obin’s lab has been at the forefront of microbiota research in recent years and has contributed valuable knowledge on how bacteria influence the development of colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer. His lab discovered the cancer promoting effect of colibactin a metabolite produced by some gut E. coli and revealed how inflammation impacts DNA damage induced by microbes that can lead to mutations and diseases like cancer.

Jobin’s lab uses state of the art genomic and engineering techniques to analyze the specific contributions of bacteria to cancer using preclinical models. He spearheaded an effort to establish a specialized germ-free animal care facility at UF where researchers can carefully study the contribution of specific or complex microbial ecosystems on host health and diseases.

Jobin’s research program is supported by numerous grants from the National Cancer Institute and other institutes at the National Institutes of Health. He has emerged as an international expert with invitations to speak at premier institutions and conferences from Australia to Taiwan. Jobin has also chaired numerous symposia on microbiota and cancer for the American Association for Cancer Research the American Gastroenterological Association and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.

He has been asked to serve on study sections for several private foundations and government agencies including as a permanent member of the NIH’s Gastrointestinal Mucosal Pathobiology Study Section from 2015 to 2021 and current reviewer for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). He has also served as an editor for several of the leading journals in the field and he is currently an associate editor of the journal Gut.

In his leadership role at the UF Health Cancer Center Jobin oversees research across several labs and clinical groups in microbiome research and fosters collaborations. He played a key role in the center achieving designation from the National Cancer Institute.

Source: https://cancer.ufl.edu/2024/12/12/christian-jobin-microbiome-expert-named-uf-distinguished-professor/