Owen Vaughan

I have a lifelong passion for the natural world and entomology in particular, as reflected by my studies and previous work at NIAB EMR, The Pirbright Institute and the Forestry Commission.

Ips Field Officer – Entomology department, Forest Research, The Forestry Commission. Survey and eradication of Ips typographus 

Mosquito Research Technician – Arthropod Genetics, The Pirbright Institute.Vector control of alphaviruses via molecular and genetic methods. 

 Field and lab assistant – Entomology department, NIAB EMR. Control of soft fruit pests such as D. suzukii, L. rugulipennis and A. lycopersici. 

Lab assistant – Crisanti lab, Imperial College London. Vector control of malaria via sex ratio distortion using CRISPR-Cas9. 

Biological sciences MSc by Research, Royal Holloway University of London, UK. Effects of parasites and pesticides on bumblebee learning.  

Biology BSc, Imperial College London, UK. Final year project: Correlation between home range and body size of carabid beetles using capture-recapture methods. 

Baccalauréat Série Scientifique, biology speciality, Mention TB. Lycée St Thomas d'Aquin, 64500, St Jean de Luz, France 

PUBLISHING HISTORY: 

Vaughan, O. P., Straw, E. A., Linguadoca, A., & Brown, M. J. (2022). No effect of dual exposure to sulfoxaflor and a trypanosome parasite on bumblebee olfactory learning. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-10.