Jack Gilbert

Jack Gilbert is an accomplished scientist and educator currently serving as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Marine Science and Professor at UC San Diego since January 2019. Gilbert's leadership extends to directorship at the UCSD Microbiome and Metagenomics Center and the role of Vice President at Applied Microbiology International. As a co-founder and member of the Scientific Advisory Board at BiomeSense, Gilbert contributes to the development of innovative microbiome sensors. Additionally, Gilbert serves as the Founding Editor in Chief of the mSystems Journal for the American Society for Microbiology. Previous roles include Visiting Yeoh Ghim Seng Professor at the National University of Singapore and director at The Microbiome Center. Gilbert's academic background includes a B.Sc. in Marine Biology from King's College London and a Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from the University of Nottingham.