Job alert! I'm recruiting a new post-doc to work on mechanisms of co-translational quality control in the ER. Looking for expertise in ribosome biology and yeast genetics/cell biology. Please reach out to me with any questions. www.dundee.ac.uk/work-for-us/...

Postdoctoral Research Assistant - UOD2336

Closing date: Thursday 27 August 2026, 23:59

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❗Latest review article out in the Yeast journal: Bingyin Peng, Masahiro Tominaga, Chengqiang Wang, Robert E. Speight and Jun Ishii discuss the latest advances in the usage of #transposons as tools for genome engineering in #yeasts and filamentous #fungi 🍄🍄🍄 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Transposons as Tools for Future Genome Engineering in Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi

Applications of transposon-based tools for genome engineering in fungi include transposon-mediated mutagenesis and targeted genomic integration.

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The new #Yeast issue of July 2026 (Volume 43, Number 4) is now out, with an editorial on the journal's history, two reviews on recent advances in optogenetics and synthetic biology, and two research articles about flocculation and new bioinformatic tools 🙂 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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❗New research article out in #Yeast: Tomoo Ogata, Katsuaki Kuroki and team study the mechanisms of mating-type-specific gene expression in miso and soy sauce Zygosaccharomyces species, with a special focus on the transcription factor Mata2 🍜 🍶 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

❗New research article out in #Yeast: Tomoo Ogata, Katsuaki Kuroki and team study the mechanisms of mating-type-specific gene expression in miso and soy sauce Zygosaccharomyces species, with a special focus on the transcription factor Mata2 🍜 🍶 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The new #Yeast issue of July 2026 (Volume 43, Number 4) is now out, with an editorial on the journal's history, two reviews on recent advances in optogenetics and synthetic biology, and two research articles about flocculation and new bioinformatic tools 🙂 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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New paper out: Alya Hussain, Kevin Fotso & @mcmurraylab.bsky.social describe #yeasts and other #fungi isolated from cacti or non-cactus plants, including the new species Coniochaeta udwismasis, and provide new hints at modes of #adaptation to the cactus 🌵🌵🌵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Comparative Analysis of Stress Adaptation in the Yeast Microbiome of Cactus

Yeasts and related fungi isolated from cacti or nearby non-cactus plants were characterized phenotypically and genomically, revealing differences that hint at modes of adaptation to the cactus host.

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MichaelMcMurray lab@mcmurraylab.bsky.social · last mo.

Our new paper was, by definition, an adventure: stepping outside of our comfort zone, embracing the unknown, and engaging in activities where the outcome is uncertain. Includes discovery of a new species and working with a Native American tribe to name it… 🧵👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New paper out: Alya Hussain, Kevin Fotso & @mcmurraylab.bsky.social describe #yeasts and other #fungi isolated from cacti or non-cactus plants, including the new species Coniochaeta udwismasis, and provide new hints at modes of #adaptation to the cactus 🌵🌵🌵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Comparative Analysis of Stress Adaptation in the Yeast Microbiome of Cactus

Yeasts and related fungi isolated from cacti or nearby non-cactus plants were characterized phenotypically and genomically, revealing differences that hint at modes of adaptation to the cactus host.

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MichaelMcMurray lab@mcmurraylab.bsky.social · last mo.

Our new paper was, by definition, an adventure: stepping outside of our comfort zone, embracing the unknown, and engaging in activities where the outcome is uncertain. Includes discovery of a new species and working with a Native American tribe to name it… 🧵👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In this #Yeast research article, Kanokarn Kocharin, Niran Roongsawang and team report the enhanced production of #recombinant thermophilic xylanase X11P in Ogataea polymorpha via in-silico signal peptide discovery and fed-batch #fermentation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Enhanced Production of Recombinant Thermophilic Xylanase X11P in Ogataea polymorpha via In‐Silico Signal Peptide Discovery and Fed‐Batch Fermentation

Genome-wide signal peptide screening identified a novel Ogataea polymorpha α-mating factor-like peptide (FUN_005010) that markedly improved recombinant thermophilic xylanase X11P secretion. Combined ....

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In this #Yeast research article, Kanokarn Kocharin, Niran Roongsawang and team report the enhanced production of #recombinant thermophilic xylanase X11P in Ogataea polymorpha via in-silico signal peptide discovery and fed-batch #fermentation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Enhanced Production of Recombinant Thermophilic Xylanase X11P in Ogataea polymorpha via In‐Silico Signal Peptide Discovery and Fed‐Batch Fermentation

Genome-wide signal peptide screening identified a novel Ogataea polymorpha α-mating factor-like peptide (FUN_005010) that markedly improved recombinant thermophilic xylanase X11P secretion. Combined ....

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New article out for the series #technoYeast: Maria Abraham, Christine Iosue & Dennis D. Wykoff developed new molecular tools for genetic manipulation in the Nakaseomyces clade, that can be used for the #evolutionary comparison of signal transduction #pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Genetic Tools in the Nakaseomyces clade for Evolutionary Comparisons of Signal Transduction Pathways

The genus Nakaseomyces provides four species that are closely related but have different characteristics. For example, N. glabratus (formerly known as Candida glabrata) is a common human pathogen, wh...

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New article out for the series #technoYeast: Maria Abraham, Christine Iosue & Dennis D. Wykoff developed new molecular tools for genetic manipulation in the Nakaseomyces clade, that can be used for the #evolutionary comparison of signal transduction #pathways onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Genetic Tools in the Nakaseomyces clade for Evolutionary Comparisons of Signal Transduction Pathways

The genus Nakaseomyces provides four species that are closely related but have different characteristics. For example, N. glabratus (formerly known as Candida glabrata) is a common human pathogen, wh...

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In this #Yeast research article, Koichi Tanabe, Atsuhiko Nakata, Mizuki Hosotani & Jun Shima investigate the role of organic acids in glucose repression by measuring GAR+ cells, which undergo a protein-based epigenetic change allowing them to survive longer. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Sugar Metabolisms Altered By Undissociated Forms of Organic Acids Based on the Emergence of [GAR+] Cells in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The glucose repression system is a mechanism for effective energy acquisition by glucose assimilation in microorganisms. In yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is known as a prion-like protein [GA...

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Please join us at this #EMBOEvoEco Workshop on 6-9 October 2026. It is hands down one of my (if not THE) favourite conferences with a real community feeling and it's great for networking! Also, the catering is excellent. :)

The Rokas Lab at Vanderbilt University@rokaslab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Want to gain mechanistic insights on major outstanding questions in #ecology and #evolution? Join us 6-9 October 2026 for the #EMBOEvoEco Workshop at @events.embl.org in beautiful Heidelberg, Germany Abstract submission deadline is June 30 - submit one now! www.embl.org/about/info/c...

Interested in mitochondria? In this review article, Ferran Gómez-Armengol, Elena Hidalgo & Montserrat Vega discuss pros & cons of methods to study mitochondrial metabolism and homeostasis in fission yeast S. pombe, including in vivo and in vitro approaches. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Methods to Study Mitochondrial Metabolism and Homeostasis in Fission Yeast

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Interested in mitochondria? In this review article, Ferran Gómez-Armengol, Elena Hidalgo & Montserrat Vega discuss pros & cons of methods to study mitochondrial metabolism and homeostasis in fission yeast S. pombe, including in vivo and in vitro approaches. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Methods to Study Mitochondrial Metabolism and Homeostasis in Fission Yeast

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Not sure how to analyze your #rDNA data? Use rDNAmine, a new #bioinformatic toolkit for capturing and examining large repetitive arrays in Oxford Nanopore #sequencing data 🧬, by Agnieszka Czarnocka-Cieciura and Natalia Gumińska. Now published in #Yeast: 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

rDNAmine: A New Tool for the Analysis of Long Repetitive Sequences

This work introduces a novel approach for analysing long repetitive genomic sequences, combining a method to isolate large DNA molecules from individual chromosomes. We also describe the bioinformati...

