Taylor Sheahan
Publications
Sheahan, T. and Wieden, H-J.*, (2022) Ribosomal Protein S1 Improves the Protein Yield of an In Vitro Reconstituted Cell-Free Translation System. ACS Synthetic Biology, 11(2): 1004-1008.
Sheahan, T. and Wieden, H-J.*, (2021) Emerging Regulatory Challenges of Next-Generation Synthetic Biology. Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 99(6): 766-771.
Sheahan, T., Hakstol, R., Kailasam, S., Glaister, G.D., Hudson, A.J., and Wieden, H-J.*, (2019) Rapid Metagenomics Analysis of EMS Vehicles for Monitoring Pathogen Load Using Nanopore DNA Sequencing. PLoS ONE, 14(7): e0219961.
Sheahan, T. and Briens, L.* (2015) Passive Acoustic Emissions Monitoring of Pellet Coat Thickness in a Fluidized Bed. Powder Technology, 286: 172-180.
Sheahan, T. and Briens, L.* (2015) Passive Acoustic Emissions Monitoring of the Coating of Pellets in a Fluidized Bed – A Feasibility Analysis. Powder Technology, 283: 373-379.
Education
Ph.D. Biomolecular Sciences, °µÍø51 of Lethbridge, 2022
Engineering Cell-Free Systems for Synthetic Biologists
M.E.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Western °µÍø51, 2015
Passive Acoustic Emissions Monitoring of Fluidized Bed Pellet Coating
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Queen’s °µÍø51, 2013
Industry Experience
PD Scientist, Analytical Services, BIOVECTRA, Dartmouth, NS (Apr 2023 – Oct 2024)
Research Assistant, RPC, Fredericton, NB (Aug 2022 – Apr 2023)
Lead Molecular Biologist, Liberum Biotech Inc., Kitchener, ON (Jul 2021 – Aug 2022)
Teaching
Fall 2025
BIOC 3521 – Protein Biochemistry
BIOC 3991A – Synthetic Biology
Winter 2026
BIOC 1001 – Introductory Biochemistry
BIOC 4031 – Signal Transduction