Dr. Curtis Suttle wins Jacob Biely Research Award

Dr. Curtis Suttle, professor in the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Microbiology and Immunology, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, and Botany has been awarded the Jacob Biely Faculty Research Award. This award is regarded as UBC’s premier award for research across all disciplines.

Dr. Suttle was the first researcher to recognize the abundance of viruses in seawater. He examines viruses and their roles in the oceans, high Arctic, deep mines, aeolian dust, lakes, and migratory-bird ponds. He also explained their role as major agents of mortality and drivers of global biogeochemical cycles.

Dr. Suttle is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and also a Member of the Order of Canada.

Congratulations, Dr. Suttle!