Topical Advisory Panel
- Gut Microbiota Section
- Environmental Microbiology Section
- Food Microbiology Section
- Microbial Biotechnology Section
- Medical Microbiology Section
- Systems Microbiology Section
- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Section
- Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance Section
- Public Health Microbiology Section
- Parasitology Section
- Plant Microbe Interactions Section
- Biofilm Section
- Virology Section
- Veterinary Microbiology Section
Members
Aix Marseille Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, VITROME : Vecteurs – Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, Marseille, France
Interests: epidemiology and identification, development and/or evaluation of biological tests for the diagnosis of mycoses and parasitic diseases; molecular typing (microsatellite markers, multilocus DNA sequence, WGS) and population genetics; antifungal susceptibility (epidemiology and resistance mechanisms)
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Interests: epidemiology and identification, development and/or evaluation of biological tests for the diagnosis of mycoses and parasitic diseases; molecular typing (microsatellite markers, multilocus DNA sequence, WGS) and population genetics; antifungal susceptibility (epidemiology and resistance mechanisms)
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1. The Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology, Foundation for Liver Research, London SE5 9NT, UK
2. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
Interests: immunology; liver disease; biostatistics; gut-body axis
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2. Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
Interests: immunology; liver disease; biostatistics; gut-body axis
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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Federico II University of Naples, 80137 Naples, Italy
Interests: zoonoses and public health; microbiology; animal assisted interventions; avian pathology; zoonotic risks; songbirds, rabbit and poultry
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Interests: zoonoses and public health; microbiology; animal assisted interventions; avian pathology; zoonotic risks; songbirds, rabbit and poultry
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Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: plant pathogenic fungi; fungal ecology; beneficial fungi; biocontrol; fungal genome editing
Interests: plant pathogenic fungi; fungal ecology; beneficial fungi; biocontrol; fungal genome editing
Head of the Engineered Microbial Systems Laboratory (EMS-Lab), Section of Biological and Chemical Engineering (BCE), Dept. of Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Interests: gut microbiomes; lignocellulose; fermentation; metagenomes; metaproteomes
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Interests: gut microbiomes; lignocellulose; fermentation; metagenomes; metaproteomes
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1. Department of Gastroenterology, Northern Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2. Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Interests: endoscopy; gastrointestinal endoscopy; microbiota; transplantation; infection; inflammatory bowel disease; ulcerative colitis; gut microbiota; colonoscopy; endoscopes
2. Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Interests: endoscopy; gastrointestinal endoscopy; microbiota; transplantation; infection; inflammatory bowel disease; ulcerative colitis; gut microbiota; colonoscopy; endoscopes
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Av. da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: food safety; foodborne pathogens; microbial pathogenesis, traditional food products
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Interests: food safety; foodborne pathogens; microbial pathogenesis, traditional food products
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
Interests: food microbiology; microbial biotechnology; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; microbial cell factory; probiotics; gut microbiota; CRISPR
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Interests: food microbiology; microbial biotechnology; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; microbial cell factory; probiotics; gut microbiota; CRISPR
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Laboratory of Genetics, Institute of Botany, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos Str. 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
Interests: functioning of killer yeasts; Saccharomyces, metagenomic, genomic and transcriptomic analysis of yeast killer systems; distribution of bacterial and fungal microbiota; antimicrobials and their application
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Interests: functioning of killer yeasts; Saccharomyces, metagenomic, genomic and transcriptomic analysis of yeast killer systems; distribution of bacterial and fungal microbiota; antimicrobials and their application
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Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Laval, QC, Canada
Interests: arbvoviruses; viral hemorrhagic fevers; zoonosis; emerging viruses; metagenomics; phylogenetics
Interests: arbvoviruses; viral hemorrhagic fevers; zoonosis; emerging viruses; metagenomics; phylogenetics
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33101, USA
Interests: infectious disease; microbiology; Mycobacterium; nontuberculous mycobacteria; COVID-19; phage; bacteriophage; phage therapy; emerging infectious disease; drug-resistant bacteria; superbugs
Interests: infectious disease; microbiology; Mycobacterium; nontuberculous mycobacteria; COVID-19; phage; bacteriophage; phage therapy; emerging infectious disease; drug-resistant bacteria; superbugs
Department of Chemical Engineering, Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel
Interests: copper antimicrobial activity; cyanobacteria and arid lands; microbial bioinformatics; acidovorax
Interests: copper antimicrobial activity; cyanobacteria and arid lands; microbial bioinformatics; acidovorax
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA
Interests: social interactions; bacterial communication; biofilms; microbial communities
Interests: social interactions; bacterial communication; biofilms; microbial communities
Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Republic of Korea
Interests: host-virus interaction; antiviral; innate immune signaling
Interests: host-virus interaction; antiviral; innate immune signaling
Department of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Law and Ethics, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine—USAMV, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; infectious diseases of animals; immunology; vegetal extracts; adjuvants for vaccines and other subjects
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Interests: antimicrobial resistance; infectious diseases of animals; immunology; vegetal extracts; adjuvants for vaccines and other subjects
