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Alexandra Imre
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New Pathway Pages at SGD! Genes, chemicals, networks, GO-CAMs #yeast #pathways #GO-CAM #ChEBI

Check it out!
www.yeastgenome.org/pathway/GLYO...
August 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Thanks to everyone who stopped by our #SGD booth at last night's #Yeast26 poster session! Especially our best bud who's clearly ready for some serious budding yeast research 🐕✨ Who needs AirBud when you've got a YeastBud? 🧬💙

🧪 #SGD #YeastResearch
June 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
SGD Workshop 🥰🥰 #Yeast2026 #Asilomar
June 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Evolution and population genetics starting soon #Yeast2026
June 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
First moments at Asilomar Conference Grounds at #Yeast2026
June 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Documenting results for #iGEM2026! 👀
June 7, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Today we officially started our #iGEM2026 project!!! 🦠

We will try to utilize the S. 'boulardii' probiotic yeast as a chassis for antimicrobial peptide production.

Follow for more details on our activities as we move forward with this year's challenges! #NCStateiGEMTeam #GoPack #NCSU
May 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Celebrating the publication of our new paper w/ @pflieglerlab.bsky.social with a special Imperial Porter 🍻 . Barrel-Aged Pumpkin Queen from Casita Brewing Co. (Wilson, NC, US)
March 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
After many years of work, our study with @pflieglerlab.bsky.social on a Saccharomyces boulardii probiotic with diminished virulence is now published!! I want to express my sincere gratitude to all the authors for their contributions and support!

www.nature.com/articles/s42...
ENA1 deficiency attenuates Saccharomyces ‘boulardii’ probiotic yeast virulence in immunosuppressed mouse fungaemia model - Communications Biology
A new probiotic Saccharomyces ‘boulardii’ yeast strain with diminished virulence is developed using experimental infection and observations on in-host selection, achieved through the deletion of the E...
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March 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Reading Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif on my balcony. I'm hoping for some birds too, so I keep my camera close by 🐦‍⬛🐦
March 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Starting the first day of the 8th International Conference on Microbiome Engineering #ICME2025 with a cup of coffee. Exciting talks ahead! I'm also looking forward to explore Antwerp :))
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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We arrived to Raleigh, N.C. with my PhD students @balintnemeth.bsky.social and Andi, visiting collaborators including @alexandraimre.bsky.social and exploring the city! Here at Wye Hill Brewing.
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
#Team NCState won Gold at the iGEM competition in Paris! #iGEM2025 Congratulations guys!! 😊😊 It was a pleause mentoring you :)
October 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#TeamNCState presented today on stage! Good job guys, you did it! 😊 #iGEM2025
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Moments from 1st day of #iGEM2025! Go #TeamNCState! 🦠
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
October 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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New minireview on non-Saccharomyces yeasts and their contribution to 🍺🍷🍞🧀 fermentations and human health 💊⚕️. With Dr. Nathan Crook we summarized some recent trends in this field that could be of interest to folks in the yeast community.

academic.oup.com/femsyr/advan...
The emerging roles of non-Saccharomyces yeasts in fermented foods and human health
Abstract. Yeasts play a crucial role in the maturation of fermented foods, with Saccharomyces cerevisiae standing out as the most prominent among them. How
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September 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Our latest review on the effect of tyrosol in yeast has just been published. 🔥🔥🔥🍄
link.springer.com/10.1007/s002...
The effects of tyrosol on yeasts: an overview of current knowledge - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Abstract Quorum sensing is a cell density-dependent microbial communication form, which can regulate several microbial properties, including virulence, biofilm formation and cell–cell competence. The ...
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September 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Another day of volunteering in the DinoLab :) 🦖
September 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
@igemcommunity.bsky.social Distribution kit arrived at North Carolina State University! #NCSU #iGEM 🦠🎉
July 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@pflieglerlab.bsky.social is giving a talk in room Athena E right now at #Evol2025 conference!
June 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
@caitismuheil.bsky.social is giving a talk on signatures of domestication in baker's yeasts! #Evolution2025
#NCSU
June 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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@alexandraimre.bsky.social from NCSU presenting on gut adaptations of probiotic #Saccharomyces at #evol2025 right now!
June 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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