Rob Knight (biologist)

Rob Knight (biologist) Congreso Futuro 2020 - Rob Knight 01.jpg Born 1976 (age 46) Occupation Biologist Rob Knight (born 1976 in Dunedin, New Zealand)[1] is a professor at the University of California, San Diego and the co-founder of the American Gut Project. He is also a co-founder of the Earth Microbiome Project, and his lab's research involves the development of laboratory and computational techniques to characterize the microbiomes of humans, animals, and the environment. 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] He did an IAmA on Reddit[6] and co-taught an online microbiome course on Coursera.[7] He gave a TED Talk in 2014 on the role microbes play on our health.[8][9] Later this idea was expanded into the book Follow Your Gut: The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes,[10][11] written with science journalist Brendan Buhler and published by Simon & Schuster. In 2015, he received the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science.[12] Rob Knight has the prologue and a chapter dedicated to his spirit of exploration in a non-fiction, written for masses, science book ‘I Contain Multitudes’. The author Ed Yong highlights his visit to San Diego zoo with Knight where he swabs different animals to study the microbes collected. He explains the intriguing nature of the microorganisms and the way the affect development of life. The book was published in 2016. American Gut Project The American Gut Project, which claims to be the world's largest crowdfunded and crowdsourced scientific research project,[13] aims to characterize the human microbiome—the diverse communities of microorganisms that live in and on the human body.[14] Participants make a monetary contribution and submit personal microbiome samples, and receive information about their microbiome.[15] References 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. Gibb, John (April 2009). "Prestigious award delights scientist". The Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 13 February 2016. Robbins, Gary (11 January 2015). "UCSD hires star biologist Rob Knight". The San Diego Union-Tribune. "I'm Professor Rob Knight. Let's talk about the lessons we can learn from poop...I mean, the millions of marvelous microscopic creatures inhabiting your gut". reddit. "Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome". Coursera. "Rob Knight: How our microbes make us who we are". TED. Retrieved 26 July 2016. "Colorado biochemist Rob Knight on TED: Microbes make us who we are". Genetic Literacy Project. Retrieved 26 July 2016. "TED Book: Follow Your Gut". TED. Retrieved 26 July 2016. "Ideas worth spreading about microbes: review of "Follow Your Gut" by Rob Knight". Gut Microbiota News Watch. Retrieved 26 July 2016. "CSE Faculty Affiliate Honored with Vilcek Prize | Computer Science and Engineering". www.cse.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2015. "About Knight Lab". American Gut. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017. "FAQs". American Gut. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017. "We Are Citizen Science". American Gut. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017. Rob Knight: How our microbes make us who we are 354,326 viewsFeb 23, 2015 TED 21.1M subscribers Rob Knight is a pioneer in studying human microbes, the community of tiny single-cell organisms living inside our bodies that have a huge — and largely unexplored — role in our health. “The three pounds of microbes that you carry around with you might be more important than every single gene you carry around in your genome,” he says. Find out why. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_knight_h... Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksD... 157 Comments rongmaw lin Add a comment... Russ Russ 7 years ago I have recently gone back to school for microbiology, and I am amazed how ignorant I was to the microbial world living inside and on me! This is a great Ted Talk shedding light on how microbes help us in countless ways. It seems it is an exciting time to be a microbiologist! 37 Elliot F. Elliot F. 7 years ago Thank You Rob. I had heard of fecal transplants years ago but dismissed it as quackery. I can envision your research leading to one day taking a pill full of specific microbes that will cure diseases or perhaps undo some of the damage we humans have unknowingly inflicted on ourselves. 