Joe Schinaman is a biotech entrepreneur and industry consultant with a specialty in probiotics and the microbiome. He has a passion for translating the latest bench research on the microbiome into accessible therapies for patients, with a particular focus on the brain-gut axis and metabolic health. Joe holds a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in neurobiology, and completed a postdoc at the University of California, Los Angeles studying the role of the microbiome in maintaining health during aging.