New article! I had the pleasure of collaborating (also with @fcocubillosr.bsky.social, Claudio Martínez & @litinice.bsky.social) on this work, led by Dr Francisco Salinas, investigating the genomic structure of a horizontally acquired region (Region B) in #yeast. academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Genetic background shapes the transcriptional activity and phenotypic contribution of a horizontally acquired region in yeast

Abstract. Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material across species. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a DNA segment known as Region B w

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🍺🥖 Discover Session 5: “Exploring #fermentation as a driver of innovation in food and beverages” at #PYFF9 From new flavours to sustainable production, microbes are transforming food & beverages. Discover how yeast & fungi drive next‑gen fermentation. #Fermentation #Valencia2026

“Es importante que el Estado mantenga financiamiento para ciencia básica, porque aun cuando no haya una aplicación inmediata evidente, es la base de generación de conocimiento que permitirá los desarrollos tecnológicos del futuro que aún no somos capaces de imaginar”. dicyt.usach.cl/index.php/el...

New article today in @yeast-journal.bsky.social! I had the pleasure of collaborating in this work (also with Dr Claudio Martínez), led by Dr Francisco Salinas, in which a new set of #optogenetic #switches was developed in #yeast. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A New Set of Optogenetic Switches in Yeast Based on the BcWCL1 Photoreceptor

Optogenetic switches based on the BcWCL1PAS∆ photoreceptor: functional in single-component (homodimer) and two-component (heterodimer) configurations for light-controlled gene expression in yeast.

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🎤 Meet the PYFF9 speakers! Yeast & Fungi Conference 2026 in Valencia (8–11 Sept) 📢 Registration & abstract submission open 🔗 yeastfungi.efbiotechnology.org/home #Yeast #Fungi #Biotechnology #CallForAbstracts @pyff-9.bsky.social

Congratulations @schacherer.bsky.social! 👏🏼

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Congrats to our 2026 GSA Award recipients! They have made significant contributions to science, including scientific discoveries, mentoring, creation of community resources, and education. Learn more about them: buff.ly/6zAwQQ1 Join us in celebrating their accomplishments.👏 1/3🧵⬇️

First Regular Fondecyt grant! Many thanks to Francisco Salinas, Claudio Martínez, Manuel Villalobos-Cid, @litinice.bsky.social, and José Manuel Guillamón for their support. I hope this project will allow us to continue strengthening our collaborations. The best is #yeast to come! shorturl.at/rWf1M

Concurso de Proyectos Fondecyt Regular 2026 - ANID

Promover la investigación científica y tecnológica en diversas áreas del conocimiento mediante el financiamiento de proyectos de investigación individual de excelencia, orientados a la producción de c...

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It was a pleasure to participate in this work, led by Dr Manuel Villalobos-Cid, in which regression and #MachineLearning models were applied to characterise #genes associated with quantitative #oenological traits in #yeast. The best is #yeast to come! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Identification of SNPs and Genes Associated with Quantitative Oenological Traits in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using Regression and Machine Learning Models

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a model organism with key industrial relevance in wine fermentation and other biotechnological processes. Identifying single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) linked to qu...

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We just joined Southern Hemisphere efforts and co-authored a review on yeast research from this side of the world 🌎 Turns out, there’s a lot to tell—and much more to come! Huge thanks to Varela’s team and @pablo-villa.bsky.social for the great collaboration 🍻 academic.oup.com/femsyr/artic...

The Southern Hemisphere yeast frontier: from nature dwellers to accomplished fermenters

This mini-review discusses the different yeast species found in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Awarded! Our "Anillo" project, "A new platform for the diversification and sustainability of the #yeast #biotechnology industry in Chile", seeks the diversification and sustainability of food/feed industries by generating improved yeasts for various applications. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#yeast #biotechnology #industry #chile #food #feed #yeasts #scientific #technological #biotechnological #industrial #application #collaborative #yeast | Eduardo I. Kessi-Pérez

We were selected! Our project, "A new platform for the diversification and sustainability of the #yeast #biotechnology #industry in #Chile", promoted by the CECTA USACH research team and led by Dr Cla...

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Comparto con ustedes el tercer capítulo de la serie “2100” de la USACH, en el cual Adens González (CECTA) y Tito Pizarro (FACIMED) nos invitan a reflexionar sobre la evolución de la industria alimentaria y los alimentos que consumiremos en el futuro. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nidl...

2100 Capítulo 3: ¿Qué comeremos?

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Nature research paper: From genotype to phenotype with 1,086 near telomere-to-telomere yeast genomes go.nature.com/4nVsl9z

From genotype to phenotype with 1,086 near telomere-to-telomere yeast genomes - Nature

A newly compiled atlas of species-wide structural variants and gene-based and graph pangenomes derived from highly complete assemblies of genomes from 1,086 natural isolates enable integrative genome-scale studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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The new issue of #Yeast is out ... with a surprise 😄! This issue marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of our journal, in 1985. To celebrate this achievement, we made a brand new cover with the most beautiful #Yeast front pages 😍 Happy birthday Yeast!!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10970061...

Happy 40th birthday Yeast: Yeast: Vol 42, No 8-10

Yeast is a microbiology journal for research in the rapidly moving field of yeast biology. We publish the most significant developments in unicellular fungi.

