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, University of Lethbridge, 2022
Engineering Cell-Free Systems for Synthetic Biologists
M.E.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Western University, 2015
Passive Acoustic Emissions Monitoring of Fluidized Bed Pellet Coating
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, 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