• Opening remarks

  Sarah Hooper Opening remarks

  14:00 - 14:05

• Using bacterial human infection transcriptomes to guide model development

  Keynote Speaker: Marvin Whiteley (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) Using bacterial human infection transcriptomes to guide model development

  14:05 - 14:40

• Microcosm models that mimic the wound environment

  Kendra Rumbaugh (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, USA) Microcosm models that mimic the wound environment

  14:40 - 15:00

• Break

  Break

  15:00 - 15:10

• Growing bacterial and fungal biofilm on endotracheal tubes using synthetic airway mucus

  Freya Harrison (University of Warwick, UK) Growing bacterial and fungal biofilm on endotracheal tubes using synthetic airway mucus

  15:10 - 15:30

• The quest for realistic and versatile skin infection models

  Kim Hardie (University of Nottingham, UK) The quest for realistic and versatile skin infection models

  15:30 - 15:50

• Scratching the surface – pig skin as a bacterial and fungal infection model

  Albert Bolhuis (University of Bath, UK) Scratching the surface – pig skin as a bacterial and fungal infection model

  15:50 - 16:10

• Closing remarks

  Sarah Hooper Closing remarks

  16:10 - 16:15