Current lab members

Dr. Suzanne Tank
Associate Professor

Marina Taskovic
PhD Student

Nora Alsafi
MSc Student

Jeremie Mahaux
MSc Student

Gabrielle Hatten
MSc Student

Gone, but not forgotten ...

Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows

Dr. Ryan Hutchins
Postdoctoral Scientist (Feb. 2018 - Dec. 2019)

Dr. Samson Mengistu
Postdoctoral Scientist (May 2016 - Oct. 2017)

Dr. Allison Oliver
Postdoctoral Scientist (Feb. 2014 - July 2017)

Sarah Shakil
PhD (graduated Jan. 2022)

Scott Zolkos
PhD (graduated Sept. 2019)

Jaedyn Smith
MSc (graduated Jan. 2023)

Hayley Drapeau (co-supervised with Maya Bhatia)
MSc (graduated Jan. 2023)

Emily Barrie
MSc (graduated March 2021)

Sydney Huculak
MSc (graduated March 2021)

Alyssa Bourgeois
MSc (graduated April 2021)

Erin MacDonald
MSc (graduated June 2020)

Nikki Van Klaveren
MSc (graduated Apr. 2020)

Bee Bishop
MSc (graduated Jan. 2020)

Cara Littlefair
MSc (graduated May 2016)

Gayla Weeks
MSc (York University; graduated August 2016)



​Undergraduates & Research Assistants

Ariola Visha
BSc Honours Student, York University (2012-13)
Current position: PhD candidate, University of Toronto

Joyce Kendon
Summer Research Assistant (Summer 2015)

Luke Gjini
Summer Research Assistant (Summer 2015)
BSc Honours Student (2015-16)

Maya Guttman
NSERC USRA Student (Summer 2016)

Lindsey Stephen
Summer Research Assistant (Summer 2016)

Rosemin Nathoo
NSERC USRA Student (Summer 2017)

Jennifer Lloyd
Laboratory Technician (2017-2018)

Christine Ridenour
Laboratory Technician (2018-2019)

Joanna Li Yung Lung
Laboratory and field technician (2019-2021)

Samuel Metacat-Yah
I-STEAM Summer Research Assistant (co-supervised with Maya Bhatia; summer 2021)