Theo Gibbs
@theogibbs.bsky.social
Schmidt Science Fellow and Postdoctoral Researcher at NYU. PhD from Princeton.
I’m interested in species coexistence, higher-order interactions, theoretical ecology and the plant microbiome.
https://theogibbs.github.io
I’m interested in species coexistence, higher-order interactions, theoretical ecology and the plant microbiome.
https://theogibbs.github.io
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📣We will be back soon with a new series of online theory seminars!
As ever, free and open for all via Zoom. Follow us on here, or join our email list (iite.info/seminar-emai...) for details.
In the meantime, all our past talks are on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@theoretical...
See you there!
As ever, free and open for all via Zoom. Follow us on here, or join our email list (iite.info/seminar-emai...) for details.
In the meantime, all our past talks are on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@theoretical...
See you there!
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
📣We will be back soon with a new series of online theory seminars!
As ever, free and open for all via Zoom. Follow us on here, or join our email list (iite.info/seminar-emai...) for details.
In the meantime, all our past talks are on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@theoretical...
See you there!
As ever, free and open for all via Zoom. Follow us on here, or join our email list (iite.info/seminar-emai...) for details.
In the meantime, all our past talks are on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@theoretical...
See you there!
Reposted by Theo Gibbs
🔥🔬🌲 Postdoc Opportunity at Duke! to study the drivers and impacts of post-fire forest loss in the western U.S.
Position is part of the inaugural SCALES fellowship, an exciting program funding interdisciplinary research addressing key climate challenges. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31549
Position is part of the inaugural SCALES fellowship, an exciting program funding interdisciplinary research addressing key climate challenges. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31549
Duke University, Biology
Job #AJO31549, Postdoctoral Associate, Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
academicjobsonline.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:07 PM
🔥🔬🌲 Postdoc Opportunity at Duke! to study the drivers and impacts of post-fire forest loss in the western U.S.
Position is part of the inaugural SCALES fellowship, an exciting program funding interdisciplinary research addressing key climate challenges. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31549
Position is part of the inaugural SCALES fellowship, an exciting program funding interdisciplinary research addressing key climate challenges. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31549
Reposted by Theo Gibbs
Our new paper in @pnas.org (co-led by @theogibbs.bsky.social) demonstrates that spatial patterns can modify interactions in plant communities of more than two species! (1/8)
Psyched to share a new paper out today in @pnas.org! W/ @zachgold.bsky.social, Haylee Oyler, Jonathan Levine and @nathanjbkraft.bsky.social, we showed that spatial clustering modifies the strength of competition in a diverse annual plant community.
Check it out here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Check it out here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Our new paper in @pnas.org (co-led by @theogibbs.bsky.social) demonstrates that spatial patterns can modify interactions in plant communities of more than two species! (1/8)
Psyched to share a new paper out today in @pnas.org! W/ @zachgold.bsky.social, Haylee Oyler, Jonathan Levine and @nathanjbkraft.bsky.social, we showed that spatial clustering modifies the strength of competition in a diverse annual plant community.
Check it out here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Check it out here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Psyched to share a new paper out today in @pnas.org! W/ @zachgold.bsky.social, Haylee Oyler, Jonathan Levine and @nathanjbkraft.bsky.social, we showed that spatial clustering modifies the strength of competition in a diverse annual plant community.
Check it out here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Check it out here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Happy to share a new preprint! W/ @zachgold.bsky.social, Haylee Oyler, Jonathan Levine and @nathanjbkraft.bsky.social. We use a spatially explicit experimental design to ask:
do higher-order interactions structure the dynamics of annual plant communities?
Link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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do higher-order interactions structure the dynamics of annual plant communities?
Link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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July 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Happy to share a new preprint! W/ @zachgold.bsky.social, Haylee Oyler, Jonathan Levine and @nathanjbkraft.bsky.social. We use a spatially explicit experimental design to ask:
do higher-order interactions structure the dynamics of annual plant communities?
Link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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do higher-order interactions structure the dynamics of annual plant communities?
Link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧵
Reposted by Theo Gibbs
Last year, I joined a brilliant group of researchers for a 3-week deep dive into host–microbe systems. Each week explored a different theme, led by inspiring lecturers.
I’m excited to share that videos of their talks — along with presentations by several team members — are now on YouTube:
I’m excited to share that videos of their talks — along with presentations by several team members — are now on YouTube:
July 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Last year, I joined a brilliant group of researchers for a 3-week deep dive into host–microbe systems. Each week explored a different theme, led by inspiring lecturers.
I’m excited to share that videos of their talks — along with presentations by several team members — are now on YouTube:
I’m excited to share that videos of their talks — along with presentations by several team members — are now on YouTube:
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Our article on the challenges and opportunities in studying host-microbe symbioses is now published in Cell Host & Microbe! @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Theory of host-microbe symbioses: Challenges and opportunities
Growing insight into microbial symbioses highlights the need to model these systems mathematically. We discuss three areas requiring theoretical advan…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Our article on the challenges and opportunities in studying host-microbe symbioses is now published in Cell Host & Microbe! @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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URGENT! Contact your senators today to advocate to fund science agencies and programs!
The Senate Appropriations Committee & its subcommittees are writing appropriation bills for the federal FY26 budget now.
Here's how you can help: esa.org/esablog/2025...
The Senate Appropriations Committee & its subcommittees are writing appropriation bills for the federal FY26 budget now.
Here's how you can help: esa.org/esablog/2025...
June 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
URGENT! Contact your senators today to advocate to fund science agencies and programs!
The Senate Appropriations Committee & its subcommittees are writing appropriation bills for the federal FY26 budget now.
Here's how you can help: esa.org/esablog/2025...
The Senate Appropriations Committee & its subcommittees are writing appropriation bills for the federal FY26 budget now.
Here's how you can help: esa.org/esablog/2025...
New paper w/ Jonathan Levine and @exp-evoeco.bsky.social! We induced plastic responses in annual plants through early-life competition. These responses tended to make subsequent species interactions stronger and coexistence less likely.
Link: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Link: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
May 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New paper w/ Jonathan Levine and @exp-evoeco.bsky.social! We induced plastic responses in annual plants through early-life competition. These responses tended to make subsequent species interactions stronger and coexistence less likely.
Link: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Link: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
If you’re a prospective graduate student interested in quantitative or computational biology, consider applying to the QCB Scholars program at Princeton!
More info here: lsi.princeton.edu/education/qc...
Please share widely!
More info here: lsi.princeton.edu/education/qc...
Please share widely!
April 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If you’re a prospective graduate student interested in quantitative or computational biology, consider applying to the QCB Scholars program at Princeton!
More info here: lsi.princeton.edu/education/qc...
Please share widely!
More info here: lsi.princeton.edu/education/qc...
Please share widely!