John W. Taylor (professor)

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John W. Taylor
Born	1950 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Mycologist, evolutionary biologist, ecologist
Academic background
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of Georgia
Doctoral advisor	Kenneth Wells
Other advisors	Melvin Fuller
Academic work
Discipline	Mycology
Sub-discipline	Evolution, Ecology
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley

John Waldo Taylor is an American scientist who researches fungal evolution and ecology. He is professor of the graduate school in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of California, Berkeley.