In Memoriam: Dr. Robert N. Taylor MD, PhD

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Rob was a close colleague, collaborator, and indeed, mentor (despite our closeness in age). We met at a Tox Talks meeting in the mid 1990s, and continued our interactions and discussions at many subsequent Tox Talks and other scientific meetings, over collaborative grant initiatives and while working together on the textbook, Chesley’s Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy. It was in the first Tox Talk meeting that I initially witnessed the tremendous breadth and depth of Dr. Taylor’s knowledge in preeclampsia and beyond as illustrated by his penetrating questions of the speakers, which challenged us all to think outside of the conventional wisdom. Over the many years of our interactions, I grew to deeply respect his expertise and accomplishments in a multitude of disciplines in Women’s Reproductive Health including endometriosis, endometrial decidualization, placental biology, preeclampsia and steroid biochemistry. Dr. Taylor published over 300 works encompassing these research areas! …