Christopher Dutton

Wow. Truly humbled by the support. Thank you all so much. 🙏

Biology – WILDS: Water and Wildlife in the Labs of Dutton and Subalusky - Gator Nation Giving Day Our research uncovers how animals and microbes shape the health of ecosystems - from Florida wetlands to African rivers. By supporting the Dutton and Subalusky Labs, you help us train future scientist...

We did it! Thanks to you, our labs hit the Gator Nation Giving Day challenge and unlocked the extra support for our students. Thank you for standing up and hollering with us today. #AllForTheGators

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Will It Stick? How to Tell Whether Probiotics and Prebiotics Will ‘Take’ Researchers used computer models to predict whether probiotics will “take” in individual microbiomes and how prebiotics shape gut chemistry.

For a popular-science summary of our work, see Joe Myxter's excellent writeup on the @isbscience.org website: isbscience.org/news/health/...

Metabolic modeling reveals determinants of prebiotic and probiotic treatment efficacy across multiple human intervention trials Prebiotic and probiotic interventions can induce therapeutically relevant shifts in the human microbiome, but their effects are variable across individuals. This study shows that metabolic models can ...

Our latest is out today in @plosbiology.org:

"Metabolic modeling reveals determinants of prebiotic and probiotic treatment efficacy across multiple human intervention trials"

@isbscience.org @uwbioe.bsky.social @uwgenome.bsky.social

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Biology – WILDS: Water and Wildlife in the Labs of Dutton and Subalusky - Gator Nation Giving Day Our research uncovers how animals and microbes shape the health of ecosystems - from Florida wetlands to African rivers. By supporting the Dutton and Subalusky Labs, you help us train future scientist...

Four hours to go in Gator Nation Giving Day, and we’re just 4 donations away from unlocking a 2,000 dollar challenge gift for our lab. Every gift moves us closer and supports student-driven research Florida to African rivers. givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/bi... #AllForTheGators

Biology – WILDS: Water and Wildlife in the Labs of Dutton and Subalusky - Gator Nation Giving Day Our research uncovers how animals and microbes shape the health of ecosystems - from Florida wetlands to African rivers. By supporting the Dutton and Subalusky Labs, you help us train future scientist...

Large gifts are amazing, but today we’re also trying to maximize the number of Gators who raise their hands with any-size gift.
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Chip in for water & wildlife research: givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/bi... #StandUpAndHoller

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Biology – WILDS: Water and Wildlife in the Labs of Dutton and Subalusky - Gator Nation Giving Day Our research uncovers how animals and microbes shape the health of ecosystems - from Florida wetlands to African rivers. By supporting the Dutton and Subalusky Labs, you help us train future scientist...

Gator Nation Giving Day 2026 is almost here, but early gifts are already rolling in.

If you’d like to support student-driven water and wildlife research in our WILDS labs, you can give any time using our fund page: givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/bi...
Every donor, every amount helps.

🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share.

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Genetic architecture and mechanisms of host-microbiome interactions from a multi-cohort analysis of outbred laboratory rats - Nature Communications The intestinal microbiome is shaped by genetics and environment. Here, the authors show in rats that host genetic effects, including indirect social effects, influence microbiome composition, identify...

Our lab’s first paper on host-microbiome interactions is out today!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Asst Prof job opening at UF Biology!

explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

Super fun to give the keynote at the American Zoological Association Nutrition Meeting in Oklahoma City! Talked about my lab's work in Kenya, Congo, and with Zoos across the US. A truly great group of passionate, kind people.

Apply Now! Tenure-track Faculty Position in Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida's Whitney Lab. explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

🚨🚨 New tenure-track job posting! 🚨🚨

The University of Florida is hiring an Assistant Professor in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, with an open research focus.

Job ad here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

Here's some info about why you should apply to this job! 1/

Reminder, we’re hiring 2 PhD students for next year!! I’m extending the deadline to Nov 1, but please get your app in soon if you’re interested in joining us! More info is on our webpage. 🦠🦑

Please share with ECRs you know as well and check out our other open positio. (Postdoc!)

Picture of our robotic bunny used as a python lure in the Everglades.

Pretty tickled to see our little guy on the big screen during the keynote address of the UF School of Natural Resources and Environment Research Symposium.

It's all good! We have a spare land rover...and my hopes and dreams are highly adaptable.

If you look closely, you can see my hopes and dreams under the oil cooler to the left.

PEEP - Power Estimator for Ecological Planning | Statistical Power Calculator PEEP: Your friendly companion for sample size calculations and power analysis in ecological research. Professional tools for field studies, experimental design, and grant proposals.

Just finished a first draft of an ecological power analyzer app. Been watching students struggle to figure out sample sizes. Hope this helps. Fork it, steal it, use it. Mostly accurate. Work in progress. ufduttonlab.github.io/peep-power/

Stellenangebote: Universität Hohenheim Aktuelle Stellenangebote der Universität Hohenheim.

JOB ALERT! Do you also love large ecological experiments? Become coordinator of our big new geo-biosphere experiment in @terra-cluster.org. 7-year position! Follow link for details.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
@britishecologicalsociety.org
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
@uslter.bsky.social

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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

OK, this is amazing.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sleeping giants: temporal, seasonal, and spatial variations in the 24-h activity budget of Hippopotamus amphibius This study provides the first observational 24-h activity budget of hippos and the first behavioral data from Botswana. Behavior varied by time of day, sea

New article published looking at the behaviour of hippos in Botswana and how it varies throughout the day, seasonally, and in different areas. Very little known about hippo behaviour, so feeling happy to have this out there 🥰🦛

academic.oup.com/jmammal/arti...

The disciplinary matrix of holobiont biology Uniting life’s seen and unseen realms guides a conceptual advance in research

Microbiomes are the foundation of the biosphere. Hosts such as humans, bees, and plants have never been just hosts. They are complex units of biological organization upon which various forces act to shape composition, form, and function. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I've been teaching General Ecology at UF Biology and experimenting with ways to help make learning fun. One way I've found particularly useful, is through web apps (games and simulations). Feel free to use them, fork them or steal them. A work in progress.
ufduttonlab.github.io/teaching/

Just learned about the book, Absolution.

Can confirm they have a camera, but will have to move it to the bunny's back for version 2. Great idea! 😂

Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - Nature Genomic and biochemical analyses of prokaryotic sulfur metabolism identify diverse microorganisms with the capacity to oxidize sulfide using iron(iii).

📢 New paper in @nature.com

Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals

I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡

🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships: Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.

It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.

unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Whoa! Been waiting yrs for these...

UF researchers deploy robotic rabbits across South Florida to fight Burmese python explosion Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in Florida.

lab side project.... www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...