Taylor Pompan, B.S.
- Center for Cancer Research
- National Cancer Institute
- Bldg. 560, Room 21-11
- Frederick, MD 21702
- 301-846-5381
- taylor.pompan@nih.gov
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Taylor is studying embryonic limb development using complex mouse genetics and advanced imaging analysis. The embryonic vertebrate limb begins as a bud of mesenchyme, jacketed in ectoderm. At the distal end of the embryonic limb bud is a structure called the Apical Ectodermal Ridge (AER), which provides signals necessary for limb bud outgrowth and patterning. Taylor is focused on the specific molecular signals from the AER and, in particular, AER-derived FGF signals that drive early pelvic girdle formation.
Areas of Expertise
Biography
Taylor Pompan, B.S.
Taylor Pompan received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the former University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, where she spent three years researching endothelial cell migration and microtubule cytoskeleton dynamics in the laboratory of Dr. Kenneth Myers. After completing her undergraduate degree, she joined the NCI’s Cancer and Developmental Biology Labs under Dr. Mark Lewandoski and has plans to pursue Ph.D. studies in the future.