British Yeast Group 2022 – a view from Twitter
Posted on September 14, 2022 by Kimberley Ndungu
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.
With a programme prepared filled with scientific talks, poster presentations and social events, we were excited to welcome delegates back to the British Yeast Group's in-person format and welcome others to their first-ever conference!
We were pleased to see delegates were just as excited to attend, especially as some were travelling internationally.
Last train of my journey from Berlin to London to attend #BYG22 this year! Feeling very nostalgic visiting 🇬🇧 for the 1st time again after moving to 🇩🇪 4y ago 🥲 Smooth journey via Cologne/Brussels + all the snacks for myself traveling long distance without kids 😂 @Momademia pic.twitter.com/BQtiDKTbgU
— Julia Muenzner (@JuliaMuenzner) September 6, 2022
On my way to #BYG22 I couldn't resist wearing this hat! I'll be at Poster P12. I hope to see you there! 🙂 @MicrobioSoc pic.twitter.com/Tts2iOz77I
— Kirsty 🌸 (@racketscience1) September 7, 2022
I'm happy to finally be back to an in-person conference ! I'm looking forward to chat with people during the poster session tonight ! I'm poster 05 and don't forget to scan the QR code ;) #candida #yeast #BYG22 pic.twitter.com/ASZptd60eh
— Elise (@Elise_Ir) September 7, 2022
Attending my first ever conference today! Bit Nervous but also enjoying all the science I'm hearing so far :3 #BYG22
— Tanith Hanson (@tanith_hanson) September 8, 2022
We were also able to welcome a great range of exhibitors: Formedium, The Carl Singer Foundation, Constant Systems, Infors HT, MP Biomedicals and Luminex,
📆 Looking forward to this year’s British Yeast Group 2022 meeting organized by @MicrobioSoc. Stop by, our team will be happy to discuss your research requirements. https://t.co/rCJQAvCOe1#BYG22 #microbiology #yeast pic.twitter.com/6GAx34Jowo
— MP Biomedicals (@MPBiomedicals) August 31, 2022
Scientific session
This year's British Yeast Group focused on the theme ‘From Genomes to Cells’, covering diverse topics from DNA metabolism to organelle and cell function. The programme featured talks from invited speakers and provided plenty of opportunities for early career researchers to present their work too.
At #BYG22, Vahid Shahrezaei from @imperialcollege shares research focused on global regulation of gene expression with cell size and gene expression in fission yeast. pic.twitter.com/yCcEguuoQZ
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) September 7, 2022
The final talk of day one at #BYG22 comes from invited speaker Julia Promisel Cooper (@CUSystem), who is sharing the surprising ways in which telomeres protect genome integrity. pic.twitter.com/gO1IO38aIc
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) September 7, 2022
With so much new research to look forward to, we had the opportunity to talk to some speakers ahead of the event to learn more about the work they shared at #BYG22.
Great to see @MicrobioSoc promoting my @SoCoBioDtp research project ahead of the #BYG22 conference later this week. https://t.co/p4puZMXCYW
— Chloe Uyl (@ChloeUyl) September 5, 2022
Summary of the findings of @HouseleyLab latest pre-print as Jon speaks at the @MicrobioSoc #BYG22 meeting this coming Friday. Catch Jon's twitter thread on the research here: https://t.co/5XQMPmBCmShttps://t.co/9FD4mmL2zy
— Babraham Institute (@BabrahamInst) September 7, 2022
Another #BYG22 piece from me highlighting an ongoing research project hoping to find new targets for antifungal drugs. Fungal infections kill ~1.5m per year and there are v few drugs available at the moment, so this project could make a huge difference https://t.co/Ul87ohD8xH https://t.co/H2DBhu8qh7
— Charlotte Hartley (@charljhartley) September 9, 2022
Posters
Over the three days at #BYG22, the poster sessions showcased the diversity of research within the yeast community and allowed our delegates to share and discuss their work in person. The Carl Singer Foundation sponsored the Flash Poster Presentation session in which presenters were tasked with a secret objective during their talk.
Huge congratulations to the poster prize winners Sofia Esteban Serna (University of Edinburgh, UK), Matthew Shaw (University of Kent, UK) and Jason Yu (The Francis Crick Institute, UK)! Find the titles of the winning posters in this news story.
Many congratulations to the the 'Carl Singer Foundation Best Science Poster Prize' winner Matthew Shaw from @UniKent and the 'Carl Singer Foundation Best Flash Presentation' winner, Jason Yu from @TheCrick! #BYG22 #CarlSingerFoundation
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) September 9, 2022
Well done Matt Shaw our great student for winning the #CarlSingerFoundation Poster Prize @MicrobioSoc #BYG22 @biokent @kentfungalgroup pic.twitter.com/sVGP7ojDTt
— Dr Alessia Buscaino (@BuscainoA) September 9, 2022
Huge congratulations to our #BYG22 poster prize winners: Sofia Esteban Serna (@EdinburghUni), Matthew Shaw (@UniKent), and Jason Yu (@TheCrick)! Check out this news story to find out more about our winners: https://t.co/xkBJfXjq2J 👈 #MicrobioJ #PublishingForTheCommunity
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) September 9, 2022
Thank you
Finally, thank you to all the delegates, speakers, poster presenters and exhibitors who attended #BYG22, contributed to its success and joined the conversation on Twitter!
We hope to welcome you again to another conference in our events series.
Thank you Jürg Bähler and @MicrobioSoc for organising #BYG22: fantastic science and a great place to connect with old and new friends. The lab had a great time! @kentfungalgroup @NclFungalGroup @biokent @ChloeUyl @vegaes_sam @Elise_Ir pic.twitter.com/odtrlzF6CJ
— Dr Alessia Buscaino (@BuscainoA) September 9, 2022
This marks the end of the first British Yeast Group meeting I ever attended. Had some interesting conversations and learned a great amount about yeast at various levels!
— Laure Ho (@LaureHohoho) September 9, 2022
Grateful for Jürg Bähler, Jacqueline Hayes, @MicrobioSoc, and the sponsors for making it happen.#BYG22 pic.twitter.com/gQ8hOTUiVy
Thanks a lot to the organizers and @MicrobioSoc for making #BYG22 such a success! Thoroughly enjoyed the meeting and learned so much. Also happy to catch up with the UK part of the @RalserLab 😀 And used the opportunity to get a guided tour of the Crick by @ptrebulle 🙏 pic.twitter.com/lmrVC8tKNZ
— Julia Muenzner (@JuliaMuenzner) September 9, 2022
Thanks a lot to the organizers and @MicrobioSoc for making #BYG22 such a success! Thoroughly enjoyed the meeting and learned so much. Also happy to catch up with the UK part of the @RalserLab 😀 And used the opportunity to get a guided tour of the Crick by @ptrebulle 🙏 pic.twitter.com/lmrVC8tKNZ
— Julia Muenzner (@JuliaMuenzner) September 9, 2022
