Keynotes

These talks are led by professionals in their field and are an opportunity to explore research conducted beyond your institution or organisation. The talks will be based on three key microbiology themes: Environment, Biotechnology and Medical. Click on the icons below for full details on each of our keynote speakers.

ECS talks

ECS talks are an opportunity for scientists who are beginning their career to showcase their recent work. The project being presented does not have to be complete, but it’s a great way to practice presenting and answering audience questions in a friendly, supportive environment. The ECS Symposium will feature 6 of these presentations - two after each keynote. Click on the icons below for full details on each talk and to watch their video abstracts.

Poster Session

Tuesday 23 March 12:00pm GMT

Posters will be grouped in breakout rooms by theme and each poster given 5 minutes to present with a short Q&A after. 

Poster presentation schedule

Name
Breakout room
Time
Poster title
A.K.M.Shafiul Kadir
A
12:00
Transmission of the oral microorganisms from a mother to her child.
Cassandra Bedu-Ferrari
A
12:10
Impact of prebiotics on the composition and the functions of the intestinal microbiota: consequences on the host digestive health.
Sapphire Crosby
A
12:20
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A GERM’S JOURNEY INTERACTIVE HEALTH-EDUCATION RESOURCES AND INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE YOUNG CHILDREN’S UNDERSTANDING OF MICROORGANISMS AND HANDWASHING SKILLS GLOBALLY.
Stephen Kelly
A
12:30
Antibiotic therapy and the gut microbiome: Investigating the effect of delivery route on gut microbial communities
Abimbola Olajide
B
12:00
Amino acid Profile of feather treated with Keratinase from Kurthia gibsonii
Ashira Roopnarain
B
12:10
Towards the development of an ‘energy seed’ to augment cold-season biogas yield and soil ameliorant quality for smallholder farmers
Ella Hetherington
B
12:20
Controlled gradients of pigment expression in Bacillus thuringiensis and prospects for application in UV curable bio-hybrid materials
Moses Onyeabor
B
12:30
Identifying and Alleviating Metabolic Constraints for Improved L-malate Production in Escherichia coli
Neha Garg
B
12:40
Enhancing the leaching of metals from slag using sequential chemical leaching and acidophilic bioleaching
Yemisi Juliet Ayantunji
B
12:50
Extraction, Partial Purification and Characterization of Alkaline Protease Produced by Bacillus cereus Isolated from Abattoir Waste Water in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Alexandra Lacatusu
C
12:00
Methodology development for assessing microbially-mediated material bioreceptivity using Methylobacterium and Cyanobacteria isolated from Grimmia pulvinata moss
Busiswa Ndaba
C
12:10
The potential application of phytosynthesized nanoparticles as nanofertilizers and their effect on beneficial soil microbes 
Esuola Catherine Oluwakemi
C
12:20
Rapid pineapple (Ananas comosus L) multiplication using beneficial microorganisms for food security 
Haripriya Rama
C
12:30
Metabolic characterization of cold-tolerant Serratia marcescens isolate and its potential use in psychrophilic anaerobic digestion
Maryam Bello-Akinosho
C
12:40
Conservation of mycorrhizal fungi associated with Agathosma betulina, an important medicinal plant, indigenous to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
RICHARD K OMOLE
C
12:50
Potentially pathogenic microorganisms' induction of deterioration in postharvest onion bulbs
Amodu, Zainab E.
D
12:00
Antibiogram and resistance genes profile of Staphylococcus saprophyticus from women with UTI in Selected Hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria
Dr.Sheetal Goenka
D
12:10
Emerging bacterial infection -Kocuria species is it significant 
Hannah Pugh
D
12:20
Escherichia coli ST11 (O157:H7) does not have a functional AcrF efflux pump
Kasia Maria Parfitt
D
12:30
Does the two-lineage evolutionary split of Burkholderia multivorans have an impact on its ability to cause cystic fibrosis lung infection?
Sio Lou (Mona) Kou
D
12:40
Salivary nucleotide metabolites augment Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation and virulence.
Amy Atter
E
12:00
Bacterial diversity of Hausa koko, a traditional millet fermented porridge in Ghana
Andressa Monteiro Venturini
E
12:10
Genome-centric metagenomics revealed novel microbial lineages from Amazonian forest and pasture soils
Ayodeji Osmund Falade
E
12:20
Global Trend of Lignin Modifying Enzymes Studies: Progress and Prospect
Belinda Y. Yayork
E
12:30
Bioelectrochemical remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons.
Jéssica Adriele Mandro
E
12:40
Soil CH4-cycling communities in the Eastern Amazon: dynamics under forest-to-pasture conversion and recovery
Lakshmi Pisharody
E
12:50
Monitoring of Rotavirus A, a somatic coliphage, SUSP2, and coliforms in two urban lakes in India
Faith Uche Ukachukwu
F
12:00
Investigating fatty acid compounds towards developing antimicrobial therapies against infections of staphylococcal origin.
Josephine Giard
F
12:10
Diversity Analysis and Genome Mining of Microbial 16S rRNA Gene and Metagenomic Data for the Discovery of Novel Antibiotics
Lewis Mason
F
12:20
Genomic epidemiology of the first London outbreak of antimicrobial resistant sexually transmitted shigellosis
Lucy Kelly
F
12:30
An optimised phage cocktail targeting pathogenic Klebsiella
Matthew Koch
F
12:40
Culture of Bioactive Bacteria from the Hexactinellid Sponge Pheronema carpenteri using Elevated Pressure.
Sunday O. Omeike, PhD
F
12:50
Response surface design optimization of media composition and fermentation conditions for improved production of antimicrobial compound GP-2B by Geotrichum candidum OMON-1
Lucy Owen
G
12:00
Persistence of human coronaviruses on textiles during laundering 
Lucy Sykes
G
12:10
Assessing the efficacy of a novel GOS to promote health and robustness of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
Oleksandra Kepple
G
12:20
Surface plasmon resonance immunosensor for rapid detection of bacteria
Oluwafemi Bamidele DARAMOLA
G
12:30
Affinity capture of Escherichia coli pathotypes in water using Poly-L-lysine coated silver nanoparticles 
Taylor Gloria Oluwakemi
G
12:40
Antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation potential of bacteria isolated from restaurants

Abstract submission information

Talks

Oral presentation (15 minutes + 5-minute Q&A)

Please submit a written abstract for the selection process using the form on this page. If chosen, you will be required to make a video abstract and a 15-minute video presentation of your work. You can see SfAM's guide to video abstracts here and watch a video about creating a video presentation here. The deadline for abstract submission is 22 February 2021. Successful abstracts will be contacted after one week, and asked to send us their presentation and video abstract by 14 March 2021. Oral presenters will be eligible to recieve £100 as compensation for their time.

Posters

Posters with presentations (5 minutes + Q&A)

The poster session will be an open Zoom meeting with rotating poster presenters. Each poster will be on the website with a link to the meeting and the time that poster will be presented so that delegates can jump in and out of the meeting as needed. Please submit a written abstract for the selection process using the form on this page. Presentations will be 5 minutes followed by a short Q&A. The deadline for abstract submission is 22 February 2021. Successful abstracts will be contacted after one week.

Twitter poster

Twitter posters are a way to showcase your research as an alternative to a traditional sicientific poster. Twitter posters will be displayed on the SfAM website and published on Twitter throughout the conference. Please submit your Twitter poster directly using the dropdown menu on this page. We recommend using the format outlined by Mike Morrison in this youtube video. The deadline for Twitter Posters is 14 March 2021.

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