Working Group 3

Communication and Dissemination

WG3 leads the communication, dissemination, and outreach activities of the Action, ensuring that its outputs, events, and opportunities reach regulators, industry, academia, and the wider public. It also raises awareness of biofilm-related challenges and develops educational resources to support capacity building and informed engagement across sectors.

Objectives

Coordinate the presentation of the Action results at international conferences attended by industrial representatives

Engage in specialised forums and facilitate discussion with national and international decision-makers

Create content and ensure general information is published and widely disseminated

Ensure the increase of the scientific, evidence-based literature in the field via publications in peer-reviewed journals, research projects, and other relevant means

Organise annual conferences and workshops that involve participation of regulatory stakeholders

Plan and organise the final RegulatoryToolBox conference (at the end of the action)

Current Activities

Below is a list of current initiatives WG3 is progressing.

We need your input! If you have relevant expertise, practical experience, informed opinions, or simply the time and willingness to contribute, your involvement will strengthen the quality and impact of our work. If you would like to join and contribute to any of these activities, or if you have suggestions for additional work, please contact one of the WG3 representatives.

Coming soon.

Group Leaders

Martijn Riool

University Hospital Regensburg, Netherlands

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Farah Gonul Aydin

Ankara University, Türkiye,

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Geertje van Keulen

Swansea University, United Kingdom

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Martijn Riool

Professor of Experimental Trauma Surgery at University Hospital Regensburg (UKR)

Professor of Experimental Trauma Surgery at the University Hospital Regensburg (UKR) and director of its Experimental Trauma Surgery laboratory. Visiting researcher in Dr. S.A.J. Zaat’s group at Amsterdam UMC.

Research focuses on biomaterial-associated infections (catheters, valves, implants) and novel antimicrobial strategies, including how bacteria persist not only in biofilms on devices but also in surrounding tissue due to impaired local immunity. Studies examine bacterial, biomaterial, and host responses to improve prevention and treatment.

Farah Gonul AYDIN

Ankara University, Türkiyeurkey World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA)

I am a highly motivated researcher, passionate about not just aquaculture health, but also fighting antimicrobial resistance in all animals and humans.  Moreover, I’m extremely privileged to work with remarkable researchers all over the world.
Passionate about the development of alternative methods to reduce the need for animals in (eco)toxicity testing and a safer environment for humans and animals.
Last but not least I am always eager to learn, expand my knowledge and pass it through to the next keen researchers.

My research interests include antibiotic and antibiofilm drug resistance, biosensors-based approaches to prevent diseases in both aquatic animals and environments. Currently, I focus on establishing Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Modules and improving drug regimens with the aim of better understanding optimal dosing strategies that provide high cure rates.

Being a dyslexic and having ADHD is one of my strengths that make me unique and passionate about science and life itself!!!

To all my neurodiverse colleagues and friends: Be you and embrace your differences as things that make you so special!!

There is no other mantra for you to get a picture of my life than Charles Palahniuk’s quote:
“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

Geertje van Keulen

Institute of Life Science in the Medical School at Swansea University

Dr Geertje van Keulen is Associate Professor in Microbial Biochemistry in the Institute of Life Science in the Medical School at Swansea University. She assembles and leads interdisciplinary research and innovation teams with microbiology at its core, expanding understanding of and sustainably exploiting the chemical and materials properties of microbes in living, manufactured and natural (soil) environments.

Geertje collaborates across diverse disciplines in e.g. biofilms, biomaterials and soil science, (bio)chemical engineering, hot tub and waste water sanitation, water repellency, AMR and metal pollution, antimicrobial drug discovery and medicines from medieval Welsh, in projects funded by CDE/DASA/DSTL, InnovateUK, NERC, BBSRC, EPSRC, Royal Society and ESF/ERDF.

Geertje is an appointed member of the Advisory Council of the Microbiology Society and Co-Chair of its Sustainability Committee.

Geertje furthermore champions Public Engagement and EDI efforts.