Professor Jenny Taylor
About
Professor Taylor directs the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Genetics Theme, which aims to bridge the gap between genetics research communities and doctors and healthcare professionals in the NHS. The Genetics Theme focuses on developing new technologies for the NHS, including methods for sequencing the human genome. Her group is also interested in new technologies that enable us to tell whether people have subtle changes to their DNA (mutations) or the amount present (copy number changes). Current research includes projects in heart disease, leukaemia, cancer, brain malformations and neurodegenerative conditions.
Expertise
- Translational genetics: facilitating uptake of research into clinical practice
- Genetics of cancer
- Genetics and testing of inherited diseases
- Ethics of genome testing
- Genomics technologies
Selected publications
- Clinical utilisation of a rapid low-pass whole genome sequencing technique for the diagnosis of aneuploidy in human embryos prior to implantation (2014)
- Impact of month of birth on the development of autoimmune thyroid disease in the United Kingdom and Europe (2014)
- Erythrocytosis associated with a novel missense mutation in the BPGM gene (2014)
Media experience
Professor Taylor has experience of working with the media. She has contributed to radio programmes including Radio 4's Woman's Hour and the Today programme, and local radio.