Dr. Celia Mayer is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Foundation Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (FIDIS), Spain. Celia holds a BS in Biology and a PhD in Microbiology both from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Celia’s research is focused on bacterial biofilms and cell-to-cell communication systems in different bacteria, including multidrug-resistant bacteria such as Acinetobacter baumannii, or Escherichia coli. Last years she has been working in different labs with broad experience in biofilms, including the LEPABE from Universidade do Porto and the NBIC from the UK. She is interested in the role of this cell-to-cell communication system in bacterial virulence, focusing on different approaches for removing, and/or preventing biofilm and biofouling production.
Dr. Celia is currently a co-guest editor hosting a biofilm special issue “Novel and Improved Strategies for the Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment of Biofilm-Associated Infections” in Antibiotics (MDPI): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/antibiotics/special_issues/BiofilmAssociated_antibiotics