Janet Jansson

Janet Jansson
Born	Janet Knutson Jansson
Alma mater	Michigan State University New Mexico State University Colorado State University
Scientific career
Fields	Human microbiome Environmental microbiology[1]
Institutions	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences University of California, Berkeley University of Copenhagen Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Thesis	Development of gene probe methodology for detection of specific bacteria in environmental samples (1988)
Website	www.pnnl.gov/people/janet-jansson

Janet Knutson Jansson is an American biological scientist who is the Chief Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. She investigates complex microbial communities, including those found in soil and the human gut. Jansson is part of the Phenotypic Response of the Soil Microbiome to Environmental Perturbations Science Focus Area, and is a Fellow of the American Society for Microbiology.^[1][2]