{"id":28,"date":"2025-08-18T09:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research-sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/biofilm-microbiome-conference\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:56:22","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research-sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/biofilm-microbiome-conference\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"334\"><strong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"334\">Invited Plenary Speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"703\">The conference features an outstanding line-up of internationally recognised researchers whose work spans microbial ecology, biofilms, microbiomes, evolution, and biotechnology. Our plenary speakers will present cutting-edge research on how microorganisms interact, organise, and adapt within complex communities across natural, clinical, and industrial environments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"744\"><strong data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"744\">Confirmed plenary speakers include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1690\">\n<li data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"891\">\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"891\"><strong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"776\">Professor Christian Kost<\/strong> (Osnabr\u00fcck University, Germany)<br data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"811\" \/><em data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"891\">Microbial cooperation and the formation of intercellular metabolic networks.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"1078\">\n<p data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"1078\"><strong data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"920\">Professor Jeremy Webb<\/strong> (University of Southampton, UK; National Biofilms Innovation Centre)<br data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"992\" \/><em data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1078\">Bacteriophage\u2013biofilm interactions and their role in microbial community dynamics.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1216\">\n<p data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1216\"><strong data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1110\">Professor Karoline Faust<\/strong> (KU Leuven, Belgium)<br data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1134\" \/><em data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1216\">Alternative stable states and ecological transitions in microbial communities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1369\">\n<p data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1369\"><strong data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1246\">Professor Kevin Foster<\/strong> (University of Oxford, UK)<br data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1276\" \/><em data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1369\">Competition, cooperation, and conflict in bacterial communities and the human microbiome.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1537\">\n<p data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1537\"><strong data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1401\">Professor Mette Burm\u00f8lle<\/strong> (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)<br data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1440\" \/><em data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1537\">Interspecific interactions in biofilms and their impact on bacterial protection and function.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1690\">\n<p data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1690\"><strong data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1570\">Professor Ronan MacCarthy<\/strong> (University of Southampton, UK)<br data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1605\" \/><em data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1690\">Regulatory and signalling networks underlying ecological versatility in bacteria.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Invited Plenary Speakers The conference features an outstanding line-up of internationally recognised researchers whose work spans microbial ecology, biofilms, microbiomes, evolution, and biotechnology. 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