8 Alan W Alan W 7 years ago This symbiotic relationship seems so understandable when you consider that the first 80% of earths life cycle were single cell bacteria.  74 tdreamgmail tdreamgmail 7 years ago This tremendous groundbreaking work. A rare return to form for TED talks, a talk about new discovery, not reinterpretations of an old anecdotal story. I wonder if we can change our own microbal colonies by what we consume. This is what generally happens when you introduce some new type of food, eg. fermented foods, sauerkraut or kim chi. or probiotic yoghurt or kefir. I hoped he would go more in depth about how he managed to get the normal vaginal microbes onto his new born c sectioned baby. 21 Arthur Dent Arthur Dent 7 years ago These Ted talks are a gold mine for Science Fiction/ Fantasy writers. They explain their fields so well. 27 VikingHealth VikingHealth 5 years ago This is such an exciting field! I can't wait for what the future will bring when it comes to microbial transplants. To this day there is so little we can for patients with digestive disorders 4 Vega Ness Vega Ness 4 years ago Absolutely fascinating!!! I am now really keen to learn more in this area! מִיכָאֵל מִיכָאֵל 6 years ago The best TED Talk ever done, amazing. 2 Daedhart Daedhart 7 years ago This is good news. It seems absurd to think about microscopic creatures as having any impact on our lives just as it was absurd that we could detect exoplanets 10 years ago. Its time for the absurd to become reality. 3 Adrian Adrian 7 years ago Very interesting field of study, I hope further surprising revelations await that can help us. 1 Modig Internal Disciplines Modig Internal Disciplines 4 years ago Very interesting information that answers a lot of questions for me. 1 Jk St Jk St 7 years ago Incredibly interesting and insightful for a layman. Thanks. Emily Willen Emily Willen 6 years ago For anyone interested, Rob Knight also gives a free 6 week class on Coursera called "Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome", which you can take at anytime. 159 61Marsh 61Marsh 7 years ago Truly amazing, this could a radical start to many new treatments 1 r. ridderbusch r. ridderbusch 2 years ago Thank you very much for your input in getting my daughter's paper published! 2 Ndaru Adyono Ndaru Adyono 7 years ago This is make human become more complex. I think this study was awesome. The world of microbe inside you define who you are. 2 LemonNation LemonNation 6 years ago So... when cannibals say they're going to eat someone to steal their powers, that might actually be what happens? 14 sally-ann Williams sally-ann Williams 4 years ago Rob Knight (born 1976 in Dunedin, New Zealand) Thank you - great info. 5 kevin chen kevin chen 1 year ago This is truly fascinating William Nguyen William Nguyen 4 years ago I met him at school today, he was so interesting 1 john muller john muller 7 years ago Fascinating.I was adopted and it must have been a c-section because I have an overwhelming desire to coat myself in vaginal juices. Lol. Where can I follow up on continued research that you are developing? 24 CoiledDracca CoiledDracca 7 years ago A good portion of me is not actually me... and you... Did you know it, I admit, I did, but I love videos that put it forward like this. 1 Bonnie Hayslett Bonnie Hayslett 2 years ago Wish he went into more details about antibiotics early in life and obesity. i. zak i. zak 5 years ago The question that is puzzling me big time : how can you improve your microbiome ? Probiotics and fermented foods are useless since they are aerobic and gut bacteria is anaerobic. increasing fiber helps the ones you have thrive but it doesn't add diversity... i know it is all a new thing but would like any info in this regards. 