For pre-registered participants only
Foyer in Shaw Foundation Alumni House, National University of Singapore
Prof Staffan Kjelleberg
Director, Singapore National Biofilm Consortium
Emeritus Distinguished University Professor, Nanyang Technological University
Prof Alain Filloux
Director, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
School of Biological Sciences & Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Session chair : Ms Justine Dacanay, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Session co-chair : Dr Norazean Zaiden, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
KEYNOTE 1:
EXTRACELLULAR DNA: A MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIOFILM COMPONENT
Prof Rikke Louise Meyer
Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark
Session chair : Ms Justine Dacanay, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Session co-chair : Dr Norazean Zaiden, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
KEYNOTE 2:
AUTOLYTIC PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA BIOFILMS
Prof Cynthia Whitchurch
Quadram Institute Bioscience, United Kingdom
INVITED SPEAKER:
BIOFILM BIOLOGY-INFORMED BIOFILM ENGINEERING
Assoc Prof Cao Bin
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
SELECTED ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION:
WHEN FOOD GOES BAD: UNDERSTANDING BIOFILM FORMATION TO PREVENT FOOD SPOILAGE
Dr Laura Nolan
Quadram Institute Bioscience, UK
POTENTIAL DIET-INDUCED MATERIAL AS A BIOFILM CARRIER FOR IMPROVING THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY AND PERFORMANCE OF ANAEROBIC REACTOR
Dr Nasrul Hudayah
Excellent Center of Waste Utilization and Management (ECOWASTE), Pilot Plant Development and
Training Institute (PDTI), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Session co-chair : Dr Norazean Zaiden, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
ALTERATION OF GLYCAN COMPOSITION IN AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE DURING THE ADAPTION TO SEAWATER CONDITIONS
Ms Lemin Chen
Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Session Chair : Assoc Prof Sanjay Swarup, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore;
Director NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI); Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Session Co-Chair : Dr Sheela Reuben, Singapore National Biofilm Consortium, A*STAR, Singapore
INVITED INDUSTRY SPEAKER:
BIOFILM MATRIX: TRANSLATIONAL IMPACT IN CHRONIC WOUNDS
Dr Joseph Lo
Woodlands Health, Singapore
INVITED INDUSTRY SPEAKER:
BIOFILM-BASED STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCED EFFICACY OF PROBOTICS
Prof Patricia Conway
PC Biome Pte Ltd, Singapore
Session chair : Dr Soheil Neshat, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Session co-chair : Mr Elton Lim, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
KEYNOTE:
BIOFILM-BACTERIOPHAGE DYNAMICS AND CONTRIBUTION TO EXTRACELLULAR DNA AND MATRIX INTEGRITY
Prof Jeremy Webb
School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
National Biofilms Innovation Centre, UK
INVITED SPEAKER:
BACTERIAL CELLULOSE AS PRE-FORMED BIOFILM MATRIX
Assoc Prof Lim Sierin
School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
SELECTED ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION:
EXPLORING BIOFILM MATRIX COMPOSITION AND DYNAMICS IN DEFLUVIICOCCUS VANUS
Dr Irina Bessarab
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
RNA is a key component of extracellular DNA networks in Pseudomonas biofilms
Mr Sudarsan Mugunthan
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
THEME: BIOGENESIS OF THE BIOFILM MATRIX
Discussion lead: Dr Laura Nolan
Quadram Institute Bioscience, UK
Discussion co-lead: Dr Viduthalai Regina
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
L’Oréal-SCELSE Joint Laboratory, Singapore
THEME: BIOFILM MATRIX STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
Discussion lead: Prof Atul N. Parikh
Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, USA
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics & Science, Singapore
Discussion co-lead: Dr James Ho
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics & Science, Singapore
