PhD studentship opportunity - www.umu.se/en/work-with...

PhD position in Environmental Science with focus on Marine Observation System Resilience

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Environmental fungi influence cervical disease progression in Hispanic women in Puerto Rico. The study highlights why women’s health microbiome research must include fungi (not just bacteria) and consider interkingdom interactions with HPV and host physiology. journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

Environmental fungi modulate the vaginal mycobiome and cervical disease progression in Hispanic women | mSystems

This study demonstrates that environmental fungi may play an important role in shaping the vaginal microbiome and influencing cervical disease progression in Hispanic women. While most prior research ...

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Honored to have given the keynote at the Microbiome & Precision Nutrition Joint COBRE Symposium at UH Mānoa. Mahalo to the organizers and everyone who turned out for such great conversations. www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/anno...

SOEST hosts symposium on microbiomes and precision nutrition

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recently held the 2026 Joint COBRE Symposium: Microbiome and Precision Nutrition at the East-West Center

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Jasmine Clark will become the first Black woman with a science Ph.D. to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. https://scim.ag/4dDZe6P

Microbiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seat

Jasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D.

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A Royal Society meeting I am speaking at in June in London, UK is currently seeking additional submissions for the poster session on Monday Fill in this form - forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... Registration link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/metals-and...

I joined The Climate Resilience Podcast to talk soil health, microbes, climate resilience, stewardship, and why the ground beneath us is a living system central to our future. Listen here: theclimateresiliencepodcast.buzzsprout.com/2406212/epis...

The ground beneath us: Exploring soil, health and climate resilience - The Climate Resilience Podcast

In this episode, Professor Jack Gilbert - renowned microbial ecologist and Professor at UC San Diego - takes us beneath the surface to explore the hidden life of soil and why it matters more than we t...

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New review just dropped 🌱 "Soil Microbial Biogeography: From Maps to Blueprints" — we've spent 20 years mapping where soil microbes live. Now it's time to figure out how to use that knowledge. 📄 journal.hep.com.cn/sel/EN/10.100… #SoilScience #Microbiome #Ecology

WOW! Ten projects spanning blue carbon ecosystems and marine microbes will receive $3.4 million to demonstrate the use of genetic rescue as a tool for climate adaptation and mitigation. reviverestore.org/revive-resto...

New preprint from our team: complex microbial consortia improved lettuce and spinach performance under 30% reduced irrigation, including better yield, less wilting, improved root growth, and reduced harvest delay. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

My son’s band, Steal Euphoria, dropped their first single today—Lucid. Worth a listen if you like alt rock: music.apple.com/us/album/luc...

Lucid by Steal Euphoria on Apple Music

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Video of our SXSW panel on the future of conservation - www.youtube.com/watch?v=inZw...

SXSW Panel: Can Science Safeguard Earth’s Wildlife?

YouTube video by Scripps Oceanography

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Excited to share a new partnership between @ucsandiego and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance through the ARCH initiative. Read more: today.ucsd.edu/story/scripp... #Conservation #Biodiversity #ScrippsOceanography #SDZWA

Scripps Oceanography and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Partner for Innovative Conservation Efforts

Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance have announced a research partnership through the Agile Restoration & Conservation Hubs initiative. This joint effort will harne...

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🖖 Congrats to Scripps microbiologist @gilbertjacka.bsky.social for receiving the Live Long and Prosper Award from the Nimoy-Knight Foundation! The award celebrates extraordinary folks who embody Leonard Nimoy's message of hope, logic, compassion and service to others. https://bit.ly/4bLKeUA

A ‘doomsday vault’ of microbes could save species—including us cen.acs.org/biological-c...

