
Meet The Team

Stephen Tuffs
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor: Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology, University of Victoria, Canada. 2022- present
Postdoctoral Research: Dept. Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, Canada
PhD: The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK. 2011-2015
MSci: University of Glasgow, UK, including a 1-year research placement at CEFAS, Weymouth, UK, 2006-2011

Brin Nyvall
Honours Student
University of Victoria
Microbiology Major

Arseni Revoy
Honours Student
University of Victoria
Biochemistry Major

Giselle Diaz
Graduate Student
University of Victoria
Mechanical Engineering

Gabriella DeAngelis
Honours Student
University of Victoria
Microbiology Major

Daras Kaur
Directed Studies Student
University of Victoria
Biochemistry Major

Hayden Isfeld
Research Experience Student
University of Victoria
Biochemistry Major
Alumni

Zoe Koutsouropoulos (Summer 2023 - Fall 2023)
Directed Studies and Co-Op student

Sydney Grevatt (Fall 2023 - Summer 2024)
Honours Student
Alumni

Silken Tschofen (Summer 2023 - Summer 2024)
Honours and Co-Op student

Phoenix Shmody (Summer 2023)
Research Experience

Margaret Krawciw (Fall 2024 - Spring 2025)
Honours Student

Elizabeth Reid (Fall 2022 - Spring 2025)
Research Experience and Honours Student

Ella Desrochers (Fall 2024)
Directed Studies Student

Niloufar Shakerian (Fall 2024)
Research Experience Student

Mai Dao (Fall 2023-Spring 2025)
Honours and Research Experience Student

Theresa Kelly (Fall 2023 - Summer 2025)
Masters Student

Vanessa Irakoze (Spring 2025)
Research Experience Student

Elly Taylor (Spring 2025)
Research Experience Student
Lab Mascots

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