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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Florida

Taylor M. Domenick

Taylor M. Domenick

Contact Information

Email: tdomenick@chem.ufl.edu

About Me

I received my B.S. in Biochemistry from the College of Charleston in 2015 where I worked under the direction of Dr. Wendy Cory investigating the photochemical fate of fluoxetine in the aquatic environment utilizing LC-MS/MS, as well as with Dr. Pamela Riggs-Gelasco studying how point mutations within the gene coding for frataxin production affect the structure and function of the protein. In the fall of 2016 I joined the Yost research group as a PhD student in the Analytical Chemistry Division. My current research focusses on understanding how microglial cells become activated in Parkinson’s disease using ambient ionization mass spectrometry, as well as other bioanalytical techniques.

Research Interests

I am primarily interested in utilizing ambient ionization mass spectrometry techniques to investigate and characterize biological systems.

Poster Presentations

  • Taylor M. Domenick, Vinata Vedam-Mai, Richard A. Yost. "Direct Analysis of Microglial Cells by Dual-Probe Microsampling Integrated with Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry." 22nd Annual Symposium on Clinical & Pharmaceutical Solutions through Analysis (CPSA USA), Langhorne, PA, October 2019.
  • Taylor M. Domenick, Michael S. Okun, Timothy J. Garrett, Richard A. Yost, Vinata Vedam-Mai. "A Study of Microglial Metabolism in Neuroinflammation." Movement Disorder Society Congress, Nice, France, September 2019.
  • Taylor M. Domenick, Vinata Vedam-Mai, Timothy J. Garrett, Richard A. Yost. "Real-Time Analysis of the Metabolic Profile of Microglia Using Liquid Microjunction Surface Sampling (LMJ-SS) Coupled with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry." 67th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Atlanta, GA, USA, June 2019.
  • Taylor M. Domenick, Emily L. Gill, Timothy J. Garrett, Vinata Vedam-Mai, Richard A. Yost. “Investigating the Metabolic Profile of Lipopolysaccharide Induced Neuroinflammation in vitro in SIM-A9 Microglial Cells.” 66th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, San Diego, CA, USA, June 2018.
  • Taylor M. Domenick, Chris Beecher, Peter A. Kanetsky, Richard A. Yost, Nicholas Taylor, John M. Koomen, Timothy J. Garrett. “Global Metabolomic Investigation of Tissues from Melanoma Patients with HRMS Using a Yeast Standard for Isotopic Ratio Outlier Analysis (IROA).” 65th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Indianapolis, IN, USA, June 2017.

Teaching Assignments:

  • 4130L – Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (Spring 2018-Spring 2019)
  • 3120L – Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (Fall 2016- Fall 2017)

Awards and Honors

  • McKnight Brain Institute Travel Award (2019)
  • Graduate Student Council Travel Grant (2019)
  • UF Office of Research Travel Grant (2019)
  • ORISE Fellow – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018)
  • Teaching Excellence- Upper Level Chemistry Laboratories (2018)

Oral Presentations

Taylor M. Domenick, Vinata Vedam-Mai, Richard A. Yost. "Direct Analysis of Microglial Cells by Dual-Probe Microsampling Integrated with Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry." Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, October 2019.