Nikki Traylor-Knowles

Nikki Traylor-Knowles
EducationJohns Hopkins University
Boston University
Known forEvolution of immunity, wound healing, and regeneration
AwardsFulbright scholar, 2022-2023; Kavli Frontiers in Science; Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016
Scientific career
FieldsMarine Biology and Ecology
WorkplacesStanford; University of Miami

Nikki Traylor-Knowles is a marine biologist and associate professor at the University of Miami. Her work includes research on stem cell therapy for coral and the effects of climate change on coral's immune response. She has also led research on keeping cnidarian cells alive in lab culture, an advancement that will further work on how cell types interact, function, and respond to stressors.

Career

Traylor-Knowles received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Johns Hopkins University and her doctorate from Boston University. Following post-doctoral research at the Stanford University Hopkins Marine Station, she joined the faculty of the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences. She also founded BWEEMS (Black Women in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Sciences), a global nonprofit organization focused on fostering the involvement and influence of Black women in STEM.

References

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  2. ↑ "All Coral Cells Grown in a Dish for the First Time". Scientific American. July 1, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Carey, Teresa (July 23, 2021). "The world's first lab-grown coral could help save the ocean reefs". Freethink. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ Jr, Robert C. Jones (April 27, 2023). "Marine biologist fights to save coral reefs". The Invading Sea. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Nikki Traylor-Knowles". people.miami.edu. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ "BWEEMS". BWEEMS. Retrieved October 23, 2025.