About James

James Taylor (1979-2020) was an iconic professor in the CMDB department known for his eclectic taste in music, noteworthy shoes, wheeled-transportation, chill demeanor, dedicated skit performances, solid food recommendations, and especially his ardent support of his students and colleagues. He was a founder and co-lead of Galaxy, a widely used open resource for computational biology research. At Hopkins, he and his research group worked on understanding the genomic basis of gene regulation.

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A memorial fund has been established in honor of James. Junior Training and Educational Connections Hotspot (JTech) will promote training and mentoring of junior faculty and students in computational biology. We invite you to donate to support this cause.