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Principal Investigator

Dr. Dave Edgell
Dr. Dave Edgell
Principal Investigator, Professor

Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University. Research focuses on gene editing and synthetic biology.

Edgell Lab November 2025
Edgell Lab, November 2025

Current Graduate Trainees

Emily Stuckless
Emily Stuckless
PhD Student
Lian Gai
Lian Gai
PhD Student
Aathavan Uruthirapathy
Aathavan Uruthirapathy
MSc Student
Amani Jaafar
Amani Jaafar
MSc Student
Mairwyn Hall
Mairwyn Hall
MSc Student
Jaime Barrett
Jaime Barrett
MSc Student
Ben Greene
Ben Greene
MSc Student

Oliver, student of the month

Student of the Month

Alumni

  • Kurt LoedigePhD
  • Gary FooPhD
  • Dalton HamPhD
  • Tyler BrownePhD (co-supervised with Greg Gloor)
  • Raagul SivacumarMSc
  • Rachel KellyPhD (co-supervised with Caroline Schild-Poulter)
  • Olha HaydaychukMSc
  • Alexa WhiteMSc
  • Mahsa FarmanbarMSc
  • Claire ZhangMSc
  • Gregory PellegrinoPhD
  • Thomas HamiltonPhD
  • Sam SlatteryPhD
  • Stephanie BrumwellPhD (co-supervised with Bogumil Karas)
  • Ryan CochranePhD (co-supervised with Bogumil Karas)
  • Gursimran ParmarMSc (co-supervised with Caroline Schild-Poulter)
  • Chris LeichthammerMSc
  • Tuhin GuhaPDF
  • Thomas McMurroughPhD
  • Jason WolfsPhD
  • Ben KleinstiverPhD
  • Ewan GibbPhD
  • Marc LaforetMSc
  • Brendon McDowellMSc
  • Connor MoffatMSc
  • Gavin WilsonMSc
  • Jon CarterMSc