Jeffrey I. Gordon
Jeffrey I. Gordon · Science & Medicine
Regarded as a founder of the study of the human gut microbiome
1947, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
United States
Jeffrey I. Gordon is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Regarded as a founder of the study of the human gut microbiome
A physician-scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, Gordon is widely regarded as a founder of modern human gut microbiome science. Using germ-free mice, he showed that the trillions of microbes in the gut form a metabolic organ affecting nutrition, immunity and development, and linked disrupted microbiome development to childhood undernutrition. He is documented among Jewish figures in biomedical science.
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Regarded as a founder of the study of the human gut microbiome
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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