On 9 and 10 October 2026, the yeast and fungal research community gathered at Hotel Termas da Curia for the XXIII Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras Professor Nicolau van Uden, and Mira’s Lab was there! Over two days, researchers and students shared their latest results and exchanged ideas on genomics and evolution, biotechnology and synthetic biology, health, fermented foods and beverages, drug and stress resistance, adaptation, cell death and ageing. The programme also featured invited speakers from national and international institutions, including Jeffrey Smith (University of Virginia), Geraldine Butler (University College Dublin), Márcio Rodrigues (Instituto Carlos Chagas), Kyle Cunningham (Johns Hopkins University) and Isabel Sá-Correia (Instituto Superior Técnico).
Mira’s Lab contributed to the meeting’s scientific programme with work developed by our team (Diogo Santos, Bárbara Coelho, Teresa Ferreira, Alice Coimbra, Afonso Correia, Ricardo Gatinho and Vlademiro Magaia) across the group’s research areas. Nuno Mira was also a member of the Scientific Committee for this edition of the Jornadas. We thank the organisers and everyone who stopped by our posters and talks to discuss our work. To learn more about the Jornadas and this year’s programme, visit the conference webpage here (opens in a new tab). We left this conference with new ideas, new collaborations and even more motivation to keep exploring the world of yeasts!