Date : 13 Feb 2018 (Tuesday)
Time : 6 to 7 pm
Venue : CREATE Theatrette,
Tower Block, Level 2, University Town, NUS
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About
the speakers: Co-directors of the recently awarded UK National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)
- Jeremy Webb, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Southampton.
- Cait MacPhee, Professor of Biological Physics, University of Edinburgh
- Rasmita Raval, Director of the Surface Science Research Centre, University of Liverpool
- Miguel Cámara, Professor of Molecular Microbiology, University of Nottingham
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ABSTRACT
Biological
interactions at surfaces exert a tremendous impact on a US$4 trillion
global industrial base operating across many sectors, for example in
marine fouling and corrosion, and in health where bacterial biofilms are
responsible for many types of chronic infection. They can also be
beneficially harnessed to deliver important aspects of the bioeconomy.
e.g. in biotechnology, microbial fuel cells, aerobic and anaerobic
biorefinery. In this talk we will describe how understanding the
interactions between microorganisms and surfaces is inspiring new
therapeutics and biofilm control strategies and is leading to new
clinical and engineered applications. As part of this presentation we
will also provide an overview of the recently awarded National Biofilms
Innovation Centre (NBIC), a £26m commitment from UK government, industry
and academic partners and discuss the collaborative opportunities that
NBIC provides.
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The
talk attracted a crowd
of 30, comprising of staff and students from NUS, NTU, A*STAR and SMART.
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