Nancy Weiland-Bräuer, private lecturer at the Institute of General Microbiology at Kiel University studied Biology with a focus on molecular- and microbiology. She received her PhD in 2010 and additionally a postdoctoral lecture qualification in 2021. Her research interests are on microbial interactions, in particular on interference of bacterial cell-cell communication for inhibition of harmful biofilms, host-microbe interactions on basal metazoans and bacteriophages for application. Her work experiences as academic researcher and lecturer enabling her memberships in professional societies, e.g. “Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie” and “International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms”.