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Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), Athens, Greece
Interests: cancer cell biology; cancer biomarkers; SARS-CoV-2
Interests: cancer cell biology; cancer biomarkers; SARS-CoV-2
Laboratory of Infection Genomics, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1656 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Interests: mycobacterial pathogenesis; vaccine development against human and animal infections; evolution of bacterial and viral genomes
Interests: mycobacterial pathogenesis; vaccine development against human and animal infections; evolution of bacterial and viral genomes
Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir YK Pao Center for Cancer and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Interests: epigenetics; epigenomics; tumor suppressor gene; CpG methylation; promoter; cancer; carcinoma; EBV; head and neck cancer; nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Interests: epigenetics; epigenomics; tumor suppressor gene; CpG methylation; promoter; cancer; carcinoma; EBV; head and neck cancer; nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Department of Food, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: probiotics; food microbiology; interaction with host’s immune system; microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs); probiotic quality assessment; probiotics in vitro and in vivo study
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Interests: probiotics; food microbiology; interaction with host’s immune system; microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs); probiotic quality assessment; probiotics in vitro and in vivo study
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Human Microbiology Institute, 101 6th Street, New York, NY 10013, USA
Interests: neurodegeneration; Parkinson’s disease; microbiota; Alzheimer’s disease; bacteriophage; pamps; autoimmune; microbiota disease; phagobiota; phagobiome
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Interests: neurodegeneration; Parkinson’s disease; microbiota; Alzheimer’s disease; bacteriophage; pamps; autoimmune; microbiota disease; phagobiota; phagobiome
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Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Research Center of Biotechnology RAS, Moscow, Russia
Interests: microbial genomics; extremophiles; metagenomics; 16s; metabarcoding; thermophiles
Interests: microbial genomics; extremophiles; metagenomics; 16s; metabarcoding; thermophiles
Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, Microbiology Division, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: bacteriological and mycological diagnostics; antimicrobial agents (antibiotics, essential oils, etc.) in vitro activity towards bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous mycetes; immunomodulatory activity of antibiotics and essential oils on the phagocyte–pathogen binomial, studying phagocytosis, intracellular killing, and citokynes release; antimicrobial activity of drug oxygen free/loaded delivery systems (nanodroplets, nanoparticles, nanobubbles, etc.); influence of probiotics on gut microbiome in infant
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Interests: bacteriological and mycological diagnostics; antimicrobial agents (antibiotics, essential oils, etc.) in vitro activity towards bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous mycetes; immunomodulatory activity of antibiotics and essential oils on the phagocyte–pathogen binomial, studying phagocytosis, intracellular killing, and citokynes release; antimicrobial activity of drug oxygen free/loaded delivery systems (nanodroplets, nanoparticles, nanobubbles, etc.); influence of probiotics on gut microbiome in infant
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Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: parasitic protists; Apicomplexa; parasitism strategies; cell motility; host–parasite interactions; in vivo and in vitro experimental studies
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Interests: parasitic protists; Apicomplexa; parasitism strategies; cell motility; host–parasite interactions; in vivo and in vitro experimental studies
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Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
Interests: molecular biology
Interests: molecular biology
Infectious Diseases Department, Mycology Reference Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: Fungal Infections; PCR diagnostic of mould and dimorphic fungal infections; antifungal susceptibility characterization
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Interests: Fungal Infections; PCR diagnostic of mould and dimorphic fungal infections; antifungal susceptibility characterization
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Interests: AAV vectors; adeno-associated virus; gene therapy; AAV capsid structure; AAV serotype; AAV; parvovirus; transduction
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Interests: AAV vectors; adeno-associated virus; gene therapy; AAV capsid structure; AAV serotype; AAV; parvovirus; transduction
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Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA
Interests: clostridium difficile; fecal microbiota transplant; gut microbiome; HIV; HIV/HCV co-infection; HIV/HCV drug resistance; metagenomics sequencing
Interests: clostridium difficile; fecal microbiota transplant; gut microbiome; HIV; HIV/HCV co-infection; HIV/HCV drug resistance; metagenomics sequencing
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
Interests: human gut microbiome; aerobic methane synthesis bacteria; arsenic detoxification; heavy metals; molecular microbiology; environmental microbiology; interaction between host and the gut microbiome
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Interests: human gut microbiome; aerobic methane synthesis bacteria; arsenic detoxification; heavy metals; molecular microbiology; environmental microbiology; interaction between host and the gut microbiome
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School of Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia
Interests: rhizosphere; bioleaching; microbiology; bioremediation; bacteria; archaea; environmental microbiology; mining biotechnology; microbial induced corrosion; microbial fouling of water; biocorrosion; biofouling; bioclogging; biohydrometallurgy; rare earth elements; haloacidophiles
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Interests: rhizosphere; bioleaching; microbiology; bioremediation; bacteria; archaea; environmental microbiology; mining biotechnology; microbial induced corrosion; microbial fouling of water; biocorrosion; biofouling; bioclogging; biohydrometallurgy; rare earth elements; haloacidophiles
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
Interests: yeast fungi from natural sources, including their diversity, ecology, adaptations and interactions with the environment
Interests: yeast fungi from natural sources, including their diversity, ecology, adaptations and interactions with the environment
