Patricia Taylor

Dr. Patricia Taylor is married to Kenneth Taylor, former Canadian Ambassador to Iran. She has accompanied her husband on postings to Guatemala City, Detroit, Karachi, London, Tehran and New York City, and did research at institutions in each of these cities.  In Ottawa, she was Head of the National Hepatitis Reference Laboratory and became Chief of the Virus Diagnostic Services Division. Dr. Taylor has held a number of research fellowships and scholarships including an International Fellowship from the American Association of University Women, Fulbright, and Rockefeller Foundation Grants, and served on several Canadian, U.S. and World Health Organization public health and expert scientific advisory committees. She is a Member of the Order of Canada and has an honorary Doctor of Laws from St. Francis Xavier University.  Her awards include Woman of the Year from the Canadian Women’s Club, the Harry Edmonds Award for Lifetime Achievement from International House, NY and, with her husband, Alumnus of the Year from I. House, California. 

Dr. Taylor was a violinist with the Universities of Queensland and California orcherstras and danced with ballet companies in Australia, Guatemala and California.  Dr. Taylor holds a B.Sc., a First Class Honours degree in bacteriology, and a Ph.D. in bacteriology. She currently serves as the chair of the Women’s International Leadership Advisory Council of I. House, NY.