About me

I, Greg Crowther, am a research scientist in the Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases within the Department of Medicine, which is part of the School of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. My official title is Acting Instructor, although I don't currently teach any classes. Instead, under the direction of Wes Van Voorhis, I do research on protozoan parasites such as Plasmodium, which causes malaria. As part of this work, I contribute to TDRtargets.org, an online database that expedites the development of new drugs for neglected tropical diseases.

I grew up in Rutland, Vermont and attended Rutland High School. This was followed by undergraduate studies at Williams College, graduate work with Kevin Conley and Marty Kushmerick in the UW Department of Physiology & Biophysics, a year of teaching experience at the University of Puget Sound, and a postdoctoral fellowship with Mary Lidstrom in the UW Departments of Microbiology and Chemical Engineering.

My hobbies include running with my son in very short races and running with other adults in much longer ones.