Curtis Suttle
Purveyor of the Virosphere.
Professor Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Microbiology & Immunology, Botany, and the Inst for the Oceans & Fisheries - UBC
eoas.ubc.ca/people/curtissuttle
- Reposted by Curtis Suttle#ProtistsOnSky no 'swimming' by 𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢, definitively no 'staying still'. just a relaxed walk towards the lunch...
- Do microbes get more food by swimming or staying still? Turns out both work, and cilia help them pull in nutrients no matter the strategy. buff.ly/vK3GmK5
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleExcited to share our latest publication, led by Dr. Ellie McCallum and Juan Burckhardt! bit.ly/4kfzQaf You can access the article for free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mWb4L7PXu... And more information is available on the updated preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttlePrime Minister Mark Carney’s message is this unspoken antithesis of Carney as the future and Trump as the past. Trump surely went to Davos to remind the world who controls the puck. But his notorious lack of attention span keeps him unable to see that the game is changing, writes Chris Cannon.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleDean of Science and UBC chemist Dr. Mark MacLachlan has a science themed crossword in the New York Times. "This puzzle’s theme idea came to me when I got one of those pesky error messages on my computer," Dr. MacLachlan said. @chem.ubc.ca www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/c...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleAre you hiring in academia, healthcare, biotech, or industry? Share your open role on the Science in Vancouver Job Board! 🧪 Free to post 🥼 Built for the Vancouver life science community We help great science find great people. Submit your job today: bit.ly/49FdATy
- Great Speech - well worth taking the time to read
- If we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu. In Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected a world of national “fortresses.” Shared resilience, he argued, is cheaper—and stronger. His pitch: a third path led by coordinated middle powers. thewalrus.ca/carney-speech-world…
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleViruses transform microbes, populations, & ecosystems. In new work jointly led w/@tn-marine-micro.bsky.social + more, we find a link between enhanced viral infection and productivity 50 meters below the surface in the otherwise nutrient limited Sargasso Sea. a 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttlePostdoc position available, on Arctic phytoplankton mortality and viral ecology -- Check it out! workingat.nioz.nl/o/postdoc-po...
- Are you a healthcare worker potentially interested in relocating to Canada? Check out the Healthcare infusion, a volunteer-driven national movement connecting doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals with the people and places that need them most engageq.notion.site/infusionhosts
- 15 January is the deadline to file a brief Expression of Interest to be nominated for a Canada Impact Chair @UBC. Only candidates working and residing outside of Canada are eligible to apply, including expatriate Canadians. More info and the EOI portal are at research.ubc.ca/federal-rese...
- The Canada Impact Chair program has been announced for research leaders www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl.... The Chairs provide up to $12M in funding. If you think UBC might be the place to continue your career, please let us know by submitting an expression of interest at research.ubc.ca/federal-rese...
- The Canada Impact Chair program has been announced for research leaders www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl.... The Chairs provide up to $12M in funding. If you think UBC might be the place to continue your career, please let us know by submitting an expression of interest at research.ubc.ca/federal-rese...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleNow open for submissions: PLOS Ecosystems is a multidisciplinary, open access journal bringing together research relevant to addressing the challenges facing our terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and nature's contributions to people. Submit and learn more: plos.io/4oYuRvR
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleThe Department of Physics & Astronomy invites young scientists and their families to our free science show on Sunday November 30, 2025 on UBC campus! Come explore science with us as we 'Expand our Senses and movements with Tech!' phas.ubc.ca/2025-faraday... @triumflab.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca
- Applications are now open for two two-year UBC Biodiversity Postdoc Fellowships biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and.... $77,000 /y + benefits and $7000 /y research funds.
- When you peak inside an oyster, it's remarkable what one finds. Rather than "The world is my oyster" sensu William Shakespeare, it should be changed to "The world is an oyster", as a metaphor of the vast diversity of life residing within these humble molluscs; there are magnificent microbes within.
- In Pacific oyster, we identified a bacterium showing remarkable metabolic potential, including genes to degrade xenobiotics like PAHs, common pollutants from petroleum and industrial sources 🌱🧫. 👏Big thanks to our amazing team at @virosphere.bsky.social. Read it here 👉 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour....
