Founder and Honorable President
Dr. Mark Shirtliff (1969–2018)
Dr. Shirtliff have specialized in both in vitro and in vivo systems for the study of biofilms as a microbiologist for over 25 years. As an indication of his expertise on the subjects of biofilm-forming microbes and their relation to infectious disease and pathogenesis, he has presented his scientific findings on the subject at 110 meetings and symposia and have orally presented at over 100 national and international meetings/seminars. He has also authored over 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters on pathogenic microbes, both their biofilm mode of growth and the chronic diseases that they cause. Dr. Shirtliff has a strong background in organizing highly skilled colleagues in multidisciplinary research. He also has a strong working knowledge of budget development and have obtained over $8 million from state, national (NIH and DOD), and international funding agencies in the past 10 years. He has served on 35 graduate committees and was the primary advisor on 11 graduate students committees (8 PhD, 3 Masters).
Co-founders
Zhenbo Xu, South China University of Technology
Birthe Kjellerup, University of Maryland
Junyan Liu, University of Maryland
Organizing Committee Members
Birthe Kjellerup, University of Maryland
Brian Peters, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Chuanwu Xi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Darla Goeres, Montana State University
Gamini Seneviratne, National Institute of Fundamental Studies
Janette Harro, University of Maryland
Junyan Liu, University of Maryland
Kendra Rumbaugh, Texas Tech University
Liang Yang, Southern University of Science and Technology
Matthew Parsek, University of Washington
Nathan Archer, Johns Hopkins University
Wei Hu, Shandong University
Yue Qu, Monash University
Zhenbo Xu, South China University of Technology
Secretary
Jian Miao, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Junyan Liu, University of Maryland
Scientific Advisory Board
Bin Cao, Nanyang Technological University
Birthe Kjellerup, University of Maryland
Brian Peters, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Chii-Wann Lin, National Taiwan University
Chunlei Shi, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Dingqiang Chen, Guangzhou Medical University
Enrico Marsili, Nanyang Technological University
Gamini Seneviratne, National Institute of Fundamental Studies
Goeres Darla, Montana State University
Guangchao Yu, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University
Janette Harro, University of Maryland
Jian Sun, Guangdong University of Technology
Jianyu Su, South China University of Technology
Jing Lin, Guangzhou University
Junyan Liu, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Kendra Rumbaugh, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lei Cheng, Sichuan University
Liang Yang, Southern University of Science and Technology
Ling Yang, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Paul Stoodley, The Ohio State University
Peibin Zeng, Sichuan University & University of California
Stefan Wuertz, Nanyang Technological University
Thomas Bjarnsholt, University of Copenhagen
Tom Coenye, Ghent University
Viduranga Waisundara, Australian Institute of Business and Technology
Xiangjun Gong, South China University of Technology
Xianming Shi, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Xiaomei Bie, Nanjing Agricultural University
Xihong Zhao, Wuhan Institute of Technology
Yang Deng, Qingdao Agricultural University
Yanyan Li, Harvard University
Zhenbo Xu, South China University of Technology