Session chair : Ms Wong Lan Li, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Session co-chair : Mr Sudarsan Mugunthan, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
KEYNOTE 1:
UNPICKING THE MATRIX OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS BIOFILMS
Prof Cait MacPhee
School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, UK
National Biofilms Innovation Centre, UK
Session chair : Ms Wong Lan Li, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Session co-chair : Mr Sudarsan Mugunthan, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
KEYNOTE 2:
BACTERIAL ELECTRICITY: UNEXPECTED SPATIO-TEMPORAL POLARIZATION PATTERNS IN BACTERIAL COLONIES
Prof Berenike Maier
Institute for Biological Physics, University of Cologne, Germany
INVITED SPEAKER:
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLES OF MATRIX-DERIVED ENTROPIC FORCES IN BIOFILM ASSEMBLY AND ORGANISATION
Prof Atul N. Parikh
Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, USA
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics & Science, Singapore
SELECTED ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION:
TAPPING INTO BIOFILM SECRETS: BIO-AFM AS A COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM FOR BIOFILM STUDY
Dr Chen Yun
Bruker, Singapore
MICROCOLONY DIFFUSION ANALYSIS ACROSS BIOFILMS USING SINGLE MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY
Ms Rutuparna Kulkarni
Centre for Bio-Imaging Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore,
Singapore
Session chair : Prof Stefan Wuertz, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore; Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Session co-chair : Dr Wensley Louis Widjaja, Singapore National Biofilm Consortium, A*STAR, Singapore
INVITED INDUSTRY SPEAKER:
INTERACTIONS AND EFFECTS OF A STANNOUS-CONTAINING SODIUM FLOURIDE DENTIFRICE ON ORAL BIOFILMS
Mr Dillon Chew
Procter & Gamble (P&G), Singapore
INVITED INDUSTRY SPEAKER:
THE USE OF BIOFILMS IN SOIL AND GROUNDWATER RESTORATION IN OIL IMPACTED AREAS
Dr Gregory Poi
Biofilm Engineering Technology Consultancy Services Pte Ltd (BeTECS), Singapore
Session chair : Dr Haris Antypas, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Session co-chair : Dr Maria Yung, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
KEYNOTE:
BIOFILM MATRIX CONTROL STRATEGIES
Prof Henny van der Mei
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands
INVITED SPEAKER:
GUARDING VISION: TACKLING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND BIOFILM FORMATION IN OCULAR INFECTIONS
Assoc Prof Lakshminarayanan Rajamani
Ocular Infections & Anti-Microbials Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore
SELECTED ABSTRACTS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION:
GLYCOMIMETIC BASED ANTI-FUNGAL TO COMBAT CANDIDIASIS THROUGH BIOFILM MODULATION AND VIRULENCE INHIBITION
Ms Helma David
Quorum Sensing Laboratory, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University,
Tamil Nadu, India
SYNERGY BETWEEN BACTERIA, THE BIOFILM MATRIX, AND CONJUGATED POLYELECTROLYTES TO FORM FUNCTIONAL BIOMATERIALS
Dr Samantha R. McCuskey
Department of Chemistry and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of
Singapore, Singapore; Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
MAGNETIC HYDROGEL MICROMACHINES WITH ACTIVE RELEASE OF ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT FOR BIOFILM ERADICATION IN MEDICAL CATHETERS
Mr Bonan Sun
Department of Mechanical & Automation Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong SAR, China
FLUOROSCOPY-GUIDED MICROROBOTIC PLATFORM FOR BIOFILM ERADICATION IN MEDICAL TUBULAR IMPLANT
Dr Kai Fung Chan
Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong;
Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center, Hong Kong SAR, China
THEME: BIOFILM BIOPHYSICS
Discussion lead: Prof Atul N. Parikh
Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, USA
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics & Science, Singapore
Discussion co-lead: Dr James Ho
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics & Science, Singapore
THEME: BIOFILM MATRIX CONTROL STRATEGIES
Discussion lead: Dr Binu Kundukad
Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore
Discussion co-lead: Dr Bairoliya Sakcham
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore