Since 2022, the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation has been offering a new program to support France’s leading talents in life sciences research: Impulscience. Aimed at mid-career researchers, this program responds to two imperatives: to preserve the freedom of innovation of French researchers, and to support them over the long term.

Gianni’s awarded project: The great evolution of Saccharomyces yeasts

Microorganisms evolve in complex communities. These communities are connected by a dense network of interactions that underpin all the planet’s ecosystems. Gianni Liti intends to produce an overview of these interactions. To do so, he has chosen a very special micro-organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Better known as baker’s yeast, it is also a valuable model organism for scientists.

Find out more about the project: Impulscience 2024