A ‘doomsday vault’ of microbes could save species—including us

Scientists are storing backup copies of the bacteria, viruses, archaea, protists, and fungi that keep our planet healthy

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New paper out today in @microbiomej.bsky.social: “Environmental microbiota transfer from forest soil into urban homes: a proof-of-principle study.” We show that a simple soil-on-rug intervention can shift bacterial microbiota in house dust in urban homes. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Across 6 field sites in Rwanda, a multi-strain microbial consortium increased maize yield by 59–68% and root biomass by 61–74% vs untreated controls. Promising evidence for scalable microbiome-based agriculture. eartharxiv.org/repository/v...

Sir Tim Smit recently told me something that really stuck: scientists often fail to communicate because they unconsciously shape their message for the few peers in the room, not the wider audience. Worth remembering next time you present.

Having fun @anthropyuk.bsky.social in the @edenproject.bsky.social with the amazing @johandelsman.bsky.social The Edge, and Sir Tim Smit - promoting work through the @ucsandiego.bsky.social Soil Health Center (soilhealthcenter.ucsd.edu), OathBiome and @amiposts.bsky.social #saveoursoils

Yesterday at #SXSW, Scripps microbial ecologist Jack Gilbert @gilbertjacka.bsky.social joined experts from @sandiegozoo.bsky.social, @wcs.org & Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom for a panel exploring how biobanking & digital strategies are helping give wildlife a lifeline. bit.ly/40bwZpB

Looking forward to speaking at the Royal Society meeting on Metals & Oxygen: Planetary and Human Homeostasis (MOPHH) this June. 📅 June 15–16 📍 London + virtual 🎟️ Free (registration required) Join us: royalsociety.org/science-even...

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 event.anthropy.uk/event/anthro...

Soil: The quiet revolution

Beneath our feet lies a vast microbial universe essential to climate stability, biodiversity, and global food security. As soils deteriorate worldwide, understanding and harnessing microbial ecosystem...

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Calling all #SXSW attendees interested in wildlife conservation! 📣 Join Scripps microbial ecologist Jack Gilbert (@gilbertjacka.bsky.social) & experts from @sandiegozoo.bsky.social, @wcs.org, & Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom to explore how science is helping give wildlife a lifeline. Details below.

Our new study shows that a human-derived Bacteroides salyersiae can reverse depressive-like behavior in a chronic stress model, with effects comparable to ketamine. The talented @philstrandwitz.bsky.social to creating microbiome-based antidepressant therapeutics. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A human-derived Bacteroides strain attenuates depressive-like behavior in a rat model of social defeat-induced stress - BMC Medicine

Background The gut microbiome has been linked to mood disorders via communication along the gut-brain axis. We previously found levels of fecal Bacteroides were inversely associated with brain signatu...

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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. #RememberingLeonardNimoy #NimoyKnightFoundation #LLAPAward #LLAPTribute

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.

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. yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

A World Without Soil - Yale University Press London

A celebrated biologist’s manifesto addressing a soil loss crisis accelerated by poor conservation practices and climate change  “Jo Handelsm...

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A great read on saving endangered microbes (and not just from glaciers) “The world is at a critical inflection point,” says @gilbertjacka.bsky.social “If we don’t do something now, shit’s going to get real, and microbiology needs to be considered in this space.” www.noemamag.com/saving-the-l...

Saving The Life We Cannot See | NOEMA

Conservation has traditionally ignored the planet’s smallest life forms. Microbiologists are trying to change that — before it’s too late.

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We have Red Lists for mammals, birds and trees. But until now, nothing for microbes Noema Magazine explores our IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group The life we cannot see may be the most important life of all. www.noemamag.com/saving-the-l...

Saving The Life We Cannot See | NOEMA

Conservation has traditionally ignored the planet’s smallest life forms. Microbiologists are trying to change that — before it’s too late.

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🌎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 schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP116...

SXSW 2026 Schedule

Browse events, build your schedule, and get personalized recommendations for the 2026 SXSW Conference & Festivals from March 12–18, 2026 in Austin, TX.

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Episode 1 of #MVIFconversations with @gilbertjacka.bsky.social is here ⬆️ and Episode 2 (which is also awesome) is out on Monday 🤫🤫🤫