Scientific Program

ASM Biofilms Schedule-at-a-Glance

1–5 p.m.

Early Career Symposium ($)

6–7:15 p.m.

Opening Keynote Session 

7:15–8:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception  

8–8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30–10:15 a.m.

Scientific Sessions  

10:15–10:30 a.m.

Morning Break in Exhibit Hall  

10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Scientific Sessions 

12:15–12:30 p.m.

Lightning Talks 

12:30–2 p.m.

Lunch & Learn 

2–4:15 p.m.

Poster Sessions  

4:15–6 p.m.

Scientific Sessions

8–9 p.m

Early Career Networking Session

8–8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30–10:15 a.m.

Scientific Sessions  

10:15–10:30 a.m.

Morning Break in Exhibit Hall  

10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Scientific Sessions 

12:15–12:30 p.m.

Lightning Talks 

12:30–2 p.m.

Lunch & Learn 

2–4:15 p.m.

Poster Sessions  

4:15–6 p.m.

Scientific Sessions

8–8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30–10:15 a.m.

Scientific Sessions  

10:15–10:30 a.m.

Morning Break in Exhibit Hall  

10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Scientific Sessions 

12:15–12:30 p.m.

Lightning Talks 

12:30–2 p.m.

Lunch On Own

2–4:15 p.m.

Poster Sessions  

4:30–7:30 p.m.

Imaging Analysis Workshop ($)

8–8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30–10:15 a.m.

Scientific Sessions  

10:15–10:30 a.m.

Morning Break in Exhibit Hall  

10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Scientific Sessions 

12:15–12:30 p.m.

Lightning Talks 

12:30–2 p.m.

Lunch & Learn 

2–4:15 p.m.

Poster Sessions  

4:15–6 p.m.

Scientific Sessions

6–7 p.m

Closing Keynote & Remarks

7–10 p.m

Closing Event

Program Committee

Clay Fuqua, Ph.D. 
Co-Chair 
Indiana University at Bloomington 
Bloomington, Ind. 

Karin Sauer, Ph.D. 
Co-Chair 
Binghamton University 
Binghamton, N.Y. 

Ehud Banin, Ph.D. 
Bar-Ilan University 
Ramat Gan, Israel 

Christophe Beloin, Ph.D. 
Institut Pasteur 
Paris 

Mette Burmølle, Ph.D. 
University of Copenhagen 
Copenhagen 

Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Ph.D. 
Vanderbilt University 
Nashville, Tenn. 

Birthe Kjellerup, Ph.D.
University of Maryland 
College Park, Md.


Dean Rowe-Magnus, Ph.D. 
Indiana University at Bloomington 
Bloomington, Ind. 


Kendra Rumbaugh, Ph.D. 
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 
Lubbock, Texas 


Mark Schembri, Ph.D. 
University of Queensland 
Brisbane, Australia 


Boo Shan Tseng, Ph.D. 
University of Nevada 
Las Vegas 

2025 Biofilms Early Career Committee

Mads Frederik Hansen, M.Sc 
Co-Chair 
University of Copenhagen 
Copenhagen, Denmark 

Megan O'Malley, Ph.D. 
Co-Chair 
University of Washington 
Seattle, Wash. 

Nasibeh Arabameri 
University of Nevada Las-Vegas 
Las Vegas, Nev.

Lauren Augusta 
Indiana University Bloomington 
Bloomington, Ind.

Sarah Comer 
Vanderbilt University 
Nashville, Tenn. 

Caitlin Light, Ph.D. 
Binghamton University 
Binghamton, N.Y. 

Amir Riyahi, M.Sc.
University of Maryland 
College Park, Md. 

 

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