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✨ Latest exciting story of the group in @nature.com. Here, we go beyond SNPs and built a species-wide atlas of genetic variants in yeast. With >1,000 near T2T genomes, we show how large genomic variations affect trait diversity. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

From genotype to phenotype with 1,086 near telomere-to-telomere yeast genomes - Nature

A newly compiled atlas of species-wide structural variants and gene-based and graph pangenomes derived from highly complete assemblies of genomes from 1,086 natural isolates enable integrative genome-...

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Looking for science and fun by the ocean next June?🧬🌊 Join at the GSA Yeast 2026 meeting in beautiful Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA! 📅 Save the date: June 14–18, 2026 ➡️ genetics-gsa.org/yeast-2026/

Homepage - Yeast Genetics Meeting 2026

Visit our website to learn more.

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We had an amazing @official-smbe.bsky.social satellite meeting in Puerto Varas. Great science, colleagues & Patagonian experience. Thanks the organizers @pablo-villa.bsky.social et al & SMBE for putting this together!

Happy to share our first step-by-step #protocol published in @bio-protocol.bsky.social, which uses the pTOMAN-G plasmid to monitor TORC1 activation in #yeast, developed in collaboration with Drs Claudio Martínez and Francisco Salinas. bio-protocol.org/e5356 The best is #yeast to come!

Comparto esta nota sobre el nuevo proyecto dirigido por el Dr. Claudio Martínez, Director de CECTA-USACH, del cual soy co-investigador. Esperamos obtener levaduras vínicas con menor/mayor eficiencia de alcohol e identificar las bases moleculares responsables. bit.ly/4lZZmR9

Mañana Viernes 25 de Abril damos inicio al ciclo de charlas organizadas por CECTA-USACH y la Vicerrectoría de Vinculación con el Medio (VIME). Los esperamos a las 15:00, ya sea través de Zoom (inscripciones en lnkd.in/e9p5_XdX) o en el canal de YouTube de la VIME (www.youtube.com/@VimeUsach).

My first grant project ends today. We studied phenotypic/genetic diversity in TORC1 activation between wild and domesticated yeasts. I am very grateful to Drs F. Salinas, C. Martínez, M. Villalobos-Cid, @matnamo.bsky.social & @litinice.bsky.social, whose collaboration was crucial over these 3 years.

🚨 Registration is now open! 🚨 Join us in Patagonia for the SMBE Satellite Meeting: Molecular Mechanisms of Adaptation and Experimental Evolution🔬 📅 October 6-8, 2025 📍 Puerto Varas, Chile 🇨🇱 🔗 Register here: smbechile2025.cl

Happy to share another research article led by Dr Claudio Martínez (there were two in the same week!) in which I had the pleasure of collaborating, also with Drs Verónica García, María Angélica Ganga & Amparo Querol, published in Journal of Fungi (MDPI). www.mdpi.com/3177160

Genetically Improved Yeast Strains with Lower Ethanol Yield for the Wine Industry Generated Through a Two-Round Breeding Program

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of industrial significance in the production of alcoholic beverages; it is the main species responsible for the fermentation of grape must. One of the main curren...

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Happy to share with you this research article published in Fermentation (MDPI) led by Dr Claudio Martínez, in which I had the pleasure of collaborating, also with Dr Jose Manuel Guillamón. www.mdpi.com/3175636

Specific Point Mutations in the RRT5 Gene Modulate Fermentative Phenotypes of an Industrial Wine Yeast

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a yeast species of industrial importance due to its role in the production of several alcoholic beverages, including wine. During wine fermentation, S. cerevisiae must be a...

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Single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with wine fermentation and adaptation to nitrogen limitation in wild and domesticated yeast strains Full text: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #yeast #yeastbiology #microbiology #biomol

🌳How's life in the limit of life? Here, we investigated changes in fungal community composition 🍄, and got closer to understand how fungi supports Nothofagus forests in the Limit of Life @LiliNucleo. Work led by @saona-la.bsky.social and collaborators!! 👏 academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

High ectomycorrhizal relative abundance during winter at the treeline

Abstract. The rhizosphere is the soil region around plant roots hosting a diverse microbial community, influencing nutrient availability and how plants rea

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Wild Patagonian yeast improve the evolutionary potential of novel interspecific hybrid strains for lager brewing Full text: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #yeast #yeastbiology #microbiology #biomol From @fcocubillosr.bsky.social Lab

Yipi! Another MS published this week by our group. We used 2 strategies to improve beer fermentation performance in S. eubayanus: ExpEvo + Hybridization (old farmers approach!). Congrats the team! @ibiochile.bsky.social @tomas-p.bsky.social @pablo-villa.bsky.social @official-smbe.bsky.social

Experimental Evolution and Hybridization Enhance the Fermentative Capacity of Wild Saccharomyces eubayanus Strains

Abstract. Lager beer is traditionally fermented using Saccharomyces pastorianus. However, the limited availability of lager yeast strains restricts the pot

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High ectomycorrhizal relative abundance during winter at the treeline Full text: academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #yeast #microbiology #yeastbiology From @saona-la.bsky.social

Hoy apareció en prensa esta nota sobre nuestro proyecto FONDEF IDeA I+D. Casualmente, unos minutos antes habíamos confirmado que hemos obtenido, mediante evolución experimental, levaduras que producen más ergosterol. ¡Gracias por todo, equipo! usach.cl/news/investi...

Optogenetic control of horizontally acquired genes prevent stuck fermentations in yeast Full text: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39772912/