The Munich Yeast Meetings have been organized by Dr. Kurt Schmoller and Dr. Stephan Hamperl at Helmholtz Munich since 2019. What began as a platform for the Munich yeast community has evolved into an interdisciplinary meeting with growing national and international participation.
The Munich Yeast Meetings promote the exchange of cutting-edge research in genetics, chromatin biology, cell biology, and systems biology while strengthening the network of researchers in yeast genetics and molecular biology. A particular emphasis is placed on supporting early-career researchers by providing PhD students and postdoctoral fellows with a platform to present their work. Since 2025, this commitment has been further supported by the GfG through poster and short-talk awards.
The meeting features a one-day scientific program comprising 10–12 research talks, a poster session, and a social dinner or happy hour. It typically attracts 60–80 participants, including principal investigators, PhD students, and postdoctoral researchers from the local, national, and international yeast research community. The program is complemented by two invited international keynote speakers.
Dr. Kurt Schmoller
Dr. Stephan Hamperl
The 7th Munich Yeast Meeting (MYM), held on 19 November 2025 in Munich, reaffirmed its role as an important forum for scientific exchange in yeast research. The meeting brought together cutting-edge research on genome stability, cell architecture, and biotechnological applications of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Particularly inspiring were the keynote lectures by Andrés Aguilera and Yves Barral, who presented new insights into genome integrity, cell division, and adaptive cellular responses.
Supporting early-career researchers remained a central focus of the meeting. PhD students and postdoctoral researchers had the opportunity to present and discuss their work through short talks and poster presentations. The German Genetics Society (GfG) reinforced this commitment by awarding a Best Short Talk Prize to Dr. Federico Zucca (ETH Zurich) and a Best Poster Prize to Dr. Oliver Pajonk (BZH), each accompanied by a €300 award.
By combining outstanding scientific presentations with dedicated support for early-career researchers, MYM 2025 further strengthened the yeast research community and fostered new scientific interactions and collaborations.
Hana El-Samad (UCSF, USA)
Dan Jarosz (Stanford, USA)
Sophie Martin (Lausanne, CH)
Frank Pugh (Cornell, USA)
Gianni Liti (Côte d’Azur, FR)
Helle Ullrich (Mainz, DE)
Andrés Aguilera (CABIMER, Sevilla, ES)
Yves Barral (ETH Zürich, CH)
