Rob Knight (biologist)
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) New Zealand |
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| Discipline | Computational Microbiologist |
| Institutions | University of California, San Diego |
Rob Knight (born 1976-77 in
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]
References
- ^ a b Gewin, Virginia (11 July 2012). "Microbes en masse: The sequencing machine". Nature.
35-year-old, Knight
- ^ "Rob Knight profile". LinkedIn.
- ^ Bland, Jeffrey (June 2016). "June 2016 Issue: Rob Knight". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- The Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ Robbins, Gary (11 January 2015). "UCSD hires star biologist Rob Knight". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ "Ideas worth spreading about microbes: review of "Follow Your Gut" by Rob Knight". Gut Microbiota News Watch. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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