Flash Poster Presentations

1.15pm – 1.45pm BST, 18 June 2026 ‐ 30 mins

Early Career Scientists

Richard Thomas, University of Leicester - LPS-driven formation of differentially culturable Mycobacterium tuberculosis highlights a role for Gram-negative pathogens

Joelle Bejo, De Montfort University - Investigating the alterations in the gut microbial profile of a sub-chronic phencyclidine mouse model of schizophrenia

Megan Stenton, University of Bradford - Investigation of SCCmec motility in biofilm co-cultures of Staphylococcus aureus

Oluwole Owoyemi, Federal University of Technology Akure - Synergistic Antibacterial Activity of Tridax procumbens Ethanolic Leaf Extract and Conventional Antibiotics Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria from Cancer Patients

Blessing Omo-Omorodion, Manchester City Council - Diagnostic and Prognostic Reliability of Salivary C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin-6 and PRO-Adrenomedullin as Markers for Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis

Amelia Rohim, University of Michigan - Characterization of Coaggregation Between Two Taxonomically Distinct Human Oral Bacteria Using an Innovative Microplate-Based Approach

Simran Patel, University of Warwick - Interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia multivorans in an ex vivo model of cystic fibrosis

Kashif Haq, Birmingham City University - The Perils of Excess: High EDTA Inactivates Phages and Hinders Antibiofilm Synergy

Nazia Patel, De Montford UniversityPotential synergistic effect of Oxaliplatin and Probiotics on cytotoxicity of HCT116 colorectal cells

Kerry Lillis, Rawwater Souring Services - Thermophilic Reservoir Souring: Establishment and Behaviour of Sulfate-Reducing Communities in Long-Term High-Pressure Bioreactor Experiments

Sakshi  Shah, De Montfort University - Isolation of a Bacillus strain from South Asian fermented foods with antimicrobial activity against MRSA

Hayden Edwards, University of Nottingham - Synthetic biology approaches for mimicking pathogenic fungal glycosylation

Eniola  Oni, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta - Biocontrol and aflatoxigenencity of post-harvest fungi diseases of watermelon and cucumber using clove and ginger extract