3 MrsKik001 MrsKik001 7 years ago So interesting! Is there a transcript of this TED Talk? 1 YoloTallylicker YoloTallylicker 7 years ago super interesting :D I cant believe they are so important rahn45 rahn45 7 years ago To elaborate on his point that autism and gut bacteria might have a relation, is that there's some evidence to suggest that when a young child gets sick and is bombarded with antibiotics to combat the illness, their gut bacteria is severely disrupted; and that in certain cases one of the gut bacteria that comes to dominate the gut produces neuro-toxins as a waste product. As a result that child will develop autism due to the neuro-toxin inhibiting the brain's development and function. Another further correlation is that autism rates are higher in first world nations: Countries that have high antibiotic use. 16 Paulo Cavalcante Paulo Cavalcante 2 months ago the best TED :) MT MT 7 years ago Great talk. More research needs to be done here definitely. In terms of the accent, my guess is that hes a Kiwi who has been living in Ireland for a long time. Melissa Oosthuizen Melissa Oosthuizen 1 year ago he couldve made this speech 5 minutes long 1 MonkeyKong MonkeyKong 7 years ago you can buy yogurt with beneficial microbes but the microbes were selected by the yogurt company so that they have to keep being replenished by eating their yogurt on a regular basis 3 SBS man SBS man 6 years ago Could all wiggly critters be merely stages of microbial beings, life forms from amassed single cell entities, even the roaming lights in the sky and crop designs? Joseph Peters Joseph Peters 3 years ago Is it possible to attract mirobs with different energy levels? (Electricity) 4 . . 11 months ago Hi Rob .How is the GMO (DNA transcribed into GM) mrna injected into us going to effect( modify) us with this in mind? DeoMachina DeoMachina 7 years ago Yoo, that's pretty crazy. I wonder just how much of our behaviour might be influenced by microbes? 1 Edie Monroe Edie Monroe 1 year ago not all children get these childhood diseases due to birth by c-section. My daughter has none and was valedictorian of her class, on the deans' list for college. No asthma, No diabetics, No obesity. My family does have a history of Type 2 Diabetic in some members. If you had an emergency C-Section don't feel bad, this doesn't apply to all children. I did breastfeed for a year after birth which helps with immunity. Chuck Starwar Chuck Starwar 6 years ago Human Genome Project (HGP) was initiated and completed by DOE, NIH is only a later involver. Commodore1236 Commodore1236 7 years ago Why are so many assholes complaining about his accent? People have different accents you know that right? Plus, if you're a scientist you get to speak HOWEVER because you're awesome :) 10 Catholic Fandom Catholic Fandom 4 years ago If your oral microbes are important then what does mouth wash, and teeth brushing have to do with it? Does alcohol kill those microbes? 2 honey bunny honey bunny 4 months ago and it means that "who we are" visually is only 10% of who we are really....🤔 bcjustgreen bcjustgreen 7 years ago Is it possible that our genes and microbes are correlated with each other? This is a great talk; accent is not supposed to be a major focus. pacmac pacmac 7 years ago Now THAT'S why kissing is healthy! 3 sheila Lepotakis sheila Lepotakis 4 years ago Very interesting. Vegan Ostomy Vegan Ostomy 6 years ago I live without a colon, the alleged "home" to a vast majority of my microbes, yet I don't experience allergies, ear/eye/throat infections, GI problems, mental health issues, obesity, or any other health-related troubles - what explanation could there be for this? I ask because there are millions of us without a colon, yet we seem to experience no ill-effects from it. Do the microbes that would normally be in our colon set up shop somewhere else? Where? 3 Sweet G Sweet G 4 years ago So how do we take care of our gut bacteria? 1 Jaime Benito Jaime Benito 7 years ago Maybe a different accent would have been more pleasant to my ears, but in any case, I would gladly listen to this guy talking for hours, if the content delivered is as informative and fascinating as this little presentation... regardless of how technical it is. This is really an enthralling glimpse on something I have suspected for a long time, but with key figures whose magnitude I could have never guessed correctly (except by sheer luck). I wonder how many people realise the importance of these findings, even if the results can be improved to the point of resulting in radically different figures. Ineffable is really the only appropriate word that comes to mind when trying to describe this study. 30 A Rod A Rod 7 years ago I'm abit confuse of how microbes could effect a person being odese or not. To my personal opinion I do believe obesity is cause by the person over eating habits (I have not reseach odesity topices since 10th grade, so my opinion can be easily be change with some good facts) Rob Knight is saying with the right microbes, it could cure illness. I believe that would be in anatomy field of science, and eating habits is in psychology. Could microbes effect both body and mind? 1 The Real Drunkard Hu The Real Drunkard Hu 7 years ago awesome! if you need a test subject, i could use some healthy microbes! 