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Introducing: Dr John
Morrissey as Editor-in-Chief
of FEMS Yeast Research
We are excited to announce that Dr John Morrissey is the new Editor-in-Chief of
FEMS Yeast Research. John is a Principle Investigator and Senior Lecturer at the
Department of Microbiology, University College Cork (UCC), Ireland.
He originally completed his undergraduate studies
at UCC, before moving to the European Molecular
Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany to carry
out research for his PhD. John’s post-doctoral research
career involved stints at the University of California,
Berkeley, USA (1995-1997) and the John Innes
Research Centre, Norwich, UK (1998-2000).
In 2000, he took up research and teaching positions at
UCC and since 2003 has led his own research group
of postgraduate and post-doctoral scientists working in
the broad areas of microbial ecology and yeast biotechnology. We interviewed
John to gain an insight into his research career and his new role with FEMS
Yeast Research:
‘’It is important … that the [yeast research] community maintains breadth and
does not become narrow in its focus, nor compartmentalised in its activities.
Compartmentalisation could be geographical or conceptual, by which I mean
that there is the potential for a gap to emerge between fundamental research
on the one part and technology-driven applications on the other. This should
be resisted as the strength of the [yeast reserach] field has always been the
connection between the everyday uses of yeast(s) for society, and research
right at the cutting edge of new
knowledge generation.’’
Table of
Contents
• Page 2: Join our social
media team; 2019
Grants Survey; FEMS
Microbiology Ecology
Poster Prize Winners...
• Page 3: FEMS2019
Updates; FEMS-
ESCMID Award; Call
for Papers: Polar &
Alpine Microbiology;
We are seeking two
new Directors...
• Pages 4-5: Curated
articles published in
each of the FEMS
Journals...
• Page 6: Grants Corner
• Page 7: Opportunities
• Page 8: Deadlines;
Events; and Extras...
- Dr John Morrissey
John is already up and running in
new his role, so make sure to send
us all your best yeast reserach
papers!
Read the full interview >
Submit your yeast research >
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MARCH 2019