David Vaughan joined the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in December of 2022. Prior to OSU, he worked at Wal-Mart for nine-and-a-half years, managing the candy and impulse departments for eight of those years. An amateur game design enthusiast and occasional piano player at Stillwater Celebrate Recovery, David can be found in the BMB office organizing files and meetings. David is happily married to his wife Ariel Vaughan.