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Not sure how to analyze your #rDNA data? Use rDNAmine, a new #bioinformatic toolkit for capturing and examining large repetitive arrays in Oxford Nanopore #sequencing data 🧬, by Agnieszka Czarnocka-Cieciura and Natalia Gumińska. Now published in #Yeast: 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

rDNAmine: A New Tool for the Analysis of Long Repetitive Sequences

This work introduces a novel approach for analysing long repetitive genomic sequences, combining a method to isolate large DNA molecules from individual chromosomes. We also describe the bioinformati...

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In this review, Audrey P. Gasch reflects on the history of the Environmental Stress Response (ESR) in #yeast, from its discovery 25 years ago to more recent insights into its purpose and regulation, focusing on remaining questions in #stress biology. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Twenty‐Five Years of the Environmental Stress Response and the Enduring Power of Yeast in Stress Biology

All organisms must be able to sense and respond to adverse environments, especially those that threaten cellular integrity. The age of genomics clarified the breadth and specificity of cellular stres...

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Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)! The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/185622 Applications due 8/1.

I have a postdoc position available in my lab. We are exploring post-redox stress recovery in cells. Please share with potential candidates.

In this review, Audrey P. Gasch reflects on the history of the Environmental Stress Response (ESR) in #yeast, from its discovery 25 years ago to more recent insights into its purpose and regulation, focusing on remaining questions in #stress biology. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Twenty‐Five Years of the Environmental Stress Response and the Enduring Power of Yeast in Stress Biology

All organisms must be able to sense and respond to adverse environments, especially those that threaten cellular integrity. The age of genomics clarified the breadth and specificity of cellular stres...

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📢 Great news from #PYFF9! ⏳ The deadline for early bird registration and abstract submission has been extended until 31 May. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of an exciting international scientific meeting! #FungalBiology #Biotechnology #SyntheticBiology #Microbiology #ScientificConference

In this review marking our 40th birthday, Edward Archer, Roy Walker, Paige Erpf, Ian Paulsen & Isak Pretorius reflect on the great power of #yeast #genetics, outlining key advances emerging from the Sc2.0 project and the future potential of #synthetic yeasts onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

One Yeast, Sixteen Synthetic Chromosomes, Infinite Possibilities

The evolution of the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, from a genetically tractable model organism to a chassis for genome-scale engineering represents one of the most influential trajectories in euka....

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In this editorial that marks #Yeast 's 40th anniversary, our former editor Stephen Oliver walks us through the journal's history, from its very first steps to the change of the editorial board in more recent years, and wishes the best for Yeast's future 🙂 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Yeast at Forty

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It was a pleasure to share my research with the fission yeast community during the last #PombeTalks seminar and talk about our efforts to uncover the role of conserved unknown genes in S. #pombe and a new #mitochondrial gene that we discovered A big thank you to the organisers and the audience ☺️

In this editorial that marks #Yeast 's 40th anniversary, our former editor Stephen Oliver walks us through the journal's history, from its very first steps to the change of the editorial board in more recent years, and wishes the best for Yeast's future 🙂 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Yeast at Forty

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Yeast Journal@yeast-journal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In this review marking our 40th birthday, Edward Archer, Roy Walker, Paige Erpf, Ian Paulsen & Isak Pretorius reflect on the great power of #yeast #genetics, outlining key advances emerging from the Sc2.0 project and the future potential of #synthetic yeasts onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In this review marking our 40th birthday, Edward Archer, Roy Walker, Paige Erpf, Ian Paulsen & Isak Pretorius reflect on the great power of #yeast #genetics, outlining key advances emerging from the Sc2.0 project and the future potential of #synthetic yeasts onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

One Yeast, Sixteen Synthetic Chromosomes, Infinite Possibilities

The evolution of the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, from a genetically tractable model organism to a chassis for genome-scale engineering represents one of the most influential trajectories in euka....

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Interested in #flocculation? In this #Yeast article, Devanshu Mehta, Mary Serviss, Keith Schneider, Renee Goodrich & Andrew MacIntosh investigate S. pastorianus flocculation during #brewing #fermentation, finding an association with the level of cell mannose onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The Role of Mannose in Saccharomyces pastorianus Flocculation During Industrial Brewing Fermentations

Yeast flocculation is a phenomenon in which yeast zymolectins bind to mannose on adjacent cells resulting in aggregation within fermentation media. Flocculation has been extensively studied and is of...

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