Gilbert was previously a
graduate assistant at Duke, and later held academic appointments at
North Carolina State University and the
University of North Carolina Medical School. In 1988 he joined the faculty of Mississippi State, and was made a full
professor in 1993.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarchive.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2010/03/gilbert-named-provost-executive-vice-president-msu |title=Gilbert named provost, executive vice president at MSU ==See also==