Marcus de Goffau, PhD

Medical Researcher

With a background in molecular sciences (MSc) and medical microbiology (PhD) and 60+ publications (including Nature) I have established a reputation in the microbiome field on two main topics: 1) Calling out highly cited yet seriously flawed scientific studies in the low microbial biomass field and 2) advancing the understanding of gut microbiome compositions (trophic networks) in both Westernized and non-Westernized / African populations, and exploring how these differences relate to the rise of diseases of affluence in industrialized societies.

My initial interest in Ancestralize was peaked by its focus on diet and lifestyle (instead of drugs) to improve health and my own recovery from Long COVID via lifestyle changes like fasting & running. The job application process itself revealed I was indeed dealing with a group of similarly skeptical and critical individuals who do not blindly follow often flawed, authority-based scientific dogma or aim to be politically correct. Instead, they rigorously scrutinize the science and connect the dots themselves (using an advanced probabilistic reasoning model) aiming to provide people with genuine insights and solutions to a growing problem.