{"id":31,"date":"2025-08-18T09:06:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research-sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/biofilm-microbiome-conference\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:25:38","slug":"programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research-sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/biofilm-microbiome-conference\/programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"610\">The conference will feature a full day of scientific sessions, including <strong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"340\">invited plenary lectures<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"360\">research talks<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"403\">early-career researcher presentations<\/strong>, and an <strong data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"442\">interactive poster session<\/strong>. The programme is structured to reflect the breadth of microbial interaction research, spanning natural, clinical, industrial, and engineered biofilms and microbiomes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"651\">Sessions will cover key themes such as:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"939\">\n<li data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"712\">Interspecies cooperation, competition, and communication<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"765\">Biofilm organisation, resilience, and adaptation<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"822\">Metabolic cross-feeding and community-level function<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"888\">Antimicrobial tolerance and resistance in complex communities<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"939\">Synthetic and engineered microbial communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1122\">Dedicated networking breaks and exhibition periods will provide opportunities for discussion, collaboration, and engagement with academic, industrial, and research-network partners.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\">Programme outline<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>8:30 &#8211; 09:15 |\u00a0<\/strong>Registration<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\">Session 1: Metabolic Cooperation and Alternative States in Microbial Communities<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>Chair<\/strong>: Faizan Sadiq<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>09:15 &#8211; 09:20 |\u00a0<\/strong>Welcome from the conference organiser<br \/>\nDr Faizan Sadiq, Lecturer in Microbial Biofilms, Cardiff University<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>09:20 &#8211; 09:30 |\u00a0<\/strong>Welcome from Applied Microbiology International (AMI)<br \/>\nKathryn Spiller, Director of Publishing, Applied Microbiology International<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>09:30 &#8211; 10:00 |\u00a0<\/strong>Plenary Talk<br \/>\nPower from unity: On the formation of intercellular metabolic networks within microbial communities<br \/>\nProfessor Christian Kost &#8211; Professor of Ecology, Osnabr\u00fcck University, Germany<br \/>\n(25-minute talk + 5-minute Q&amp;A)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>10:00 &#8211; 10:30 |<\/strong>\u00a0Plenary Talk<br \/>\nAlternative stable states in a synthetic human gut community<br \/>\nProfessor Karoline Faust &#8211; Associate Professor in Microbiological Bio informatics, KU Leuven, Belgium<br \/>\n(25-minute talk + 5-minute Q&amp;A)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>10:30 &#8211; 11:00 |\u00a0<\/strong>Selected Early Career Researcher Presentations (2)<br \/>\n\u2022 10:30 &#8211; 10:45 Early Career Researcher 1<br \/>\n\u2022 10:45 &#8211; 11:00 Early Career Researcher 2<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>11:00 &#8211; 11:15:<\/strong> Flash Poster Presentations (10)<br \/>\nEach presentation: 1-minute talk, with no Q&amp;A<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>11:15 &#8211; 11:35:<\/strong> Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\">Session 2: Interaction Dynamics &amp; Microbial Community Function<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>Chair<\/strong>: Katja Hill<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>11:35 &#8211; 12:05 |<\/strong>\u00a0Plenary Talk<br \/>\nCompetition in bacteria and the human microbiome<br \/>\nProfessor Kevin Foster, Chair of Microbiology, University of Oxford, UK<br \/>\n(25-minute talk + 5-minute Q&amp;A)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>12:05 &#8211; 12:35 |<\/strong>\u00a0Plenary Talk<br \/>\nInterspecific interactions in biofilms impact bacterial protection and functionality<br \/>\nProfessor Mette Burm\u00f8lle, Professor of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark<br \/>\n(25-minute talk + 5-minute Q&amp;A)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>12:35 &#8211; 12:55 |<\/strong>\u00a0Research Talk<br \/>\nCooperation and competition in chronic wound biofilms<br \/>\nDr Faizan Sadiq, Lecturer in Microbial Biofilms, Cardiff University<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>12:55 &#8211; 13:25 |<\/strong>\u00a0Selected Early Career Researcher Presentations (2)<br \/>\n\u2022 12:35-12:50<strong> |<\/strong>\u00a0Early Career Researcher 3<br \/>\n\u2022 12:50-13:05<strong> |<\/strong>\u00a0Early Career Researcher 4<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>13:25 &#8211; 13:40 |<\/strong>\u00a0Flash Poster Presentations (10)<br \/>\nEach presentation: 1-minute talk, with no Q&amp;A<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>13:40 &#8211; 14:40 |<\/strong>\u00a0Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\">Session 3: Ecological Stress, Signalling Cascades and Microbial Adaptability<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>Chair<\/strong>: Brad Spiller<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>14:40 &#8211; 15:10 |<\/strong>\u00a0Plenary Talk<br \/>\nBiofilm \u2013 Bacteriophage Interactions \u2013 Breaking and Building Professor Jeremy Webb, Professor of Microbiology and National<br \/>\nBiofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Co-Director, University of Southampton, UK<br \/>\n(25-minute talk + 5-minute Q&amp;A)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>15:10 &#8211; 15:30 |<\/strong>\u00a0Research Talk<br \/>\nTitle tbc<br \/>\nDr Katja Hill, Senior Lecturer in Oral Microbiology Cardiff University<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>15:30 &#8211; 15:50 |<\/strong>\u00a0Research Talk<br \/>\ntbc<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>15:50 &#8211; 16:10 |<\/strong>\u00a0Research Talk<br \/>\nTitle tbc<br \/>\nProfessor David Williams, Professor of Oral Microbiology, Cardiff University<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>16:10 &#8211; 16:30 |<\/strong>\u00a0Research Talk<br \/>\nTitle tbc<br \/>\nDr Lydia Powell, Lecturer in the Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Swansea University, UK<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>16:30 &#8211; 17:00 |<\/strong>\u00a0Plenary Talk<br \/>\nUnravelling the signalling cascades that govern ecological versatility in Acinetobacter baumannii<br \/>\nProfessor Ronan MacCarthy, Professor in Microbial Biofilms, University of Southampton, UK<br \/>\n(25-minute talk + 5-minute Q&amp;A)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>17:00 &#8211; 17:15 |<\/strong> Refreshments, networking and poster viewing<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1240\"><strong>17:15 &#8211; 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