Tuffs Lab
Meet The Team
Stephen Tuffs
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor: School of Molecular Life Sciences, 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
Research Technician
University of Victoria
BSc Microbiology
Arseni Revoy
Graduate Student
University of Victoria
BSc Biochemistry
Alumni
Daras Kaur (Fall 2025 - Spring 2026)
Directed Studies Student
Giselle Diaz (Fall 2024 - Spring 2026)
Graduate Student (MEng)
Gabriella DeAngelis (Fall 2025 - Spring 2026)
Honours student
Hayden Isfeld (Fall 2025 - Spring 2026)
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 2026 & Spring 2025)
Directed Studies & Research Experience Student
Elly Taylor (Spring 2025)
Research Experience Student
Zoe Koutsouropoulos (Summer 2023 - Fall 2023)
Directed Studies and Co-Op student
Sydney Grevatt (Fall 2023 - Summer 2024)
Honours Student
Silken Tschofen (Summer 2023 - Summer 2024)
Honours and Co-Op student
Phoenix Shmody (Summer 2023)
Research Experience
Lab Mascots
Storm
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