Dr. Taylor I Heckman

Dr. Taylor I Heckman

Title

  • Assistant Professor

Contact Information

tih33@msstate.edu
Office: 662-686-3243
Delta Research and Extension Center

Overview

Education

  • University of California-Davis, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology
  • Williamette University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology

Research Interests

Aquatic One Health
Sustainable aquaculture
Microbial genetics
Immunology
Vaccinology

Websites

Publications

Year Publications
2024

Jungers, H. T., Knych, H. K., Henderson, E. E., Abraham, T. N., Heckman, T. I., Quijano Cardé, E. M., Yazdi, Z., Nguyen, D. T., Silva, I. M., Krol, L., Dunker, F. H., Martínez-López, B., Soto, E. 2024. PHARMACOKINETICS OF CEFTAZIDIME IN SIGNAL CRAYFISH (PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS) FOLLOWING A SINGLE DOSE. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 55(4):949-958.

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2024

Heckman, T. I., Yazdi, Z., Older, C. E., Griffin, M. J., Waldbieser, G. C., Chow, A. M., Medina Silva, I., Anenson, K. M., García, J. C., LaFrentz, B. R., Slavic, D., Toohey-Kurth, K. L., Yant, P., Fritz, H. M., Henderson, E. E., McDowall, R., Cai, H., Adkison, M., Soto, E. 2024. Redefining piscine lactococcosis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 90(5).

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2024

Quijano Cardé, E. M., Anenson, K. M., Yun, S., Heckman, T. I., Jungers, H. T., Henderson, E. E., Purcell, S. L., Fast, M., Soto, E. 2024. Effects of Acipenserid herpesvirus 2 on the outcome of a Streptococcus iniae co-infection in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Frontiers in Aquaculture 3.

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2023

Heckman, T. I., Yazdi, Z., Pomaranski, E. K., Sebastião, F. d., Mukkatira, K., Vuglar, B. M., Cain, K. D., Loch, T. P., Soto, E. 2023. Atypical flavobacteria recovered from diseased fish in the Western United States. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 13.

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2022

Morick, D., Davidovich, N., Zemah-Shamir, Z., Bigal, E., Rokney, A., Ron, M., Blum, S. E., Fleker, M., Soto, E., Heckman, T. I., Lau, S. C., Wosnick, N., Tchernov, D., Scheinin, A. P. 2022. First Isolation and Characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae From a Stranded Wild Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Frontiers in Marine Science 9.

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2022

Heckman, T. I., Shahin, K., Henderson, E. E., Griffin, M. J., Soto, E. 2022. Development and efficacy of Streptococcus iniae live-attenuated vaccines in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 121:152-162.

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2021

Heckman, T. I., Soto, E. 2021. Streptococcus iniae biofilm formation enhances environmental persistence and resistance to antimicrobials and disinfectants. Aquaculture 540:736739.

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Extension Publications

Year Publications

Society Memberships

  • American Fisheries Society
  • American Society for Microbiology
  • Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP) Network
  • Minorities in Aquarium and Zoo Science