Dr. Jack A Gilbert a Professor in Pediatrics and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Associate Vice Chancellor for Marine Science, and Director of both the Microbiome and Metagenomics Center and the Center for Soil Health.

 

Dr. Gilbert uses molecular analysis to test fundamental hypotheses in microbial ecology. He cofounded the Earth Microbiome Project and American Gut Project. He has authored more than 450 peer reviewed publications and book chapters on microbial ecology. In 2023 he became President of Applied Microbiology International and won the 2023 IFF Microbiome Science Prize.

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https://gilbertlab.ucsd.edu/