Mosquito midgut imaging

Vaughan Lab

The mission of the Vaughan Lab ultimately is to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the disease malaria, which kills upwards of 400,000 people, mostly young children, every year. We study both the human malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax as well as the rodent malaria models Plasmodium yoelii and Plasmodium berghei.

Explore Our Research

Experimental genetic crosses

Our ability to maintain the complete life cycle of Plasmodium falciparum in a lab setting as well as our ability to create experimental genetic crosses between different parasite strains enables us to ask questions about parasite recombination and acquisition and spread of drug resistance.

Meet Our Team

  • Sophia Butler

    Sophia Butler

    Student Helper

  • Fatou Joof, PhD

    Fatou Joof, PhD

    Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Erin Knutson

    Erin Knutson

    Research Technician II

  • Tonny Owalla

    Tonny Owalla

    Graduate Student

  • Lucia Pazzagli

    Lucia Pazzagli

    Research Scientist III

  • Nastaran Rezakhani

    Nastaran Rezakhani

    Research Associate III

  • Gigliola  Zanghi,  PhD,  PharmD

    Gigliola Zanghi, PhD, PharmD

    Research Scientist III

Contact Us

Ashley Vaughan, PhD

For questions or inquiries,
email: [email protected]

Physical Address

Center for Global Infectious Disease Research
1916 Boren Ave.
Seattle, WA 98101