On September 16, 2022, the fifth Symposium on Bacterial Quorum Sensing in Food System & the second Young Scholars Forum on Microbial Quorum Sensing was held in Sheraton Hotel in Zhenjiang.

At the opening ceremony, Prof. Zhao Yutao, Vice President of Jiangsu University and Prof. Zou Xiaobo, Dean of School of Food and Biological Engineering, delivered speeches on behalf of the organizers. They hoped to take this forum as an opportunity to actively exchange the latest research results of microbial quorum sensing in various fields with colleagues from all walks of life, accelerate the transformation of technological achievements, and serve the major needs of the country.

Vice President Zhao Yutao attended the meeting and delivered a speech

Chen Wei, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Jiangnan University, delivered a report on the research and application of intestinal microecology. Li Jianrong, vice-chancellor professor of Bohai university, Zeng Mingyong, professor of Ocean University of China, Dong Mingsheng, professor of Nanjing Agricultural University etc. attended the meeting.

Professor Li Jianrong, Vice President of Bohai University attended the meeting and delivered a speech

This conference lasted for 2 days, and the conference was conducted online and offline, with a total of 29 expert reports. More than 100 representatives from more than 20 universities, research institutes and enterprises gathered to exchange the latest research results and development trends of microbial quorum sensing in food, medicine, environment and other fields, and to promote the basic research and application development level of microbial quorum sensing in our country.

（School of Food and Biological Engineering）