Defending the PhD-an end of an era
All good things come to an end, or so they say? On the 1st of July 2021, after 3 years and 1 month of hard work, I managed to defend my PhD! Here in France, the requirements for defending the…
DRIVE was in the European Researcher’s Night!
The European Researchers’ Night, funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA), is a Europe-wide public event that brings researchers closer to the public. The Night provides researchers the opportunity to showcase the diversity of science and its impact on citizens’…
In Memoriam – Dr. Beth Levine
Beth Levine, an esteemed autophagy researcher, professor, and a renowned doctor, died on 15th of June 2020, at the age of 60 after a long battle with cancer. She was the director of the Center for Autophagy Research and Charles Cameron…
EMBO Workshop Autophagy: From molecular principles to human diseases
EMBO Workshops are meetings that cover different and growing aspects of life-science-related subjects and bring scientists together to present and discuss their latest findings. Workshops are usually held in Europe but they can also take place outside Europe with the…
YEASTERDAY 2019
Yeast is a simple yet powerful tool to understand the living system. An event solely dedicated to discuss the recent advancement in the field of yeast research is surely exciting. One such event is “Yeasterday” (sounds very cool), an annual…
SEFAGIA Meeting 2018
SEFAGIA Meeting 2018 SEFAGIA, the Autophagy Spanish Society, was founded in 2017 after several years of activities and connections between different Spanish research groups focused on autophagy. Among its duties, SEFAGIA is interested in knowledge exchange, international networking and results…
DRIVE KICK-OFF MEETING
The Marie Curie Innovative Training Network DRIVE received funding for three years by the European Commission to train the next generation of leading European autophagy researchers. For the first time all members came together in Groningen, Netherlands on June 14thand…