 So, my name is Michaela Winters. I'm a PhD student at the University of Melbourne. But I'm working in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen. My research is on food microbiology. So I'm here with Michaela at the poster area. The poster session has already begun, so you can kind of hear the vibe of the conference. So, Michaela, I want to address you and the session that we saw earlier today. Can you tell us a little bit about what you talked in the session? So, I was discussing my critical review that I published in Femzi's research. And it was on quorum sensing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. So it's kind of like two parts where we proposed some new criteria for how to define a quorum sensing in intercellular signaling mechanism. And then we analyzed previous research using that criteria to see if there was any research gaps and further research needed to be done. Basically to guide my PhD research into what research gaps needed to be addressed. Yeah, because we know quorum sensing was found in the late 1960s, started in the 1970s by Hastings, right, in bacteria. But I wasn't aware that quorum sensing was possible in yeast. Or how does the yeast research on quorum sensing... Yes, that's much more recent. I think, yeah, it was first suggested in Candida albicans. And then the most recent one for Saccharomyces was 2006, I think, yes. It was quite recent and it was suggested to control the switch to filamentous growth through some alcoholic molecules. So because it was a cell density dependent mechanism, I think that was why the link to quorum sensing. But our view kind of suggested that it needed more research to say with surety that it was actually a quorum sensing mechanism. And do you expect that if it is quorum sensing or if it's something else, what type of effects would that have in yeast? Is it beneficial? Is it official? Is it to produce other problems for neighboring communities? What are your thoughts on that? Yes, I think because it's claimed to control the switch to filamentous growth. So that has kind of applications in... Well, in A, just understanding the signaling mechanism in yeast, which also as Saccharomyces is a model organism for other pathogenic use. So it generally is helping understand how filamentous growth is regulated. And also the applications of those, the quorum sensing molecules, because they are actually very relevant to food fermentation, like specifically in wine, tiffin or ethanol is a quorum sensing, a claimed quorum sensing molecule in yeast. And it's linked to aroma in wine quite strongly. So there's kind of interest in it in terms of potentially how it could interact in food fermentations and what role it plays in that kind of area. So you feel like understanding better kind of the quorum sensing or intercellular signaling pathway might help you kind of switch on or switch off whenever you need, right? Yeah, if you want these molecules, for example, or if they're causing effects that you don't want, then you know that these are the molecules you need to remove and things like that. Kind of like tweaking the fermentation for the desired outcome when you understand how they interact and what effects they have. And in your review, have you just focused on one species of yeast or Saccharomyces or did you kind of consider more of a broader view? So yeah, my review is just Saccharomyces cerevisiae focused, mainly because my field's more food fermentation. So we also then, the later research is also still focusing on Saccharomyces cerevisiae because it's more relevant to food. And the main of the yeast that has it is Candida, which is more of a medical relevance. So yeah, we were more focused on Saccharomyces and we also were looking at some Sauder strains. That's a little bit of my research interest as well in comparing a Sauder isolate of Saccharomyces to the laboratory strains behavior in terms of filamentous growth. And now moving a little bit forward on how you're finding the conference so far and your overall experience, it's been a while for us to be in person conferences, right? So how is your overall experience so far? Yeah, I'm really enjoying it. I think it's been a long time without being able to network people and have that personal interaction. I think it's really nice. And I think, well, for me personally, I think not towards the end of my PhD. It's nice to have more results and you have more of an idea of maybe future work in careers. It's nice to be able to network and speak to people and also learn more about other people's research and broaden it outside my very specific PhD topic. And finally, where do you think you'll go next with, you know, you've done the review? What's next? Yeah, so well, we have so based on the review, we identified some research gaps and kind of that led the next part of my research in my PhD, which we've now published. Well, submitted. So hopefully that will be published soon. And then for me, it's finishing my PhD and hopefully finding some career. Yeah, I would like to wish you good luck with that. And I hope that the conference was inspirational for you and the rest of your research. And, you know, yeah, thank you for your time. Thank you.