Mary L. Taub
Mary L. Taub, PhD
Professor | University at Buffalo
An accomplished educator and groundbreaking researcher in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, and kidney cells, Mary L. Taub, PhD has excelled as a professor at the University at Buffalo since 1979. Specializing in cell signaling and health and disease, she teaches an advanced undergraduate-level course, which has grown considerably and become available for graduate students over time. In addition, she has taught biochemistry, molecular biology, metabolism, and cell biology—finding great joy in passing on her expertise to the next generation of scientists and chemists and researchers.
In her own right, Prof. Taub has paved a remarkable path, most prominently as a postdoctoral researcher in biology at UC San Diego, where she focused on serum-free medium with cultured kidney cells. This breakthrough work enabled her to grow primary cultures of normal kidney cells and explore the growth factors that affect both normal and tumorigenic cells, as well as allowed for work with stem cells. She has gone on to lend her expertise to various projects related to cultured kidney cells, hormones, growth factors, cancer, molecular biology, and genetics. Over the course of her impactful career, in and out of the lecture hall, she has accrued numerous recognitions for her work—including Service Awards at the university, a Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health, and more than 30 Research Grant Awards—and has authored up to 100 articles across professional journals and both edited and contributed chapters to a book on tissue culture of epithelial cells.
Prof. Taub prepared for her professional journey by attaining a Bachelor of Arts in biology from UC San Diego in 1971 before furthering her education at UC Santa Barbara, where she earned a Master of Arts in biochemistry and molecular biology in 1974 and a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology in 1976. Dedicated to her field, she has been a longtime member of such organizations as the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Nephrology, Society for In Vitro Biology, and New York Public Interest Research Group.
Looking toward the future, Prof. Taub strives to publish as much work as possible and conduct research on new areas of medical diseases. Specifically, she wants to focus on kidney cells, kidney cancer, and oncometabolites. Additionally, she wants to continue her work on stem cells and study other medical diseases through experiments. Along with her research, she aspires to develop a new course on inherited diseases.
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Mary L. Taub, PhD, has been Inducted into the Prestigious Marquis Who’s Who Biographical Registry
Mary L. Taub is recognized for her expertise as a professor for the University at Buffalo
AMHERST, NY, December 07, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ — Mary L. Taub, PhD, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Leveraging more than four decades of excellence in biochemistry and molecular biology with a keen focus on working with cultured kidney cells, Dr. Taub has earned distinction as a professor with the University at Buffalo. Since 1979, she has focused her efforts on teaching courses in cell signaling and health and disease, including an advanced undergraduate-level course, advanced biochemistry and cell biology. For her research projects, she works on projects related to cultured kidney cells, hormones, growth factors, cancer, molecular biology, genetics and stem cells. Additionally, she is a valued member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the American Society for Cell Biology and the American Association for Cancer Research, among other professional organizations in her field.
Prior to her current position, Dr. Taub served as a post-doctoral fellow for the biology department of the University of California, San Diego from 1976 until 1979. To prepare for her professional journey, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology from the University of California, San Diego in 1971. Following this achievement, she attained a Master of Arts in biochemistry and molecular biology in 1974 and a Doctor of Philosophy in the same field of study in 1976, both from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Over the course of her career, Dr. Taub has contributed a wealth of research to the field, primarily centered on tissue culture of epithelial cells, amounting to more than 100 publications in professional journals. She also edited and wrote chapters for a book on tissue culture of epithelial cells. In recognition of her outstanding work, she received a Certificate of Publication for the Top Downloaded Paper in 2019 from the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and a NIH Research Career Development Award. She has also been awarded 32 research grants from the National Institute of Health and other private foundations.
Looking to the future, Dr. Taub intends to publish as much work as possible and conduct research on new areas of medical diseases with an emphasis on oncometabolites, kidney cells and kidney cancer. She is determined to explore new areas of research within her focus area of kidney cells, cultured kidney cells, hormones and growth factors, with her work having the potential to make a significant impact. She will also continue her work on induced pluripotent stem cells and to study other medical diseases through experiments while developing a new course on inherited diseases.