2 yogayantra Dominique yogayantra Dominique 7 years ago He is a specialist in his field, but in his field only. No animals should be used at all. We, human species do not deserve the torture of even one mouse. He addresses a population who lives on the SAD (standard American Diet) and not on raw food, on green leafy vegetables. Change your diet, change your life. 4 Lana Em Lana Em 3 years ago What about the microbiom from the lungs?I read that we have bacteria in the lungs also! 1 Thomas Yamaguchi Thomas Yamaguchi 7 years ago This is Cool!! Joke Asjes Joke Asjes 7 years ago Hartstikke interessant 1 Mixey Mixey 7 years ago There's a saying "Microbes rule the World" 1 Anton Ello Anton Ello 2 years ago They can use ecoli and salmonella to eat away at tumors as well. Dennis Boyd Dennis Boyd 3 years ago WOW How Healthy would we be if we damage our gut microbes with all the Glyphosate we eat each day. 1 milena deltorto milena deltorto 2 years ago (edited) Wow! So where/how can I get the biome to lose weight? Anyone know? Jim Kosglow Jim Kosglow 4 years ago Jim Kosglow: Here's another excellent overview video about the urgency of understanding the brain-gut connection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh1Spq2JzRI&t=1s mahesh debata mahesh debata 2 years ago Very good Matt Stofko Matt Stofko 5 years ago Do dental X rays kill the mouth microbiome? 2 PixelPhobiac PixelPhobiac 7 years ago Bioinformatics, woop woop! Carlo Laspinas Carlo Laspinas 3 years ago Microbes are ubiquitous!!! dev bachu dev bachu 2 years ago Agree boss thanks Yasmina Reads Yasmina Reads 7 years ago How would you physically coat the child in vaginal fluids after birth from via a c-section?? 3 Leigh Edwards Leigh Edwards 2 years ago (edited) Microbes 10 to 1 human cell is just plain wrong - more like 1.3 to 1. And it's not 3Ib more like 200g. Corazón Corazón 6 years ago I find the topic very interesting, as well as the possible future medical treatment of obesity and etc. Though I do wish this guy could speak in such a way that would grab my attention because I find his talk rather boring to me that I almost fell a asleep. Over all it was a great video its just, to me, his talks doesn't interest me the most Leo Erickson Leo Erickson 1 year ago frantically modifies a t-shirt cannon to shoot gut bacteria stool sample collection kits 1 David Star David Star 1 year ago Detroit Michigan 48221. Thank you very much. I sub, liked and commented : Video paid for. emptyskullify emptyskullify 7 years ago WHAT ACCENT IS THAT?? Its like an amalgam of the Australian and Irish accent, or an amalgam of an Australian and American accent. I MUST KNOW!!! XD 9 Finlaar Finlaar 7 years ago Great talk but his accent messes with my brain... 3 Robin Breeds Robin Breeds 3 years ago why o why is no Doctor talking about this in my local surgery roxxyfakename roxxyfakename 7 years ago Ooooch. Just couldnt deliver on those jokes... Might have been less awkward to watch the first time if he didnt attempt humor. Good talk though, really interesting. Neko Kawaii Neko Kawaii 4 years ago Who's here because of MIC301? John Cronin John Cronin 2 years ago Eat horseradish with every meal José Manuel Arvide José Manuel Arvide 2 years ago It amazing how the technology and science is moving so fast in this arena... today we can find supplements with metabolites with companies like Sanki, for anyone interested in this unique product you can visit sankibalance.com .... Obside Onyx Obside Onyx 7 years ago Slow clap Mister F Mister F 7 years ago WHAT IS THIS ACCENT?!!! 2 Zain Jafry Zain Jafry 4 years ago thumbs up if mary making u watch this 1 WHITE HOLE WHITE HOLE 2 years ago TRAVAIL D'SVT VOUS ÊTES LÀ 1 Timmy Thistle Timmy Thistle 3 years ago This is bulllshit. I'm a C-sections and so is my brother and two other people I know and we're all lean. Also a bit harsh down grading C-section because us C-sections never had a choice in the matter on how we were to be born and can't do anything about it at all. 1 Malcolm Pagett Malcolm Pagett 7 years ago This guy has the weirdest fucking accent I've ever heard. Interesting Talk, though. 2