Sigrun Eick received her PhD in the field of Prosthetics Dentistry and Material Science from the University of Jena, Germany, and obtained her habilitation from the Institute of Medical Microbiology at the University Hospital Jena. Since 2009, she has headed the Laboratory of Oral Microbiology at the Department of Periodontology of the University of Bern, Switzerland. Her research is focused on the evaluation of antimicrobial therapy in vitro, biofilm models and the analysis of bacteria, including the virulence factors and biomarkers in vivo.