Rob Knight (biologist)

Rob Knight
Knight in 2020
Born1976 (age 47–48)
New Zealand
Academic work
DisciplineComputational Microbiologist
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Diego

Rob Knight (born 1976-77 in Dunedin, New Zealand)[1] is a computational microbiologist and professor at the University of California, San Diego. His research involves the development of laboratory and computational techniques to characterize the microbiomes of humans, animals, and the environment.[1]

Knight completed a BSc in biochemistry at the University of Otago and a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University in 2001,[2] where his thesis was "The Origin and Evolution of the Genetic Code."[3][4] Until 2014, he was a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder.[5]

In 2015, he published the popular science book Follow Your Gut: The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes, together with science journalist Brendan Buhler.[6]

  1. ^ a b Gewin, Virginia (11 July 2012). "Microbes en masse: The sequencing machine". Nature. 35-year-old, Knight
  2. ^ "Rob Knight profile". LinkedIn.
  3. ^ Bland, Jeffrey (June 2016). "June 2016 Issue: Rob Knight". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ Gibb, John (April 2009). "Prestigious award delights scientist". The Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ Robbins, Gary (11 January 2015). "UCSD hires star biologist Rob Knight". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  6. ^ "Ideas worth spreading about microbes: review of "Follow Your Gut" by Rob Knight". Gut Microbiota News Watch. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.