Jack A Gilbert
@gilbertjacka.bsky.social
Microbial ecologist: EIC for mSystems Journal, cofounder of http://biomesense.com; President for AMI (http://appliedmicrobiology.org); Father, Scientist, Pilot.
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@gilbertjacka.bsky.social was kind enough to invite me, and many others in the field, to contribute to a perspective article on "Clinical translation in microbiome research" in @natmed.nature.com
The conclusion? We're making breakneck progress, compared to other fields!
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The conclusion? We're making breakneck progress, compared to other fields!
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Clinical translation of microbiome research - Nature Medicine
This Review summarizes recent and compelling examples of microbiome-based interventions that are ripe for clinical adoption while also discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the field.
doi.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
@gilbertjacka.bsky.social was kind enough to invite me, and many others in the field, to contribute to a perspective article on "Clinical translation in microbiome research" in @natmed.nature.com
The conclusion? We're making breakneck progress, compared to other fields!
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The conclusion? We're making breakneck progress, compared to other fields!
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Reposted by Jack A Gilbert
His science exquisitely uncovered profound facets across biology’s subdisciplines. Most importantly, he has gifted a new generation of scientists a profound sense of possibility and mandate: to look beyond the individual organism and understand the world as it truly is.
December 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
His science exquisitely uncovered profound facets across biology’s subdisciplines. Most importantly, he has gifted a new generation of scientists a profound sense of possibility and mandate: to look beyond the individual organism and understand the world as it truly is.
Sure there is. We are just not the ones collecting it.
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Sure there is. We are just not the ones collecting it.
ha! But remember, we collect the poop, not the urine - poop is a treasure trove!
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
ha! But remember, we collect the poop, not the urine - poop is a treasure trove!
Reposted by Jack A Gilbert
Paraphrasing Tom Curtis “ if the last whale dies in the ocean, it will be a tragedy, but if the last ammonia oxidizing bacterium dies in our waste water treatment plants, it will be the end of humanity”
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Paraphrasing Tom Curtis “ if the last whale dies in the ocean, it will be a tragedy, but if the last ammonia oxidizing bacterium dies in our waste water treatment plants, it will be the end of humanity”