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleMarine heatwaves are becoming more frequent with global warming, but could they in turn exacerbate climate change? In a new study, Steven Hallam's team reports that spurts of intense ocean warming can impact microbial community structure and carbon cycling: mbim.ubc.ca/news/marine-...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleI gave a talk last year at TEDxNewEngland aimed at introducing the idea of viral sociality to a general audience, including implications for evolution & virology. Video now available online below. #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪
- Come join us at UBC!
- The Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver seeks an emerging research leader for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair position in Medical Physics. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/307... @science.ubc.ca @ubcmedicine.bsky.social
- Another casualty of the time, after nearly four decades, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) is shutting down www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDtm....
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleAs the government finalizes its plan to transition away from open-net pen #salmon farming in B.C., it is crucial that decision-makers have a clear pathway to receive robust #science advice - Dr. Gideon Mordecai vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... via @vancouversun.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleIn as much as a third of flu infections, parasitic "cheating" viruses 🦠 come to outnumber normal viruses - which helps limit the severity of infections 🧪 That's what @asherleeks.bsky.social and co have found by analysing sequencing data www.newscientist.com/article/2496...
- Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
- Two covers for papers published on the same day www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/122... & www.nature.com/natecolevol/.... Proud of the team, especially #MelaniePrentice & @kevinzhong2006.bsky.social with @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social, @eoas.ubc.ca, @ubcoceans.bsky.social, @hakai.org and @science.ubc.ca
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleCome join us in Knoxville. Faculty position looking for those interested in the quantitative aspects of phototroph-microbe interactions.
- Come join us at UBC, and flex your pedagogical vision!
- @science.ubc.ca is hiring a Black scholar for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor of Teaching! Seeking applicants in data, computer, computational, environmental sciences, or stats. ❗Deadline: Oct 15, 2025❗ 🔗Details: tinyurl.com/4xxt5nww @cs.ubc.ca @ubcoceans.bsky.social
- Coffee and snacks! 😲
- Congratulations! What a great group of researchers!
- Congratulations to the UBC Science researchers named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada: Drs. William Cheung, Tamara Munzner, Ingrid Stairs, Allan Bertram & Joanna McGrenere. @src-rsc.bsky.social @ubcphas.bsky.social @chem.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca ubcoceans.bsky.socialscience.ubc.ca/news/2025-09...da
- Great opportunity to sharpen your climate chops, and get free pizza!
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleMicrobiology and Immunology and the Michael Smith Labs are seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement position. Learn more and apply at: www.msl.ubc.ca/careers/ #IndigenousinSTEM #BlackInNature #WomenInSTEM #MinoritiesInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM #STEMEducation
- @kevinzhong2006.bsky.social shows that Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 has the genetic potential to produce aerolysin-like toxins journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... that could be involved in SSWD that killed billions of seastars www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- We cannot definitively say that it was the cause, but we can show its association with a mass mortality event. This week we will collect more samples to see if it is associated with an ongoing mortality event.
- Pacific oysters in British Columbia died in a mass mortality event in 2020. A study identifies the cause: Pacific Oyster Nidovirus 1. The virus possesses one of the largest reported genomes for an RNA virus at 64,331 base pairs. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
- Join a fantastic educational leadership team in @science.ubc.ca. Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement, a joint appointment in @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social and the Michael Smith Laboratories. See full details academicjobsonline.org/ajo/events/3...
- Reposted by Curtis Suttle#UBC scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada. The discovery serves as a reminder that growers should exercise caution when moving young oysters internationally and domestically: science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...
- Very proud of the work from lab members and collaborators that coincidentally came out today www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... and www.nature.com/articles/s41.... A bacterial and viral pathogen associated with mass mortality in seastars and oysters. @kevinzhong2006.bsky.social @rhizalyssa.bsky.social
- B.C. scientists discover new oyster virus, solve mystery of sea star epidemic www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleDo you love phage? I have an opening for a postdoc in my lab at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (@cmarinescience.bsky.social) looking at interactions between marine phage and iron, which is an important limiting trace metal in the oceans (1/5) 🧵#phagesky 🦠🌊
- Reposted by Curtis SuttlePlease share: @UBCScience is searching for 15 TT faculty in diverse areas of expertise science.ubc.ca/about/careers. Included are 2 positions in Quantitative and Environmental Science as part of a hiring cluster for black faculty; you will join 6 current UBC faculty science.ubc.ca/blackscholars.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleSEEKING: Canada Excellence Research Chair in #Ocean #Ecological #Modelling. #Professor or #Associateprofessor level with #tenure. ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac... @science.ubc.ca @eoas.ubc.ca
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleBPP @ Oregon State is hiring an open rank tenure track position in any area of plant systematics, ecology, and evolution and to direct our herbarium. Come join us in a great department and beautiful Oregon! bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/about/op...
