Dr. Elisabeth Bik is a microbiome scientist. She received her PhD from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Her scientific work has included time at the Dutch National Institute for Health and the Stanford University School of Medicine. She previously worked as a science editor and scientific and editorial director at uBiome, and director of science at Astarte Medical.  Currently, Dr. Bik has transitioned full time to a Microbiome and Science Integrity Consultant. Her work has been featured in major news publications including Nature, the New York Times, the Washington post, le Monde, The Scientist, and more. She often shares her detective work on social media, where she has nearly 150,000 X followers. She’s doing important work and I was honored that she agreed to come on the podcast to talk about some of it. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.physiologicallyspeaking.com/subscribe