Janette Harro is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis in the School of Dentistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She initially joined the Dept. of Microbial Pathogenesis in the laboratory of well-known biofilm researcher, the late Dr. Mark Shirtliff, and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2018. Her research fields include host pathogen interactions, biofilm infection and treatment of infection using animal models. She has expertise in biofilm-based vaccinology.