Dr. Rachel Taylor has a BS in Animal Science and a PhD in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition from UW-Madison.  Her doctoral research focused on metabolism of the trace element selenium in turkeys. Additionally, she has worked extensively with mice, rats, chickens and pigs. Currently Dr. Taylor is an assistant researcher in the Core lab and her work focuses on rodent microsurgery, including creating models of myocardial infarction, pneumonectomy and acute limb ischemia.