In addition to serving as the director of the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, Dr. Taylor is a Professor with the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Research interests involve food allergies and allergy-like diseases, the development of immunochemical methods for the detection of allergens, proteins, and toxins; the assessment of the allergenicity of food ingredients derived from commonly allergenic foods; and the effect of food processing on food allergens.

Contact Information:

143 Food Industry Complex
Lincoln NE 68583-0919
E-Mail: staylor2@unl.edu

Education:

Research Area:

• Food allergies and allergy-like diseases
• Development of immunochemical methods for the detection of allergens, proteins, and toxins
• Assessment of the allergenicity of genetically-modified foods
• The effect of food processing on food allergens

Representative Publications:

• Nordlee, J. A., S. L. Taylor, J. A. Townsend, L. A. Thomas, and R. K. Bush. 1996. Identification of a Brazil nut allergen in transgenic soybeans. New Engl. J. Med. 334:688-692.
• Hlywka, J. J., S. L. Taylor, and S. L. Hefle. 2000. A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of almonds in foods. J. Food Prot. 63:252-257.
• Taylor, S. L., S. L. Hefle, and A. Munoz-Furlong. 1999. Food allergies and avoidance diets. Nutr. Today 34:15-22
• Hourihane, J.O., S.A. Kilburn, J.A. Nordlee, S.L. Hefle, S.L. Taylor, and J.O. Warner. 1997. An evaluation of the sensitivity of subjects with peanut allergy to very low doses of peanut: a randomized, double-blind, ptacebo-controlled study. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 100:596-600.
• Laoprasert, N., N.D. Wallen, R.T. Jones, S.L. Hefle, S.L. Taylor, and J.W. Yunginger. 1998. Anaphylaxis in a milk-allergic child following ingestion of lemon sorbet containing trace quantities of milk. J. Fod Protect. 61:1522-1524.