I met Ruairi Robertson several years ago when I was the coach for TEDxFulbrightSantaMonica, and I was immediately smitten! He was all about the microbiome before it entered the public consciousness, and his talk is fascinating. So is what he has gone on to do! Ruairi is a Post Doc research fellow at the Pasteur Institute, and he focuses on the gut microbiome. He also has his own podcast called The Biomes Podcast. We discuss all things microbiome - the importance of taking probiotics when taking a course of antibiotics, the importance of fiber, eating fermented foods like kimchi, and more. You'll really enjoy Ruairi and his perspective. --- In our conversation Ruairi and I experienced some internet lag time and so you may notice that in this recording. I made the executive decision to post it anyway because Ruairi is so interesting and so busy! It's still fine, but when we seem confused that's what is happening! I know you'll love Ruairi and find him tremendously interesting!
Dr. Ruairi Robertson is a scientist studying the human gut microbiome. He is fascinated by how microbes influence the human body, and his research examines the amazing interactions between microbes and human health and disease from belly to brain.
Since he started his scientific career, he has garnered many awards, including:
- B.Sc in Human Nutrition from University College Dublin (2012)
- Ph.D. in Microbiology from University College Cork (2016)
- Fulbright Scholarship to Harvard Medical School (2015-2016)
- Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship to Queen Mary University of London (2017-2022)
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to the Institut Pasteur (2022-2023)
You can find him at https://ruairirobertson.com/, Watch his fabulous talk at TEDxFulbright here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awtmTJW9ic8&feature=youtu.be
And, his podcast about the cutting edge of microbiome research is here: https://ruairirobertson.podbean.com/