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Christopher Dutton

@cldutton.bsky.social
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Asst Professor in Biology at the University of Florida. Yale EEB PhD. Ecology and Conservation. Ecosystems, animals, microbes, etc... ufduttonlab.github.io

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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Replacing the bulkhead on one of our trusted field vehicles, a 1988 Land Rover Defender, 300TDI. 🧐👌
bulkhead replacement for our old defender.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Everglades. Squint and you can see our...🤖🐰🏹🐍
An everglades canal, with our robotic bunnies set up on the side in the distance to lure in invasive pythons.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
August 2004: International Police oversight in Iraq. August 2026: 22 yrs later at 50 years old, running a microbiome lab at a UF. Nothing in the first photo predicted the second. Don't be afraid to follow your interests as they may evolve... and as you grow.
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Sean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
And here's a second NYU postdoc job ad, where I'm looking for a candidate that is interested in working on the gut-brain axis: apply.interfolio.com/189975 please share 🙏
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Dinner and movie night at camp with our friends. Hilarious watching #TheSheepDetectives with our local friends who actually have sheep.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sorry girls, now is not a good time to swing...let's go sit by the fire.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Bird eating snake
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Summer camp for our daughters at our research camp in Kenya... washing clothes by hand is a big part of the experience. 💪
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Wondering... if the dwarf mongooses are trying to tell me that there is a 🐍 outside the tent?
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A little excitement this afternoon when a hippo came out of nowhere, between myself and my kids, as I was fixing our remote telemetry system.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Baboons can read maps!
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Beautiful sunset tonight.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Everything is going great. 👍
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Couldn't clear the overhang without a little extra weight! 💪😂
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Sometimes...it just takes a little longer to get where you are going ...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This is why we hire Maasai to help. They can spot the hippo moving in the bush much further than we can see.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
First breakdown of the trip!
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Summer camp for the kids... helping collect gas flux measurements in the bush of Kenya. 🙏👍
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Turns out...our Kenyan nanny is an excellent hair dresser as well.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Researcher walking in the foreground, with many giraffe and zebra in the background.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Made in the USA, Made Stronger in Kenya. 💪
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Well, that didn't take long, to break the soil corer. 💪
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Siafu ants always move when it rains...gotta be careful walking around camp...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Zebra crossing upstream, one was taken...and these big boys started moving upstream.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The rain is coming...and the wildebeest will follow....
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Ah...hello old friend..I've missed you...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Within five minutes of the giraffe pooping, the dung beetles were already working thru it...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Always great to be back in the Mara
Elephants in a field
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I'm a Dutton. The other half of my family is Franklin, as in Ben. @paramountpictures.bsky.social drops three hit shows about my "dynasty" and suddenly Google emails me every 20 minutes about suspicious logins. Friends, I run a microbiome lab. There is no ranch. I promise. If there was, I'd invite u
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Cool job alert! www.usajobs.gov/job/870869600
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Supervisory Research Zoologist
The Smithsonian Institution is the worlds largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Smithsonians National Zoo and Conservation ...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Multi‐Species Canopy Latrines in Costa Rican Cloud Forests: A Mammal Interactions Hub in a Single Tree Species
We documented arboreal, multi-species mammal latrines in montane cloud forests of Costa Rica by surveying 169 trees across 29 species. Latrines were found exclusively on Ficus tuerckheimii, with 11 o....
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Our weather station was taken out by a controlled burn, right after a flood destroyed our water quality meter. The Mara River ecosystem in Kenya is studying us now.
weather station that got burnt during  a controlled burn.
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Two new papers from our group! Dutton & Subalusky labs @ufresearch.bsky.social, Frauendorf lab at @colgate.edu, @cgrupstra.bsky.social lab at #FAU, and Post lab at #Yale on how large wildlife reshape ecosystems 🦛🌊🧵
elephants crossing a river
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
👀 www.ign.com/articles/the...
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The Pokémon Company Is Actively Recruiting PhD Holders With Backgrounds in Ecology to Work in Tokyo - IGN
The Pokémon Company is actively recruiting PhD holders with backgrounds in ecology to work in Tokyo. This is perhaps the closest chance Pokémon fans have to channel their inner Professor Oak in real l...
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Haewon McJeon @hmcjeon.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
My new commentary in Science recounts the history of stabilization wedges and features the updates to the wedges by Johnson and Staffell. Read the commentary: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Read the Wedge 2026: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Wow. Truly humbled by the support. Thank you all so much. 🙏
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
We did it! Thanks to you, our labs hit the Gator Nation Giving Day challenge and unlocked the extra support for our students. Thank you for standing up and hollering with us today. #AllForTheGators givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/bi...
