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

Hassan Abbas, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences - Metaproteomic analysis reveals stable methanogenic communities during anaerobic digester reconfiguration and glycerol amendment

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

Aderonke Ilemobayo, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo - Molecular characterization of selected Lactic Acid Bacteria strains with probiotic properties from the gut of catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

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

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