Gideon Mordecai is named as an Action Canada Fellow
Action Canada selects emerging leaders from across Canada to become Fellows. They represent all sectors, including business, NGOs, science, government and academia. What they share in common is a commitment to Canada and a demonstrated engagement with public policy.
Are viruses keeping sea lice at bay in wild salmon?
More than 30 previously unknown RNA viruses in sea lice have been identified by UBC researchers. Sea lice are parasitic copepods (small crustaceans) found in many fresh and saltwater habitats and have been implicated in the decline of wild salmon populations.
The DNA of salmon heritage
Two UBC researchers are exploring the problem of dwindling salmon runs from opposite ends of the knowledge continuum—cutting edge genomics, and empirical evidence gathered over millennia by the Indigenous Peoples of the coast.
PROFILE: A universe of undiscovered viruses: Inside the Marine Virology and Microbiology Lab
People need to know that viruses, despite their frightening reputation, have a role to play in Earth’s many ecosystems.
ASLO honors “Viruses and nutrient cycles in the sea,” with 2021 John H. Martin Award
The paper, written in 1999 by Dr. Curtis Suttle (UBC) and Dr. Steven Wilhelm (University of Tennessee), is honoured for leading to a “fundamental shift in research focus and interpretation.”
New viruses discovered in endangered wild Pacific salmon populations
All three are related to viruses that cause serious disease in other species.