Taylor Nye is a postdoctoral research scholar in the Hultgren Laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis working to combat antimicrobial resistant pathogens.

She has a passion for studying the unseen microbes among us and helping students in STEM realize their dreams. She feels so very fortunate to have a job that she loves so much!

Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) pathogens represent one of the most significant public health crises of our generation, contributing to an estimated 4.95 million deaths in 2019. Without significant public health interventions, it has been estimated that this number could reach 50 million by 2050. Her work focuses on combating the AMR crises by increasing antibiotic stewardship and by developing a new class of antibiotics that are effective against multi-drug resistant Gram-positive pathogens. She is also involved in teaching, mentoring, and outreach.

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