Email

michael.taylor@bcm.edu

Addresses

Feigin Center (Office)

TX CHILDS FEIGIN CTR (TXFC)
1102 Bates Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-4032
michael.taylor@bcm.edu

Professional Statement

I am a Pediatric Neurosurgeon and Scientist at the Baylor College of Medicine affiliated Texas Children’s Hospital. I am also Director of the Texas Children’s Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program. My laboratory and the Program are located in the Feigin Center in Houston, Texas. My research centers on the molecular genetics of Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma, two of the most common malignant pediatric brain tumours.
My team have published over 400 peer-reviewed publications, many in high-impact journals such as Nature, Science, Cell, Cancer Cell, and Lancet Oncology. These publications have been cited over 65,000 times and the findings adopted to improve clinical practice for children with brain cancer.
My group demonstrated that Medulloblastoma is comprised of at least four distinct diseases (Journal Clinical Oncology, 2011; Cancer Cell, 2017; Nature, 2017) and that there is clinically significant heterogeneity in metastatic Medulloblastomas (Nature, 2012, Nature 2016; Nature Genetics, 2017). My team recently showed that the cerebellar tumors are a disorder of early brain development, a finding which provides a proximate explanation for the peak incidence of cerebellar tumors in early childhood (Nature, 2019).
People often note my quick wit and strong collaboration skills. Nearly every member of the lab has at some point been “Taylorized” — if you’re wondering what that is then please email me for current opportunities so you can come and join the adventure!