Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Lauren Davey
Lauren is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at UVic. She completed her Ph.D. training with Drs. Song Lee and Scott Halperin at Dalhousie University, and her post-doctoral training with Raphael Valdivia at Duke University.
Research Technicians
Eva Heimpel
Eva is super excited to be working full-time in the Davey lab as a technician. She is a recent graduate of the Biochemistry program at UVic, and completed an honours project in the Davey lab in her final year. She is originally from Edmonton, Alberta, and she loves to do pretty much anything outdoors. In her spare time, you can find her playing an instrument, hiking in the mountains or at the beach!
Georgia Tiegs
Georgia recently completed her BSc in Microbiology at UVic and is working as a research assistant in the Davey lab. Her research interests include microbial genetics and bioinformatics. Outside of the lab, she loves to read, try new recipes, and practice yoga.
Graduate Students
Kayla Hargrove
Kayla has previously worked in the Davey lab as a co-op student, followed by enrolling in the honours program, during her undergraduate BSc degree. She is now a masters student and is excited to continue her research with Dr. Davey. Kayla was born and raised on Vancouver Island and hopes to pursue medical school after completing UVic’s MSc program. Beyond academics, Kayla enjoys drawing, being active, volunteering, and is currently learning how to play the piano!
Undergraduate Students
Katerina Junker
Katerina Junker is a fourth-year Biochemistry major and undergraduate research assistant. Katerina grew up on Vancouver Island and enjoys knitting, reading, and hiking in her spare time.
Ricardo Moch
Ricardo is a fifth-year Biochemistry major and current honours student in the Davey Lab. He was born and raised in Victoria. He loves doing anything active whether it’s playing sports, getting out fishing or hiking.
Former Lab Members
Emily Howard (Co-op and Research Experience)
Arianna Lagoudakis (Directed Studies)
Natalie Boraston (Research Technician)
Claire Hodson (Research Technician)
Micky Valesh (Directed Studies)
Danika Henriquez-Nduwimana (Directed Studies, Research Experience, and Technician)
Owen Kendall (Directed Studies)
Danika Pal (Directed Studies)
Colten Hodak (Lab Manager)
Sydney Hennessy (Research Experience and Directed Studies)