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Biology – WILDS: Water and Wildlife in the Labs of Dutton and Subalusky - Gator Nation Giving Day
Our research uncovers how animals and microbes shape the health of ecosystems - from Florida wetlands to African rivers. By supporting the Dutton and Subalusky Labs, you help us train future scientist...
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Sean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
For a popular-science summary of our work, see Joe Myxter's excellent writeup on the @isbscience.org website: isbscience.org/news/health/...
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Will It Stick? How to Tell Whether Probiotics and Prebiotics Will ‘Take’
Researchers used computer models to predict whether probiotics will “take” in individual microbiomes and how prebiotics shape gut chemistry.
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Sean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our latest is out today in @plosbiology.org: "Metabolic modeling reveals determinants of prebiotic and probiotic treatment efficacy across multiple human intervention trials" @isbscience.org @uwbioe.bsky.social @uwgenome.bsky.social doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Metabolic modeling reveals determinants of prebiotic and probiotic treatment efficacy across multiple human intervention trials
Prebiotic and probiotic interventions can induce therapeutically relevant shifts in the human microbiome, but their effects are variable across individuals. This study shows that metabolic models can ...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Four hours to go in Gator Nation Giving Day, and we’re just 4 donations away from unlocking a 2,000 dollar challenge gift for our lab. Every gift moves us closer and supports student-driven research Florida to African rivers. givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/bi... #AllForTheGators
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Biology – WILDS: Water and Wildlife in the Labs of Dutton and Subalusky - Gator Nation Giving Day
Our research uncovers how animals and microbes shape the health of ecosystems - from Florida wetlands to African rivers. By supporting the Dutton and Subalusky Labs, you help us train future scientist...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Large gifts are amazing, but today we’re also trying to maximize the number of Gators who raise their hands with any-size gift. ​ Chip in for water & wildlife research: givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/bi... #StandUpAndHoller We're high up on the leader board already! givingday.ufl.edu/pages/colleg...
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Biology – WILDS: Water and Wildlife in the Labs of Dutton and Subalusky - Gator Nation Giving Day
Our research uncovers how animals and microbes shape the health of ecosystems - from Florida wetlands to African rivers. By supporting the Dutton and Subalusky Labs, you help us train future scientist...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Gator Nation Giving Day 2026 is almost here, but early gifts are already rolling in. If you’d like to support student-driven water and wildlife research in our WILDS labs, you can give any time using our fund page: givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/bi... Every donor, every amount helps.
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Biology – WILDS: Water and Wildlife in the Labs of Dutton and Subalusky - Gator Nation Giving Day
Our research uncovers how animals and microbes shape the health of ecosystems - from Florida wetlands to African rivers. By supporting the Dutton and Subalusky Labs, you help us train future scientist...
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Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share. careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
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ameliebaud.bsky.social @ameliebaud.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Our lab’s first paper on host-microbiome interactions is out today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Genetic architecture and mechanisms of host-microbiome interactions from a multi-cohort analysis of outbred laboratory rats - Nature Communications
The intestinal microbiome is shaped by genetics and environment. Here, the authors show in rats that host genetic effects, including indirect social effects, influence microbiome composition, identify...
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Asst Prof job opening at UF Biology! explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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Christopher Dutton @cldutton.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Super fun to give the keynote at the American Zoological Association Nutrition Meeting in Oklahoma City! Talked about my lab's work in Kenya, Congo, and with Zoos across the US. A truly great group of passionate, kind people.
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Christy Schnitzler @christyschnitz.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Apply Now! Tenure-track Faculty Position in Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida's Whitney Lab. explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant/Associate Professor in Marine Bioscience
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Brian Odegaard @brianodegaard.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🚨🚨 New tenure-track job posting! 🚨🚨 The University of Florida is hiring an Assistant Professor in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, with an open research focus. Job ad here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53... Here's some info about why you should apply to this job! 1/
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Dr. Lauren E. Fuess @laurenfuess.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Reminder, we’re hiring 2 PhD students for next year!! I’m extending the deadline to Nov 1, but please get your app in soon if you’re interested in joining us! More info is on our webpage. 🦠🦑 Please share with ECRs you know as well and check out our other open positio. (Postdoc!)
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