Editorial board

Emeritus Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Len Evans, Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences, University of Buckingham, UK
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Assistant Editors
Prof. Carla Renata Arciola, Research Unit on Implant Infections, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Italy and Medical School of the University of Bologna, Italy
Keywords: Implant infections; Staphylococcus; innate immunity; molecular epidemiology; infection-resistant materials

Prof. Phil Bremer, Department of Food Science, University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Food processing; plant biofouling and clearing; clean in place systems; spores; food microbiology; release of enzymes from biofilms

Prof. Sergey Dobretsov, Sultan Qaboos University, Center of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology, Oman
Keywords: Biofilms; marine biofouling; natural antifoulants; quorum sensing; microbial ecology; larval settlement; microbes on antifouling coatings; metagenomics, antifouling nanocoatings

Dr Alessandra Agostinho Hunt, Michigan State University, USA
Keywords: Oral biofilms; chronic wounds; medical devices; high-throughput assays; antimicrobials and medical biofilms

Dr Claudia Marques, Binghamton University, Biological Sciences, USA
Keywords: Biofilms; bacterial pathogenesis; signalling; persister cells; host-microbial interactions; antimicrobial resistance and tolerance; multispecies biofilms

Dr Manuel Simões, LEPAE Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; biofilm control; biofilm reactors; disinfection; emergent antimicrobials; hydrodynamics; multispecies biofilms

Prof. Evandro Watanabe, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Keywords: Antibiofilm activity; bacteriophages; biomaterials; biosafety; infection control; dental unit water and waterlines; medical devices; oral microbiology


Editorial Board Members
Prof. Haluk Beyenal, The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, Center for Environmental, Sediment & Aquatic Research (CESAR), Washington State University, USA
Keywords: B iofilm; microsensor; microelectrode; biofilm structure; biofilm imaging; MIC; microbial fuel cell; biofilm modelling; biofilm control; bioelectrochemistry; bioremediation; image analysis; electrochemically active biofilms; membrane biofilms; biofilm reactor

Dr Romain Briandet, Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, France
Keywords: Biofilm architecture; pathogen persistence; multispecies biofilms; biofilm control; cellular and molecular dynamics in the biofilm matrix; multimodal confocal imaging; food microbiology

Prof. Anthony Clare, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, UK
Keywords: Surface colonisation; chemical communication; bioadhesion; marine antifouling; evaluation of marine coatings; barnacles

Dr Michael Franklin, Dept of Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, USA
Keywords: Extracellular polymeric substances; gene expression; phenotypic heterogeneity

Dr Dirk Lange, Department of Urological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Keywords: U rinary tract infections; medical device-associated biofilms/infections; urinary catheter-associated biofilms/infections; implant associated biofilms/infections; antimicrobial coatings/antifouling coatings

Prof. Robert Latour, Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, USA
Keywords: Protein adsorption; thermodynamics; kinetics

Prof. Robert McMahon, Dept of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Keywords: A sian clams; bivalve macrofouling; Corbicula; Dreissena; invasive species; marine bivalves; mollusc biofouling; non-chemical biofouling control; non-oxidizing biocides; quagga mussels; zebra mussels

Assoc Prof. Claudio Poggio, Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, University of Pavia, Italy
Keywords: Dental caries, dental materials, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry

Prof. Elisabeth Presterl, Medical University of Vienna, University Hospital for Hospital Hygiene & Infection Control, Austria
Keywords: Biofilms in clinical infection (implant-related infections, healthcare-associated infections, chronic wounds); multidrug-resistant organisms; microbioma in the healthcare environment; reprocessing, disinfection and sterilization

Prof. Pei-Yuan Qian, Division of Life Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
Keywords: Biofilm dynamics; larval attachment; antifouling compounds; molecular targeting of antifouling compounds; proteomics and transcriptomics of marine invertebrates

Dr Alexander Rickard, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USA
Keywords: Biofilms; antimicrobial; inter-bacterial communication; coaggregation; autoaggregation; signalling; multi-species biofilm; bacterial ecology, dental

Prof. Dan Rittschof, Duke University Marine Laboratory, USA
Keywords: Bioactive compounds; macrofouling; surface chemistry; testing paradigms; antifouling theory and practice; biological glues; peptide pheromones

Prof. Mike Schultz, Dept of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, US Naval Academy, USA
Keywords: Fluid dynamics; fouling-release coatings; antifouling testing; evaluation

Prof. Mónica Sparo, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Keywords: Healthcare acquired infections and invasive devices; preventive strategies of biofilm formation; antibiofilm activity of natural products against multi-drug resistant bacteria; synergistic antimicrobial combinations for the control of biofilm formation

Prof. Geoff Swain, Oceanography & Ocean Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Keywords: Biofouling and corrosion control; test and evaluation; materials selection; biofouling adhesion; hydrodynamics; cathodic protection

Dr Shoji Takenaka, Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical & Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Japan
Keywords: Dental biofilms, root canal infection, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), confocal imaging, antibiofilm strategy, detachment

Prof. Dean Webster, Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University, USA
Keywords: Antifouling;polymers; combinatorial chemistry; fouling-release; coatings

Prof. Dean Wendt, Biological Sciences Department & Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Cal Poly State University, USA
Keywords: Bryozoans, barnacles, larval settlement and metamorphosis, larval ecology and physiology; evaluation of marine coatings; hull fouling; invasive species; ecosystem-based management

Updated 27-06-2023