
Meet The Team

Stephen Tuffs
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor: Dept. of Biochemistry & Microbiology, University of Victoria, Canada. 2022- present
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Postdoctoral Research: Dept. Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, Canada
PhD: The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK. 2011-2015
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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

Storm

Logan and Nebula
