Sylvain Moineau, O.C.
Québec, Quebec
Microbiologist Sylvain Moineau’s passion and spirit of collaboration have led to breakthrough scientific advances in his field. A professor at Université Laval, he curates the world’s largest collection of bacteriophages and is a global expert in this regard. He has played a leading role in understanding bacterial viruses and the CRISPR-Cas systems involved in a genome-editing technology. An esteemed collaborator and mentor, he is able to simplify the concepts behind the science and his research in order to convey his enthusiasm to the general public.