Sue Vaughan

This study identifies SFA1's role in coordinating cytoskeletal organisation, apical polarity, and cell replication during Plasmodium sexual development, showing its necessity for parasite transmission.

This study uses electron tomography to investigate basal body dynamics during microgamete formation and fertilization in Plasmodium, revealing novel structural features and their role in gamete fusion.

This study identifies Plasmodium NEK4 as a key regulator that couples meiotic initiation with zygote morphogenesis in malaria parasites.

This study shows that Plasmodium Protein Kinase 2 is essential for the ookinete to oocyst transition and sporozoite development in the mosquito, affecting parasite transmission.

This study identifies ARK1 as a critical regulator of mitosis in Plasmodium, forming a non-canonical chromosomal passenger complex with divergent INCENPs, and highlights its potential as an antimalarial target.

The paper investigates the role of FAZ proteins in Leishmania adhesion, showing their deletion impairs adhesion and identifies KIAP2 as a key component of novel flagellar filaments.

This study shows that Plasmodium falciparum undergoes a rapid metamorphosis after invading erythrocytes, mediated by PV6, which aids parasite survival by altering erythrocyte surface area.

This study identifies the SUN1-ALLAN complex as critical for coordinating nuclear envelope remodeling and bipartite MTOC segregation during rapid mitosis in Plasmodium male gametogenesis.

This study identifies NEK1's role in organizing the MTOC and ensuring kinetochore attachment during rapid mitosis in Plasmodium male gamete formation.

This study shows TbFUT1 is essential for mitochondrial FoF1-ATP synthase assembly in Trypanosoma brucei by affecting subunit levels and kDNA replication.