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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thrilled to share our latest work focusing on graph-based pangenome analysis highlighting structural and functional consequences of allopolyploidization

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Graph-based pangenome analysis uncovers structural and functional impacts of allopolyploidization events

The emergence of graph pangenomes has significantly advanced the study of structural variants (SVs) across diverse species. However, the impact of complex polyploidization events, particularly allopol...

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 Nominate your colleagues for a special lecture to be presented at the Yeast Genetics Meeting, June 13-17, 2026! It will take you 5 minutes and no need to be GSA member!

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 Nominate your colleagues for a special lecture to be presented at the Yeast Genetics Meeting, June 13-17, 2026! It will take you 5 minutes and no need to be GSA member!

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2026 Yeast Genetics Meeting Nominations

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · Aug 20

Out after peer review, collaborative study from Nordborg & Weigel labs with help from many others. Not the largest collection of new Arabidopsis thaliana genomes, but we hopefully put forward some good ideas for how to think about pangenomes and their analysis!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Jul 27

The Yeast2025 meeting in Paris is over, and was so much fun. It was exciting to see a room full of yeast biologists, with more than 500 people. It was also great to be part of the dream team of organizers, led by @gillesfischer.bsky.social

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Jul 18

Nice to have a recap of our past ‪@erc.europa.eu‬ PhenomeNal project. Well, let's move on to the next one - UnMiss.

cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...

Trait inheritance study challenges the simplicity of genes acting alone

New research shows that traits in organisms are not always inherited in straightforward ways. A gene’s effect is not isolated – it...

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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · Jul 5

Great work from Horia Todor in Carol Gross's lab showing it's possible to predict complexes in "competition" pools in AF3 resulting in the first all-by-all prediction for a species. After length correcting the ipTM score predicts well known interactions and correlating ipTM vectors also has value.

bioRxiv SysBio @biorxiv-sysbio.bsky.social · Jul 5

Predicting the protein interaction landscape of a free-living bacterium with pooled-AlphaFold3 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.01.662654v1

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Jul 4

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Curieux Live @curieuxlive.bsky.social · Jun 25

Du vin avec un goût de sueur ?
Explications avec Jérémy !

Vidéo en collaboration commerciale avec l’ @univbordeaux.bsky.social

CC ‪@isvv-bordeaux.bsky.social‬ , INRAE Nouvelle Aquitaine , Bordeaux science Agro, Bordeaux INP,
@agencerecherche.bsky.social

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Pfliegler Lab at University of Debrecen @pflieglerlab.bsky.social · Jul 3

Wow 1000+ Brettanomyces genomes, not just from Belgium and not just from lambic! Awesome, can't wait to check the details on these #yeast s. With recent advancements from two different groups on Lachancea, more and more domesticated yeast have their population structures uncovered, not just Saccharo

Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Jul 3

The latest story from the @haploteam highlights the phenotypic impact of acquired subgenomes in allopolyploids, through the lens of 1,060 Brettanomyces bruxellensis genomes. Nice collaboration with @univbordeaux.bsky.social

@unistra.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Whole-genome sequencing of 1,060 Brettanomyces bruxellensis isolates reveals significant phenotypic impact of acquired subgenomes in allopolyploids - Nature Communications

The authors sequence and phenotype over 1,000 isolates of the yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis, and show how allopolyploidization reshapes genome evolution and enhances phenotypic diversity, highlight...

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Jul 3

The latest story from the @haploteam highlights the phenotypic impact of acquired subgenomes in allopolyploids, through the lens of 1,060 Brettanomyces bruxellensis genomes. Nice collaboration with @univbordeaux.bsky.social

@unistra.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Whole-genome sequencing of 1,060 Brettanomyces bruxellensis isolates reveals significant phenotypic impact of acquired subgenomes in allopolyploids - Nature Communications

The authors sequence and phenotype over 1,000 isolates of the yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis, and show how allopolyploidization reshapes genome evolution and enhances phenotypic diversity, highlight...

www.nature.com

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Jun 17

Beyond happy to be an ERC AdG laureate! This milestone would not have been possible without the incredible work done in the past and the dedication of all current and former members of the haploteam - www.haploteam.org

@unistra.fr‬ @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social‬ #IUF

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 17

📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants!

The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme.

Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD

#ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu

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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · May 2

Our work on deriving protein-protein (functional) associations across different human tissues from proteomics data is now published. There is quite a lot in this paper, so I will just touch on a few highlights:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A tissue-specific atlas of protein–protein associations enables prioritization of candidate disease genes - Nature Biotechnology

Protein–protein interactions specific to 11 individual tissues are presented in a comprehensive resource.

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Apr 16

PhD position available within the @haploteam. Application deadline - 05/31/2025. for more information, see www.haploteam.org or DM me! PhD position available in the @haploteam. Application deadline - 05/31/2025. And for more information, see www.haploteam.org or send me a message!

www.haploteam.org

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Apr 16

PhD position available within the @haploteam. Application deadline - 05/31/2025. for more information, see www.haploteam.org or DM me! PhD position available in the @haploteam. Application deadline - 05/31/2025. And for more information, see www.haploteam.org or send me a message!

www.haploteam.org

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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Apr 8

Welcome to Day 1️⃣ of the 'Wild frontiers of model organisms'! #EESWildModels 🐠🔬
🔹Opening remarks by Flora Vincent 🙌🏼
🔹The first talk of the day: 'Unlocking nature’s arsenal: investigating phage-bacteria dynamics in aquatic ecosystems for sustainable aquaculture' presented by Frédérique Le Roux

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Apr 7

Since 2012, we've been running the Strasbourg Ekiden with
the HaploTeam - www.haploteam.org. This is our 13th edition. And it's still just as fun!

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Mar 31

Yeast2025 meeting, Paris, July 21-24 2025
📢 With nearly 400 abstracts submitted, the conference promises to be exciting!
🔗Registration is still possible, but but there's not much room left so hurry up if you'd like to join - premc.org/yeast2025/

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Gilles FISCHER @gillesfischer.bsky.social · Mar 31

32nd International Conference on
Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology - Paris - July 21-24, 2025
📢 With nearly 400 abstracts submitted, the #Yeast2025 conference promises to be rich and exciting! Can't wait to see the latest in yeast research
premc.org/yeast2025/

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Gilles FISCHER @gillesfischer.bsky.social · Mar 24

International Conference on Yeast Genetics & Molecular Biology - #Yeast2025 🥖🍺 🍷🍶 🌳🦟

🧬 Last week to submit your abstract:
premc.org/yeast2025/su...

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Diethard Mattanovich @dmattanovich.bsky.social · Mar 10

My lab @bokuvienna.bsky.social has an opening for a PhD on Synthetic Single Carbon Assimilation in Yeast.
Find details here www.circularbioengineering.at/jobsprogram2 - PhD 2.1 if you consider joining us within the Cluster of Excellence Circular Bioengineering

Cartoon of a metabolically engineered yeast cell recycling carbon in a spaceship

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Joseph Schacherer @schacherer.bsky.social · Mar 20

Congrats!

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Gilles FISCHER @gillesfischer.bsky.social · Mar 10

The Early Bird Registration & Submission Deadline is approaching: March 28, 2025!
🔗 Register now
premc.org/yeast2025/re...

Don’t wait until the last minute, spots are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis

🌟 the list of Outstanding Invited Speakers
premc.org/yeast2025/in...

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Manuel Mendoza @longchrom.bsky.social · Feb 28

We're hiring! The Development & Stem Cells department at @igbmc.bsky.social, Strasbourg 🇫🇷 is recruiting a group leader working in cell & developmental biology. Our Integrated Structural Biology department also has an open call. More details below! + contact me for informal enquiries #sciencejobs

CALL FOR TWO GROUP LEADER POSITIONS
IGBMC 2025
The Institute of Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), a
leading European research institute near Strasbourg, France, is seeking
two outstanding group leaders to establish independent research teams in
Development & Stem Cells & Integrated Structural Biology.

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Maritrini Colón @mrtrni.bsky.social · Feb 20

Agave fermentations not only produce mezcal and tequila; they are also natural laboratories of microbial evolution. We explore how yeasts thrive in this ecosystem. Had a great time working on this with @lumoralesr.bsky.social @yeast-journal.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Thriving in Adversity: Yeasts in the Agave Fermentation Environment

Three key players interacting in the agave fermentation environment: humans, agave plants, and microbes. Human selection of agaves with specific traits, combined with fermentation practices, may have...

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