Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D.

Assoc. prof. (glyco/dioxygenase biochem & drug discovery) and McNair director supporting FGLI URM/BLM @Wesleyan_u
also #thyroidcancer #cancersurvivor (she/her)

[Today Years Old @todayyearsold]

Katie Ledecky balancing a glass of chocolate milk on her head while swimming is more impressive than her seven Olympic gold medals

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

Wesleyan Chemistry is Hiring for a Tenure-Track experimental Inorg/Physical chemist. Come work with me, at a great liberal arts institution with a Ph.D. research program. #DiversityandInclusion #chemistry #womeninscience #bipocstem https://t.co/Z99jcJX24z

[Empire State Building Observation Deck @EmpireStateBldg]

Fly @Eagles Fly! We’re going Green and White in honor of the Eagles NFC Championship Victory.

[Elmo @elmo]

Elmo's new year resolutions:
1. Be kind to Rocco
2. Learn 5 new words in Spanish with Rosita
3. Say "Elmo loves you" to someone new every day
4. See a rock eat a cookie

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

@WhitneeGarrett I got a cancer diagnosis Jan 2017. I feel your struggle as an academic cancer patient/survivor and send hugs and love.

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

@MF_Greatest @GermMiller Add some chopped nuts and the dried fruit to help the texture issue.

[Nother Brother Ent. @NotherBrother]

In 1976, THE POINTER SISTERS were asked to record "Pinball Number Count" for @SesameStreet, which was a series of educational cartoons teaching kids how to count. It made its debut in 1977 and was a feature on the show for many years.

[Friends of the Children @FriendsNational]

In @USATODAY, Simone Biles shared her experiences with foster care, mental heath, & her work with Friends of the Children. Thank you to @Simone_Biles for being a voice for youth who face many obstacles & for bringing more attention to our important work! https://t.co/TGMgXAZd6P

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

10 must-know Japanese concepts that will improve your life:

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

@DavidDaly44 I got an A- for that 18.

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

We must not perpetuate the scholarly hazing we experienced as a student when we become a faculty member. I am still scarred from experiencing an exam where the mean was a 21/100.
https://t.co/EayAZE5Fer

[Happy Researchers @hapyresearchers]

Academia to women in academia.....

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

Well said - The N.Y.U. Chemistry Students Shouldn’t Have Needed That Petition https://t.co/UxNESLqESR

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

They caught the picture mid-gesture, but nice getting a shout out.

[Wesleyan University @wesleyan_u]

Recent research by Erika A. Taylor, associate professor of chemistry, suggests the way scientists believe certain antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections work, could be incorrect.

Read more about her research here: https://t.co/fH61tDfOvs

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

Had a great time presenting my recent work at @UConnChem yesterday. Thanks @peczuh_research for the invite!

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The waterfall swing is an interactive installation what combines art and science. Riders pass through openings in a waterfall created by precisely monitoring their path via axle-housed encoders

[read more: https://t.co/GVLWKugsFg]

[ErrantScience @ErrantScience]

Just hope it's your cat! 🐈‍⬛

#cartoon #academia #science

[Erika A. Taylor, Ph.D. @ProfEATaylor]

@DavePalmerUSask Picture book

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

A few years ago, a dept chair at another institution told me "A faculty member's behavior has nothing to do with their job performance - they are completely separate things."

That one sentence sums up so much of what is broken in academia as well as how we can fix it.

[Saahir Shafi @saahirshafi]

Before a PhD: I don’t know.

After a PhD: That is outside the scope of my current knowledge.