Meet the Team

  • Smiling middle-aged man with short gray hair, wearing a light purple collared shirt, against a dark background.

    Ashley Vaughan, PhD

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • A woman with long, wavy brown hair and light skin taking a selfie outdoors on a sunny day. She is wearing a patterned blazer with gold and white designs over a striped top, and a small green gemstone necklace. Trees and buildings are visible in the background.

    Lucia Pazzagli, PhD

    RESEARCH SCIENTIST III

  • Portrait of a woman with long dark hair, wearing earrings and a dark top, looking at the camera with a slight smile against a purple-blue gradient background.

    Gigliola Zanghi, PhD, PharmD

    RESEARCH SCIENTIST III

  • A woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a blue patterned turtleneck top, standing indoors with large round light fixtures in the background.

    Nastaran Rezakhani, MS

    RESEARCH ASSOCIATE III

  • A man with dark hair and a beard wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiling in front of a wooden wall.

    Mohammed Kamil, PhD

    POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR

  • Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair, wearing a blue top, smiling, against a dark gray background.

    Fatou Joof, PhD

    POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR

  • A smiling man in a blue suit and white shirt posing outdoors near a window with trees reflected in the glass behind him.

    Tonny J. Owalla, MS

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Close-up of a woman with curly black hair and warm brown eyes, wearing a black fleece zip-up jacket, smiling softly against a plain light background.

    Tanaya Sheth, MS

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • A woman with short brown hair, wearing sunglasses on her head, a plaid red and beige shirt, and a dark vest, smiling at the camera inside a cafe with green plants and large windows in the background.

    Erin Knutson, BS

    RESEARCH TECHNICIAN II

  • A smiling young woman standing outdoors in front of green bushes and a brick building with large windows.

    Sophia Butler

    STUDENT HELPER

Past lab members

~ Charlie Jennison, PhD – Senior Scientist, Biontech, Germany ~

~ Priya Gupta, PhD ~

~ Meseret Haile – Graduate student, Columbia University, USA ~

~ Kenza Oualim – Graduate student, University of Washington, USA ~

~ Biley Abatiyow – Medical school graduate student, University of Washington, USA ~

~ Dorender Dankwa, MD – OB-GYN residency, University of Washington, USA ~

~ Amanda Leeb ~

~ Rodrigo Panigassi, Undergraduate student, Washington University, USA ~

~ Maria Ye, University of California, Davis, USA ~

~ Sao-Mai Gahr, Neurotology Research Fellow, Sound Pharmaceuticals, USA ~