Bob Hutkins, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska – Scientific Founder
Dr. Hutkins is a world-renowned expert on probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics, with 35 years’ experience as an academic researcher. He has multiple published papers, multiple patents, has written a popular textbook on fermented foods, and is a board member for the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics.
Jens Walter, Ph.D.
University College Cork – Scientific Founder
Dr. Walter is an expert on gut microbiota and has spent 20 years studying microbiome ecology, with a focus on the gut environment, is a global leader in developing ecological strategies for modulating the gut microbiome and in translating this research into therapeutic and nutritional strategies, and has published 100+ scientific articles on gut health.
Andy Benson, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska – Scientific Founder
Dr. Benson is a current director of the Nebraska Food for Health Center, has spent 25 years as a gut health researcher, and has published important papers on genome evolution and gut-microbiome-host interactions.
Tom Burkey, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska – Scientific Founder
Dr. Burkey is an expert on animal gut health with a 15-years of research focusing on interactions between nutrients, gut microbes and immunity in animal species.