Amelia L. Taylor
Undergraduate Student, The McLean Group
Background:
Amelia is from Bristol, TN where she attended Tennessee High School. At Vanderbilt, she is part of the
SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program (https://sybbure.org/) and is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.
Since joining the McLean Research Group in September of 2017, her research has focused on finding new biomarkers for lifestyle-related diseases through targeted mass-spectrometry assays in order to improve clinical diagnostics and precision medicine approaches to wellness.
Awards:
Winner, EAS Student Research Award, Eastern Analytical Symposium (2020)
Goldwater Scholarship, Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation (2020)
Winner, Tech Venture Challenge, Vanderbilt University’s Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization (2019)
National Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (2017)
QuestBridge Match Scholarship (2017)