Nicole Litwin, Ph.D., RDN, is a postdoctoral scholar in the Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) at UC San Diego, where she is studying the relationship between diet and the human gut microbiome. She is currently supporting the Human Diets & Microbiome Initiative. Nicole received her Ph.D. in Human Nutrition and Food Science at Colorado State…
Daniel McDonald, Scientific Director, oversees the scientific program of The Microsetta Initiative / the American Gut Project. Daniel holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He specializes as a developer using popular microbiome software packages such as QIIME 2, and has published numerous peer-reviewed research papers in the microbiome…
Se Jin Song is the Director of Research at the Center for Microbiome Innovation. She oversees industry collaborations, working to develop and execute microbiome research projects with partners in industry. She is also the managing director for The Microsetta Initiative, overseeing all operations for the project. She has a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,…
Dr. Gilbert, a globally recognized leader in pre-clinical and clinical microbiome research, has revolutionized the field with innovative technologies and open-access initiatives. As President of Applied Microbiology International, he has pushed back the frontiers of clinical practice; as Editor-in-Chief of mSystems journal, he has championed open-access science. Additionally, as the founder of BiomeSense, he has…
Dr. Bartko is currently an adjunct professor and professor of practice in the Bioengineering Department within the Jacobs School of Engineering. Dr. Bartko’s research focuses on microbial identification as applied to rapid microbial methods for defense, diagnostics, and quality assurance. Dr. Bartko has successfully created, commercialized, and licensed multiple inventions in the life sciences field.…
Rob Knight is a Professor of Pediatrics and Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, San Diego; he is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the American Academy of Microbiology.
