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A highly interdisciplinary research group focused on medical and environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, and biotechnology development. We are located at the University of California San Diego, in the Department of Pediatrics and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Recent Highlights
Recent Highlights
Soil Health Center at UC San Diego
The Gilbert Lab plays a leading role in the UC San Diego Soil Health Center, with Sarah Allard serving as Director, advancing microbial solutions for resilient agriculture and climate systems. The Center integrates research, field trials, and translation to practice.
Learn more → https://soilhealthcenter.ucsd.edu/
(04/24/2026)
StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator
With Jack Gilbert as PI and Vanessa Scott as Director, the Gilbert Lab supports StartBlue, a NOAA supported accelerator that helps ocean and climate startups move technologies from research to market. The program provides funding, mentorship, business development, and commercialization support.
Learn more → https://startblue.ucsd.edu/
(04/24/2026)
Nutrition for Precision Health (NPH) consortium featured on CBS Sunday Morning
The National Institutes of Health’s study Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program, was highlighted on CBS Sunday Morning as a key driver of innovation in nutrition research. Dr. Gilbert is the co-PI of the Microbiome and Metagenomics Center at UCSD, part of NPH, with Mary Buschmann serving as Center Director, and several lab members are actively involved in the consortium.
Learn more → https://cse.ucsd.edu/about/news/uc-san-diego-receives-14m-drive-precision-nutrition-gut-microbiome-data
(04/24/2026)
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