Sarah Auburn

Sarah Auburn is a Principal Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, specializing in Global and Tropical Health. Her work focuses on malaria research, particularly Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum, with expertise in genomics, molecular epidemiology, and genotyping.

Research Interests:

• Malaria parasite genetics
• Population structure and diversity
• Molecular surveillance techniques
• Antimalarial drug efficacy
• Host-parasite interactions

Scientific Trends: Recent publications emphasize genomic epidemiology, recurrence classification via microhaplotypes, and molecular marker validation for malaria surveillance. Key subfields include parasite adaptation, spatiotemporal dynamics, and drug resistance mechanisms.

Projects: Currently leading a project on Strengthening molecular surveillance for vivax malaria (2023–present), mentoring PhD student Rumaseb, A..