Enooyaq Sudlovenick
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Enooyaq Sudlovenick | |
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| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) Iqaluit |
| Education | University of Guelph (BS), University of Prince Edward Island (MS), and University of Manitoba (PhD, current) |
| Occupations | Marine mammal health in the Arctic, pathology, and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit research |
| Awards | Weston Family Foundation Award in Northern Research, a prestigious award, presented to scientists at the cutting edge of Arctic research. |
| Website | https://www.enooyaqsudlovenick.com/ |
Enooyaq Sudlovenick (born c. 1992) is an Inuk Canadian marine biologist. She was a recipient of the 2021 Weston Family Awards in Northern Research for her research into the health of marine animals of the Arctic.
Sudlovenick was born in Iqaluit c. 1992.[1] Her great-grandfather on her mother's side was a German whaler while her other maternal ancestors were North Baffin Inuit in an area ranging from modern-day Pond Inlet to Somerset Island and as far as Taloyoak on the mainland. Her father's ancestors were Inuit from Inukjuaq in Nunavik.[2]
She grew up in Iqaluit and Pond Inlet on Baffin Island, and as a child ventured with her parents into the waters of Nunavut to examine marine life including sea angels, northern krill, and eels.[3]
Education
Sudlovenick worked at a summer student job with the Canadian Wildlife Service on Prince Leopold Island, and was inspired by a pod of narwhals to pursue marine ecology over terrestrial ecology.[4]
Sudlovenick earned a Bachelor of Science in marine and freshwater biology from the University of Guelph.[3] She then earned a Masters of Science in veterinary medicine, pathology and microbiology at the University of Prince Edward Island before returning to Iqaluit.[1] Her thesis was on health in ringed seals collected by Inuit hunters for food, looking for the presence of antibodies of five parasites: trichinella, brucella, leptospira, erysipelas and toxoplasma.[1][3] She also studied Arctic char and beluga whales.[5]
As of 2021, Sudlovenick has been working on a PhD at the University of Manitoba, and is the president of the ArcticNet Student Association.[3]
