Key conference themes will include

* Cell Cycle and Morphogenesis
* Control of Gene Expression
* Genomes and Evolution
* Protein Trafficking
* Signal Transduction
* Systems Biology
* Yeasts as Cell Factories
* Yeasts as Models for Ageing and Human Disease
* Yeasts as Pathogens

Keynote speakers include

* Sue Lindquist MIT
* Mike Snyder Yale University
* Jean Beggs University of Edinburgh

Real-time reactions about this event
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