Casey Overby Taylor—an associate professor of biomedical engineering and medicine, a Malone Center affiliate, and the associate director of the Institute for Computational Medicine—is one of nearly 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Established by President Bill Clinton in 1996, PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their research careers. The award highlights researchers’ exceptional potential for leadership, honors innovative and far-reaching developments in science and technology, expands awareness of careers in science and engineering, recognizes the scientific missions of participating agencies, enhances connections between research and impacts on society, and spotlights the importance of science and technology for our nation’s future.
This year’s awardees are employed or funded by 14 participating agencies within the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Interior, Transportation, Veterans Affairs; the Environmental Protection Agency; the intelligence community; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the National Science Foundation; and the Smithsonian Institution.
Taylor was recognized for her work bringing together biomedical informatics, biomedical data science, and comparative effectiveness research methods to study effective ways to incorporate digital health technologies into clinical research and clinical care, particularly in delivering guidance for genomic medicine practice.
Taylor’s lab, the Translational Informatics Research and Innovation group, creates and studies solutions to address challenges in translating biomedical data science-informed guidance into use to improve the health of individuals. Taylor’s research focuses on areas in precision medicine such as managing patient care after genomic test results, improving chronic disease management, selecting the best drug treatment, and optimizing postpartum care.
Taylor was nominated for the PECASE by the National Institutes of Health, which recognized her in 2020 with its award to support early-career genomics investigators, the National Human Genome Research Institute Genomic Innovator Award, and in 2022 with an Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Mentorship.