Governor-General’s Medal recipient Kyle Kevin Biggar, a 26-year-old native of Summerside, P.E.I., is fascinated by the ability of some animals to survive extreme environmental conditions. He was introduced to research in this field during his undergraduate studies in biology and soon discovered Kenneth Storey’s laboratory at Carleton University.
Storey would become Biggar’s most influential and inspiring professor as Biggar completed his doctorate in the study of the molecular basis of animals who survive such environmental stresses as freezing, low oxygen and hibernation.