Prof. Anthony Sinclair

Dr. Anthony Sinclair's intellectual and scientific activities are almost without bounds. At one end of the spectrum, he is a pivotal part of an innovative interdisciplinary study (ranging from molecular biology to ecology) aimed at biological control of pest populations. As far as we know, this study is the only one of its kind in the world and it is visionary applied biology. At the other extreme, he is one of the world's leading experts on population regulation of both animals and humans. His work on east African large mammals - extending over three decades of time - has broadened into analysis of long-term ecosystem dynamics, including the role of humans in African ecosystems and sets new standards for the field, while his work on the boreal forests of the Yukon has opened up new avenues into the chemical ecology of plants and the population dynamics of their herbivores. Most recently, he is engaged in a biodiversity initiative, probably the largest and most comprehensive in Canada, involving universities, governments, and society at large. It is not surprising that Dr. Anthony Sinclair is widely acknowledged to be a world leader in his field.