems critical for bacterial virulence and biomedical applications.
The Taylor Group specializes in cryo-electron microscopy to resolve near-atomic structures of complex molecular machines. Key research areas include bacterial flagellar motors, multidrug transporters, and bacteriophage injection mechanisms, with implications for antibiotic development and understanding toxin delivery systems.
Publications reveal consistent expertise in membrane protein dynamics, particularly elucidating torque generation in flagellar motors (2020), conformational states of multidrug transporters (2016-2018), and bacteriophage structural transformations. Work spans bacterial secretion systems relevant to human health pathogens.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Jahre Award for Young Researchers (2024)
Taylor advises PhD students including Nicole Rutbeek and leads a research team funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation grants, notably a DKK 60 million award in 2023 for innovative health science projects. Collaborations extend to human membrane protein studies relevant to disease.
The group operates within CPR's state-of-the-art facilities, comprising Assistant Professor Haidai Hu, multiple Research Assistants, and PhD Fellows. Current work focuses on bacterial secretion systems' role in movement, attachment, and toxin injection into eukaryotic cells.
