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British Yeast Group 2022 – a view from Twitter
September 14, 2022
British Yeast Group 2022: From Genomes to Cells took place on 7–9 September 2022 and was held at the University College London, UK. In this blog, we take a look at the highlights on Twitter.
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British Yeast Group 2021: The Future of Yeast Research – a view from Twitter
December 16, 2021
On 7—9 December 2021, the Society hosted the final Focused Meeting of the year, British Yeast Group 2021, which focused on the future of yeast research. Here, we look back on the three-day online event with a view from Twitter.
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Characterisation of the telomere maintenance protein MTC3, a yeast homologue of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunits
December 16, 2021
Each year, the Microbiology Society awards a number of grants that enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during the summer vacation and provide early and mid-career scientists the opportunity to gain supervision experience. Over the next few months, we’ll be posting a series of blogs from members who were awarded Harry Smith Vacation Studentships in 2021. This week is Associate Professor Dr Gavin McStay and undergraduate student Jared Darcy, Staffordshire University.
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New microbes discovered in beetles, a monkey and on a leaf
May 5, 2021
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they’ve been found.
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New microbes discovered in cows, a salt mine and a lab mouse
July 9, 2019
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they’ve been found.
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British Yeast Group 2019: A view from Twitter
July 2, 2019
The British Yeast Group Focused Meeting 2019 was held in Newcastle from 26–28 June. This year’s theme focused on ‘discovery to impact.’ The event promised to be a great opportunity for early career yeast researchers to share their research, network and strengthen relationships in the British yeast community. Here we share some of the highlights from another successful meeting with a view from Twitter.
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Infection, fermentation and protection: the many faces of yeasts
June 6, 2019
Yeasts are a versatile organism and impact our lives in more ways than we may realise. But what research is being done to better understand these tiny organisms? We’ve taken a look at some of the yeast research recently published in Microbiology to find out…
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Q&A with Professor Janet Quinn, member of the organising committee for British Yeast Group: Discovery to Impact
May 20, 2019
On 26–28 June 2019, the Microbiology Society will be hosting the British Yeast Group Focused Meeting: Discovery to Impact at the County Hotel, Newcastle, UK. We spoke with one of the meeting organisers, Professor Janet Quinn, about what she is looking forward to at the meeting and why ‘Discovery to Impact’ is such an interesting topic.
