Nikita Sarkov’s Contribution at EuropaCat 2025
Nikita Sarkov (DC7, Åbo Akademi) took part in EuropaCat 2025, held in Trondheim, Norway — one of the world’s leading international conferences on catalysis. During the event, he presented his research titled “Developing Zeolite-Based Catalysts for Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Hydrocracking Oleic Acid Using Ru and Ni Metals.” His work explores innovative catalytic approaches to advance […]
Marta Yabar (DC9) presents at the 3rd International Conference & Expo on Biofuels and Bioenergy
On 25–26 September 2025, Marta Yabar (DC9 of the YAF MSCA DN at BBEPP) participated in the 3rd International Conference & Expo on Biofuels and Bioenergy in Vienna, Austria, delivering an oral presentation on her PhD research within the YAF project. Her talk focused on the development of sustainable downstream processing strategies for microbial oil […]
Turning Guilt into Hope: Greener Aviation at the MSCA Presidency Conference 2025
At the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Presidency Conference 2025, our DC8 Maria Spinosa shared how her work in catalysis offers a path to transform that guilt into hope—by converting waste into sustainable aviation fuels, helping make air travel greener. Maria’s participation in the Falling Walls Foundation Lab was not only an opportunity to present her innovative […]
🧬Synthetic Biology of Non-Conventional Yeasts Training in Estonia
From August 4–6, YAF Doctoral Candidates gathered at TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology (YAF Partner) for an intensive three-day training focused on metabolic engineering. The program combined theory and practice: participants deepened their knowledge in molecular and synthetic biology, genotyping, phenotype screening, strain characterization, and genome-scale modeling, while also gaining hands-on experience with plasmid […]
Ishtiak Chowdhury (DC2) participated in Green ERA-Hub Summer School 2025
Ishtiak Chowdhury (DC2 at CIEMAT) was selected to attend the Green ERA-Hub Summer School 2025, hosted by CIHEAM Bari. During this enriching program, Ishtiak presented a poster showcasing his PhD research as part of the poster walk session. He also actively participated in two targeted workshops designed to support early-stage researchers: The summer school offered […]
🎤An interview with…Nicolas Fink – Doctoral Candidate 4 (Imperial College London, UK)
Name and Surname: Nicolas Fink Organization: Imperial College London (UK) Major Fields of Research/Activity: Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Synthetic Microbial Communities, Yeast Fermentation I’m Doctoral Candidate 4, engineering synthetic yeast communities for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). I aim to improve how these communities grow together and optimise their performance to produce terpenes with desirable aviation […]
🎤An interview with…Francesca Ceroni – Supervisor of DC4 (Imperial College London, UK)
Name and Surname: Francesca Ceroni Organization: Imperial College London (UK) Major Fields of Research/Activity: Cell Engineering, Engineering Biology I am the co-supervisor of Laura de Freitas and Nicolas Fink at Imperial College London. We apply synthetic biology and metabolic engineering approaches to develop yeast factories to produce terpenes and lipids for the synthesis of Sustainable […]
🌱Welcome to YAF Talks: Exploring Yeast-Based Innovation for Sustainable Aviation Fuels!
We are thrilled to launch the YAF Talks — an open, ongoing conversation series that dives deep into the ideas, innovations, and individuals shaping the YAF Project: Yeast-based solutions for sustainable aviation fuels. YAF Talks are built around dynamic dialogue. Each edition revolves around a central theme and features voices from across the YAF Network […]
Sofia Recchia (DC6) and Marilena Mastrodima (DC12) contribute to Metabolic Engineering 16 in Copenhagen
We are pleased to share that Sofia Recchia (DC6) and Marilena Mastrodima (DC12), both PhD researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), participated in the Metabolic Engineering 16 Conference, held in Copenhagen from June 15 to 19, 2025. Sofia and Marilena are investigating the potential of unconventional yeast species as microbial platforms for sustainable […]
Maria Spinosa (DC8) Advances Surface Science Training
As part of her ongoing development within the YAF DN, Maria Spinosa (DC8) recently attended the advanced course “Caracterización químico-física de la superficie de adsorbentes y catalizadores I”, organized by the Spanish Adsorption Society (SEA). Held from June 10–13, 2025 in Jarandilla de la Vera (Cáceres, Spain), the course provided in-depth training on surface chemistry […]