Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his)

Microbial ecologist: EIC for mSystems; cofounder of BiomeSense; President for AMI. Father, Scientist, Pilot. Views are my own.

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

Buy Dirt is Good today! https://t.co/XJQMs6XoGM

[Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean]

Yesterday at #SXSW, Scripps microbial ecologist Jack Gilbert @gilbertjacka joined experts from @sandiegozoo, @thewcs & Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom for a panel exploring how biobanking & digital strategies are helping give wildlife a lifeline. https://t.co/9bvxiNFHH5

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

Excited to speak at @royalsociety MOPHH 2026 on metals, oxygen & planetary + human homeostasis.

I’ll be discussing how microbiomes connect health across scales—from clinics to ecosystems 🌍🦠

📅 June 15–16
📍 London + virtual (FREE)
👉 Register: https://t.co/07SU9bZaTK

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

Looking forward to speaking at #Anthropy26 at the Eden Project.

Session: “Soil: The quiet revolution”
🗓 March 25 | 9:30–10:30 AM

Join Sir Tim Smit, Jo Handelsman, The Edge and I talking about soil health
https://t.co/fX8RIohML7

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

New paper out in BMC Medicine 🧠🦠

A human-derived gut bacterium (Bacteroides salyersiae HB32) reduced depressive-like behavior in a chronic stress model — with effects comparable to ketamine in this study.
@Holobiome_Inc

https://t.co/slVPgBq1ZG

[Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean]

🌎Can science help safeguard Earth’s wildlife? From habitat loss to climate change, species worldwide are under threat. At #SXSW2026, experts like @gilbertjacka explore how biobanking & digital tools give wildlife a lifeline.
🗓 Mar 17 | 4 PM
📍 JW Marriott, Room 201-202

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

Honored to recieve the Live Long and Prosper Award from the Nimoy-Knight Foudnation. Spock made neurodivergence cool!

#RememberingLeonardNimoy
#NimoyKnightFoundation
#LLAPAward
#LLAPTribute

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

Honored to receive the Live Long and Prosper Award from the Nimoy-Knight Foundation.

I grew up inspired by Spock’s logic and Kirk’s boldness, two sides of the scientist’s mindset.

🖖 Live long and prosper.

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

For those of you interested in our planet and solutions you should read Jo Handelsman's A World Without Soil - it is a pivotal work that should inform agriculture and conservation management globally.

https://t.co/tXlD1qmCXZ

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

Microbes produce half the oxygen on Earth. They sustain soils, oceans & our own bodies.
Yet conservation has ignored them.
@NoemaMag explores the first IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group

The life we cannot see is the life we depend on.

https://t.co/zrj9U9syrc

[Applied Microbiology International @AMIposts]

Book your free place! Applied Microbiology International will be holding a free webinar on ‘Gender Equality and Water’ to mark World Water Day 2026 - March 18. We’ll be joined by @bjc_agua - an expert in water management, sanitation and sustainable development - and @Lylamehta - an expert on water, sanitation, gender and development. https://t.co/vU3fAMDxzP

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

🌎Can science help safeguard Earth’s wildlife? From habitat loss to climate change, species worldwide are under threat. At #SXSW2026, experts explore how biobanking & digital tools give wildlife a lifeline.
🗓 Mar 17 | 4 PM
📍 JW Marriott, Room 201-202
https://t.co/gLTLwGWsn8

[KAUST @KAUST_News]

Global experts from @UCSanDiego and @RedSeaGlobal addressed the urgency of uniting ecosystems, disciplines, and data to drive innovation during Nature’s Coral, Coasts, and One Health conference at KAUST.

From AI-powered insights to applied conservation frameworks, collaboration is turning science into solutions.

@NatureConf

[Svetlana Ugarčina Perović @svetlana_up]

In the Episode 1, @MmSteffie and Christina Pavloudi welcomed @gilbertjacka!

NEXT episode will be out in February 🤫 & I can't wait to tell you who was my guest.

▶️ https://t.co/4L4zlL7QIO

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[Microbiome Virtual International Forum @MicrobiomeVIF]

LAUNCH DAY🎙️

We're thrilled to share the very first episode of #MVIFconversations with Jack Gilbert 💫

@MmSteffie and Christina Pavloudi talked with @gilbertjacka about how microbes shape our health and the invisible living world around us.

Give it a listen & spread the word!

[GutMicrobiota Health @GMFHx]

Is it time to speak about a "social transfer of pain"?

@gilbertjacka & colleagues found the changes in the gut microbiome of mice housed in the same environment suggest that the social transfer of pain alters bystander peripheral physiology:

https://t.co/UX4wIL89Hl

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

A Little Grime Can Boost Kids’ Health. But What Kind? Amber Fyfe Johnson (https://t.co/h9Ryg0wHht) and I talk with Kathleen Davis on @scifri about what kind of 'dirt' may be good for your children's health!
https://t.co/sWhx2MpWb8

[Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean]

3️⃣ Scripps-affiliated leaders are featured in @SanDiegoMag's 2026 Biggest Movers & Shakers list, recognized for driving bold ideas and shaping the future of our city. Join us in recognizing @minwadhwa, @gilbertjacka & @paloma4D1!

Read more: https://t.co/IwooobBRVz

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

New @BMJPublicHealth paper from the METS cohort:

Across Ghana, South Africa, Jamaica, Seychelles & the U.S., 8-year follow-up shows rising obesity, high BP & high glucose during mid-life.

The NCD transition is global. Prevention can’t wait.
🔗 https://t.co/cQUJ0KFxs9

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

When pain is socially transferred between mice, the gut microbiome of the bystander changes too.

Bystanders show hypersensitivity + shifts in SCFA-producers & metabolic pathways, mirroring CFA pain animals.

https://t.co/46WSKpWW7k

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

New resource alert!
The National Sea Urchin Resource Center (NSURC) is now live at UC San Diego

Powering reproducible biomedical & environmental research with one of our closest invertebrate relatives.
https://t.co/m4rbESh4wC