"Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not communicated." Anne Roe ​​A handful of brave young scientists took on the Carl Singer Foundation Session at ICYGMB in Levico in North Italy this year. For many, the prospect of addressing a large scientific audience for the first time is a daunting experience. We compound this by insisting on the inclusion of comedy 'treasures': a miscellaneous action, and a miscellaneous phrase! Audience participation was encouraged b

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin ​​10 Brave students embraced the chance to give their first ever talk during the Carl Singer Foundation Session at BYG in Manchester. Each presenter had a 'miscellaneous action' and a 'miscellaneous phrase' to 'hide' in their presentation! A huge well done to Shaun Speldewinde and Yu Zhou (who missed the presentation and received the news in the loo!), both of whom narrowly missed out o

The Carl Singer Foundation and the WCISM is proud to sponsor five outstanding young yeast biologists for the recent FASEB Yeast Chromosome Structure, Replication, and Segregation meeting in Steamboat Springs, USA. These five scholars were selected among hundreds of outstanding research abstracts, and were awarded with a rare opportunity to present their research findings on stage. Being able to openly exchange ideas and share unpublished data is what is valuable for scientif

The first ever Carl Singer Foundation Session was held at the 2014 British Yeast Group Meeting in Exeter. And it was a great success! The thirteen brave participants, many of whom hadn't previously addressed an audience of this size before, were challenged to present their work for an action-packed six minute slot. And as if this wasn't hard enough, they were each given a different comedy phrase to sneak into their talk, and a dance move to incorporate! We call it... Biology