THE NICHOLS LAB
CURRENT MEMBERS
Fifth-Year Students
RIDA FARHAT
Ph.D. student
B.S. American University of Beirut, 2017
M.Sc. American University of Beirut, 2020
Fourth-Year Students
KAITLIN BRANCH
Ph.D. student
B.S. Simon Fraser University, 2021
LEO XIE
Ph.D. student
B.S. University of British Columbia, 2021
Second-Year Students
DAVIS KURDYLA
Ph.D. student
B.S. McGill University, 2019
First-Year Students
CONNOR DURFY
Ph.D. student
B.S. Western University, 2024
DAELIN PEEL-SMITH
Ph.D. student
B.S. University of Victoria, 2024
Visitors
THANA ANUSANTI
VIRS student from Bangkok, Thailand
M.Sc. Mahidol University, in progress
B.S. Mahidol University, 2022
Undergraduate Students
STEPHANIE GANZ
CHEM 449 (Honours Thesis) and USRA
B.S. University of British Columbia, 2025
ANA LUISA FERREIRA GRANJA
Chem 449 (Honours Thesis)
B.S. University of British Columbia, expected 2025
ALENA PLAKSINA
Undergraduate volunteer
B.S. University of British Columbia, expected 2026
Research Assistant
BAASHI
Dog-tor of (Food) Philosophy
Work-life balance enforcer, belly rub aficionado, expert in squeaky toys and squirrels.