- Join marine researchers @UBC (ubcoceans.ubc.ca). CERC in Ocean Ecological Modeling (research.ubc.ca/media/file/c...). $8M to work at the intersection of oceanography, fisheries, ecology, biodiversity, etc, in the context of environmental change, ecosystems, biogeochemistry & living marine resources.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleThere is one month left to apply for our Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in #ecology and #evolution. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science
- Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 friends and colleagues. This is a great time to reflect on what we share, and the special bonds that unite us. I have lived and spent time in many parts of the world, and this will always be home.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleLab’s first publication as #newPI @isme-microbes.bsky.social 😃 We observed evidence supporting the viral shuttle hypothesis in giant viruses. We also observed convergent evolution amongst giant viruses and bacteriophages to light-energy and nutrient limitation. academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
- Nice Wiki (wikipedia worthy) article on viral lysis of Emiliania huxlyii wiki.ubc.ca/Course:EOSC_...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleThere is still time for high school students ages 15–18 to dive into our #UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Mini School! Classes start on July 21, 2025 oceans.ubc.ca/non-credit-c...
- 2025 - Biodiversity Modelling Summer School. Coding biodiversity: building scenarios with a global ecosystem model August 18 to 22, 2025 - University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Apply now!!! www.usherbrooke.ca/ecoles-de-po...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleAwesome new faculty job -- the University of British Columbia is looking for a senior ecosystem scientist to fill a new research chair position. geog.ubc.ca/job-opportun...
- This is a great opportunity to pursue a PhD in marine virology, at a wonderful location, and terrific supervisors. Not to mention that it includes opportunities to do part of the work at UBC.
- PhD opportunity in marine virus eco-evo dynamics Joint CNRS–UBC program: @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social × @ubcoceans.bsky.social 📍 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France (LBBM UMR8176) 🗓️ Start: Oct 2025 | Duration: 3 years 🔍 Skills: Modelling, Bioinformatics, Marine Virology 🔗 Apply: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleJust a nice reminder! 🧪🧬🖥️ I found this GitHub very useful: github.com/cxli233/Frie...
- A nicely written piece mbim.ubc.ca/news/the-con... by sarah anderson @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social highlighting recent work led by @kevinzhong2006.bsky.social and supported by the GBMF and @hakai.org that shows that the #microbiome of Pacific #oyster spat is affected by T but not pH. @science.ubc.ca
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleToday I learned the difference between "commercial" and "craft" distilleries. Now the challenge - how to determine the distinction in the liquor store
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleJunior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June
- Many data sets held by NOAA are being "retired" in may, including datasets relevant to ocean sciences and climate. If you have need for these data, or are an archivist, it would be good to download this now. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
- Sad that it has come to this: www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...
- Congrats - nicely done!
- Our work on cryptic infection of giant viruses was published today in @ScienceMagazine . We discovered a large virus hiding within a green algal genome producing virions. Collaborative effort spearheaded by Virginia Tech, University of Miami & NIOZ scientists. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Canada can be a world leader in science and innovation. We have world-class research universities, amazing talent and entrepreneurial spirit. Leadership, vision and commitment from all levels of government to support knowledge generation and translation will make it happen.
- If elected, Poilievre’s government will “put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and federal funds for university research.” The phrase is almost identical to wording used by the Trump administration. Catharine Winstanley and @liisagalea.bsky.social write.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleDr. Mark MachLachlan has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science for a five-year term, commencing April 1, 2025. academic.ubc.ca/academic-com...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleCongratulations to my dear friend @seanmichaletz.bsky.social for getting the Rising Start Distinguished Ecologist recognition from the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University #CSU #GDPE
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleBig news
- 🎉 bioRxiv & medRxiv are now managed by openRxiv, a new independent nonprofit. This transition allows for more flexibility and innovation. Our mission remains being a free service to authors ensuring rapid sharing of scientific information before peer review. ℹ️ openrxiv.org/introducing-...
