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Sean Gibbons earned his PhD in Biophysics from the University of Chicago in 2015 and completed his postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018. Currently an Affiliate Associate Professor at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Gibbons' lab focuses on studying the ecology and evolution of microbial communities, particularly host-associated bacterial communities and their influence on the health and wellness of host organisms. The research group designs computational and wet-lab tools to study complex systems, with the ultimate aim of developing strategies to engineer the ecology of the gut microbiome to improve human health. Gibbons is also highly engaged in mentorship for interns from underrepresented groups and is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion within scientific advancement. In addition, he serves as a Senior Editor for the mSystems Journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Institute for Systems Biology • Seattle
Focuses on studying the ecology and evolution of microbial communities.
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