PROGRAMME

TIME WHAT'S ON
9:00 - 10:00 Registrations, Tea and Coffee
10:00 - 10:10 A welcome talk from Applied Microbiology International Chief Executive, Dr Lucy Harper
10:10 - 10:50 'Maximising your potential' - Dr Bernadine Idowu, University of West London
10:50 - 11:20 'Insights into industrial research' - Dr Marcus Leung, Basecamp
11:20 - 12:40

ECS 15 minute talks

  • Scott Coughlin, QUB, "Insights into the plastic degrading potential of microorganisms from hydrophobic habitats"
  • Andrew Lee, QUB, "A proof-of-principle “one health” genomic surveillance of avian and human influenza A viruses through environmental monitoring."
  • Amelia Collete, University of Manchester, "Low dose Micrococcus luteus promotes keratinocyte proliferation in vitro"
  • Stephen Carson, QUB, "Effect of Orkambi therapy on the lung microbiota in people with Cystic Fibrosis (PwCF) over the first 12 months of therapy (ROCK Study)"
12:40 - 13:30 Lunch and Posters
13:30 - 14:50

ECS 15 minute talks

  • Erin Magee, QUB, "Non-invasive 3D printed sensors for pathogen detection and therapeutic monitoring of wound infection"
  • Keren Turton, QUB, "Developing a mutagenesis toolkit for Achromobacter, an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen"
  • Christian Anumudu, University of Birmingham, "Microencapsulation of a novel bacteriocin synthesized by Lactococcus lactis isolated from blue cheese"
  • Ross Duncan, QUB, "Development of a vancomycin-loaded liposome for MRSA biofilm treatment and the potential synergy using cold atmospheric plasma"
14:50 - 15:20 'Are soil microbes the key to achieving sustainability?' Dr Yvonne Pinto, Eagle Genomics
15:20 - 15:40 Coffee and snacks
15:40 - 16:30 Career development interactive panel session - Dr David Greig, UKHSA, Dr Marcela Hernandez-Garcia, University of East Anglia, Dr Bernadine Idowu, University of West London, Dr Yvonne Pinto, Eagle Genomics
16:30 Prizes and closing remarks from Applied Microbiology International President, Professor Brendan Gilmore