- Stand up for Science www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleDr. Brett Gilley & Dr. Erik Eberhardt, Head of @eoas.ubc.ca, dressed up as dinosaurs UBC Science Meet Your Major event last night. This annual fair is the only time that the Science specializations come together at the same time to connect with first year students & answer student questions.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleThere’s been so much interest in from US 🇺🇸health workers and jobs in Canada that I’m posting recruitment links for all 10 provinces and 3 territories: 🧵 #healthcarejobs🇨🇦
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleYes! thank you for reminding me to post and boost. go.bsky.app/GcVKfkcat://did:plc:u3qtwr3xni67et44ip5vov2z/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lb3wlueppa2q
- It's pretty great <3
- The NW Persian (Arabian) Gulf is a hypersaline negative estuary that harbors a vast galaxy of cyanophage and pelagiphage evolutionary groups that are highly uneven in abundance (www.int-res.com/articles/ame...). The remarkable diversity of phage genotypes in the sea continues to impress.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleWe've arrived! Follow CIEE-ICEE to learn about opportunities for Canadian researchers in ecology, evolution and environmental science to obtain funding for, or participate in, working groups, graduate courses, and workshops.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleRESEARCH: The hypersaline northwestern Arabian Gulf contains a phylogenetically diverse and highly uneven community of viruses related to cyanophages and pelagiphages. Co-authored by Dr. @virosphere.bsky.social . www.int-res.com/abstracts/am...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleYes, I am mad. This is a start, more to come. Longer format to engage with what's happening & provide context to those in/out of science about what's at stake for science and society. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
- The overturning of norms of collaborative research in the US continues, with #NOAA being targeted directly. www.wired.com/story/noaa-e...
- Thank you @aslo.org for emphasizing community, and that governments cannot change who we are: www.aslo.org/aslo-comment...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleMeanwhile, in the civilised world: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
- Useful source of information ....
- Great background info to place "news" in context
- Check out our new, Interactive Media Bias Chart! app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/intera...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleIncredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks: "We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
- I rarely post outside my scientific lane, but I am so grateful for the wonderful and incredibly talented people that #UBC hired through examining and changing practices that are well-documented as being biased (e.g. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...). It has made for a much stronger, diverse academy.
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleJoin us February 3 for Dr. Daniel Pauly's presentation, "Breathing Water in a Warming World: An Overview of the Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT)".
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleThe JGI @jgi.doe.gov just released its new, completely revamped website Cool user science, information about our user programs, access to data portals and analysis tools and much more! Check it out at jgi.doe.gov
- Reposted by Curtis Suttle📚Vancouver high school students: #UBC Math presents Archimedes Talks - a series for students interested in math and applied science. On Feb 2 we welcome Angie O'Neill (Zoology) and Stephen Gustafson (Math). 🕥10:30 AM - 1:30 PM ✍️Fee: $20 Register 👉 tinyurl.com/3223833d
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleNice to see this important work make the news cycle when there is a lot of news in the world. Kudos to @laurenhart.bsky.social, @zepernickbn.bsky.social and others. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... And very nice of Newsweek to pick it up! www.newsweek.com/lake-erie-la...
- Reposted by Curtis SuttleIn a world of Meta and Walmart, be a Costco.
- Welcome Isabel Reche to Bluesky! @isabel-reche.bsky.social
- I am delighted to host Professor Adinortey during her stay at UBC. It is a great opportunity to expand scientific and personal connections between an exceptional scholar and @ubcoceans.bsky.social, @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social and @science.ubc.ca
- Dr Cynthia Adinortey ( @ceeadinortey.bsky.social ) is "excited and honoured to be chosen as one of the two inaugural fellows" and to work on the identification of indicator organisms for disease diagnosis in #Ghanaian #aquaculture. oceans.ubc.ca/2024/12/05/a...
- Very disappointing to see the shift in support for basic research in New Zealand www.science.org/content/arti...
