10th Yeast Lipid Conference

May, 26 - 28, 2011

The 10th Yeast Lipid Conference in Oulu 2011

The Yeast Lipid Conference is an international scientific meeting, held every second year to promote free discussion between scientists working on or interested in yeast lipids.

The 10th conference will be held from 26th of May until 28th of May 2011 in Oulu, Finland. The meeting is organized by Biocenter Oulu and Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu and the Yeast Lipid Conference. It will start on Thursday afternoon with the registration and opening by the vice rector of University of Oulu, Taina Pihlajaniemi, followed by the opening lecture, given by George Carman.

It is the first time that this meeting will be held in Finland, and we are very pleased to welcome you all in Oulu, the largest city in Northern Finland. The meeting takes mainly place in the Linnanmaa Campus of the University of Oulu. It is worth to spend time before or after the meeting to visit the sightseeing points in Oulu or to discover the lovely nature around the city. In May, we are quite close to the famous event of Midsummer, so come and get already the spirit of nightless nights in Northern Finland.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Oulu!

Kalervo Hiltunen