Jack A Gilbert

Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Abstract. As the first and dominant life forms on the planet, microorganisms underpin all ecological and organismal systems that drive planetary functionin

A longer look at our new IUCN Species Survival Commission for Microbes academic.oup.com/sumbio/artic...

This article provides more details on what we hope to achieve over the next 18 months.

The road ahead: why conserving the invisible 99% of life is fundamental to planetary health A new paper outlines how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the leadership of Applied Microbiology International President, Professor Jack Gilbert.

The road ahead: why conserving the invisible 99% of life is fundamental to planetary health. A new paper in SMI charts how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the leadership of AMI President Jack Gilbert www.the-microbiologist.com/news/the-roa...

Sure there is. We are just not the ones collecting it.

Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Abstract. As the first and dominant life forms on the planet, microorganisms underpin all ecological and organismal systems that drive planetary functionin

A longer look at our new IUCN Species Survival Commission for Microbes academic.oup.com/sumbio/artic...

This article provides more details on what we hope to achieve over the next 18 months.

UC San Diego and UC System Rank Among World’s Top Institutions for Most Influential Researchers UC San Diego has once again been recognized among the top institutions in the world on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate. UC San Diego tied for 18th in the world this year w...

🔬 @ucsandiego.bsky.social scholars are crushing it on the global stage! 💥 50 trailblazing scientists were named to @clarivate.com's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list.

Shoutout to our Scripps stars:

🦠 @gilbertjacka.bsky.social, Microbiology
🌎 Shang-Ping Xie, Geosciences

ha! But remember, we collect the poop, not the urine - poop is a treasure trove!

"Elinne is only 40% of her genome away from being fungus." -Jack Gilbert @gilbertjacka.bsky.social

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”

As droughts become longer and more intense, their toll on ecosystems could be far greater than we thought. Our new paper in @science.org shows how prolonged & extreme droughts cause dramatic, cumulative losses in ecosystem productivity across the globe www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.

Microbes sustain all ecosystems yet they’re nearly absent from conservation frameworks.
The @IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group aims to change that.
Honored to co-chair this global effort.
Great @nytimes piece by Carl Zimmer:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/s...

Happy to announce that guitarist and legend - The Edge - is working with us to support soil regeneration through Oath Inc. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

YouTube video by BBC News Brasil Em menos de 5 segundos no chão, tá limpo! Certo? 🤔🍓🚫

Did a fun thing with the BBC - and it got syndicated to Brazil with the world service youtube.com/shorts/zPn0P...

Save the microbes? The world’s smallest species may soon get protections. Researchers are calling for the conservation of teeny tiny organisms that normally get overlooked, and conservationists are listening.

Thanks Annie Roth! Great article on our new IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group in National Geographic. www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

I’ll be joining @CSUSM’s Climate Action & Sustainability Center panel on Oct 8 (6–7:30pm) to discuss protecting and restoring North County’s water bodies. With @SDCoastkeeper + CSUSM faculty. 🌊
📍 CSUSM | More info: www.csusm.edu/al/calendar....

Microbes without borders: uniting societies for climate action The climate crisis is one of the most urgent and complex challenges of our time. Although often overlooked in models and policy, microorganisms play a crit

Microbes without borders: uniting societies for climate action

@femsjournals.bsky.social Microbiol Ecol by @jaytlennon.bsky.social et al @leonorabit.bsky.social @vscooper.micropopbio.org @gilbertjacka.bsky.social

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MicroMates: Oceanic Odyssey A card game where science meets adventure – dive into the invisible world of microorganims!

Check out MicroMates: Oceanic Odyssey by Minkor AB on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/170...

MicroMates: Oceanic Odyssey A card game where science meets adventure – dive into the invisible world of microorganims!

Check out MicroMates: Oceanic Odyssey by Minkor AB on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/170...

Microbes without borders: uniting societies for climate action Abstract. The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time, yet the role of microorganisms remains underrecognized in climate science and p

Microbes = climate allies.
Our new editorial calls for a global alliance to put microbial science at the center of climate action. 🌱🌍

Because microbes cross every border—so should our solutions.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/sumb...

🗣️ “It has been the honour of a lifetime to serve in this role” – Prof. Jack Gilbert, President of AMI

AMI is seeking its next President - a prestigious opportunity to lead our Board of Trustees, champion our mission, and represent AMI globally.

Learn more: appliedmicrobiology.org/about/our-te...

New conservation committee led by Applied Microbiology International calls on science community to get on board with microbial conservation The team behind a new world-leading conservation committee headed by Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is calling on global scientific and conservation communities to get on board to protect microbial life.

The team behind a new world-leading conservation committee headed by Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is calling on global scientific and conservation communities to get on board to protect microbial life. www.the-microbiologist.com/news/new-con... @gilbertjacka.bsky.social

🌏 #Microbes now have their own global survival commission! The #IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group, co-led by Scripps microbial ecologist @gilbertjacka.bsky.social, aims to safeguard the survival of the smallest species on the planet.
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Here's how we give the microbes their due in a historic 1st.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature now has a MICROBIAL CONSERVATION SPECIALIST GROUP as a global safeguard for microbial biodiversity! Article led by @gilbertjacka.bsky.social Raquel Peixoto

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

Announcing our correspondence in Nature Microbiology:
The IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group is here!
For too long, microbes have been invisible in conservation. Together we’re building networks, tools, & policies to protect them — the foundation of all ecosystems.
READ: rdcu.be/eFOE3

Presentation by Jack Gilbert @gilbertjacka.bsky.social
Precision Microbiome Health Care

. @dfigeys.bsky.social (Atlantic event) will present RapidAIM: a high-throughput assay that maintains live human gut microbiomes in 96-well format

@gilbertjacka.bsky.social (Pacific event) will discuss precision medicine and human gut microbiome!

🆓registration cassyni.com/s/mvif-glomi...

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Both excellent questions. We have not tested them in other soils, but unless native microbes compete agianst them the SynCom should work. In these Black Soils from which our SynCom is Native, there should be no long term impacts - like taking a probiotic of your own bacteria. In other soils....maybe

✨Pacific Session speakers✨

Gloria Dominguez-Bello

Adrian Egli

Safarina Malik

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Thomas Sharpton

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David Mills

Kate Bowerman

Takuji Yamada

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If you are interested in learning more about Clinical Methods for Nutrition and Obesity Research - I strongly recommend you apply for this course - it's free and they provide a $500 travel stipend to offset costs of attendance.

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Nice article on the presentation i gave at ADLM last week.

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