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The European Drosophila Society bsky account is maintained by N.Tapon, S.J. Araújo, I.Grunwald Kadow, N.Brown, M.Milan. Logo: MC Diaz de la Loza, fly picture: N.Gompel europeandrosophilasociety.org

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Dear #Drosophila and #NewPI community, the mentee survey for this great mentorship program is still open!
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As you may know, NIH abruptly terminated funding to FlyBase curators based in the United Kingdom. Please help us retain these curators and thereby enable ongoing curation of bibliographic, genetic and phenotypic data by contributing annually (tinyurl.com/4jw65mbb). Thank you. #FlyBase
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Happy First of September! Enjoy the August #Technical_Advances wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase... You can have your paper reporting a new resource, technique, or reagent featured in an upcoming month by flagging it when you #FTYP.
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European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A very important point about how we view - and fund - the knowledge bases ALL biological sciences rely on. Funders take note! Please share widely. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects
Letter to the Editor
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Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📢📢 #Drpsophila community! #FlyCROSS surveys are open for #mentors. The current chairs @shyama13.bsky.social and @jocmcdonald.bsky.social alongside the committee members have put in a lot of effort to begin the third cycle of this mentoring program. You may have already received an invite from GSA.
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Eurico Morais-de-Sá @polarityi3s.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The #DrosTuga2026 website is now live! Join us in Leiria on 26–27 November 2026 for the Portuguese #Drosophila meeting. Save the date as registration opens in late August! Please share this post. We warmly welcome the #FlyResearch community from around the world! drostuga2026.mystrikingly.com
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Drostuga2026 on Strikingly
DrosTuga 2026 is the annual meeting of the Portuguese Drosophila research community, bringing together researchers from Portugal and abroad. Here you can discover the dates, speakers, programme, venu...
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Floris BOSVELD @florisbosveld.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Doing a Master or PhD and interested in Developmental Biology? Join the free Institut Curie developmental biology course in beautiful Paris this fall! Great speaker lineup, check: training.institut-curie.org/courses/deve... Registration deadline Sept. 18 2026.
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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Getting excited for #Dros27? Meet our keynote speaker, @perrimonlab.bsky.social! His pioneering work has transformed Drosophila genetics and advanced discoveries in development, physiology, and signal transduction. See the full lineup: buff.ly/FB1mYrf
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European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📣 📣 📣 📣 To all Drosophilists: the call for Workshop proposals at the 2027 European Drosophila Research Conference in Bonn (20-23 September 2027) is OPEN! Go to link below for instructions. Closing date: 30 September 2026. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 tinyurl.com/45y8trzd
The image is the logo of the 2027 European Drosophila Research Conference in Bonn, Germany: an adult male fly overlaid on a view of Bonn city.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 10/07/2026
Honoring Antonio García-Bellido, a pioneering developmental biologist whose discoveries of developmental compartments and selector genes transformed our understanding of how genes shape organismal development. Read the PNAS Retrospective: ow.ly/cfZn50ZmvtJ
PNAS – Honoring the life of Antonio García-Bellido
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François Leulier @francoisleulier.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Congrats all! And big up to Zayna, Dafni and Tom! @zaycha.bsky.social @drosostalis.bsky.social @tomtom-auer.bsky.social
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brunolemaitre.bsky.social @brunolemaitre.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A short, informal intro to Drosophila genetics (with a French accent 🇫🇷): key concepts & techniques for new lab members. www.epfl.ch/labs/lemaitr...
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Short Introduction to Drosophila_Engl
If you like French accent:A short and informal introduction to Drosophila genetics, covering the basic knowledge and techniques that may be helpful when working with Drosophila. This series of short l...
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
New FlyBase commentary: Using AI to get FlyBase data. I'm going to post some brief talking points, but please read the whole thing: flybase.org/commentaries...
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Using AI to get FlyBase data
FlyBase: a database for drosophila genetics and molecular biology
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Greetings from the JEDI members that were selected for this year's @embo.org #Drosophila Crete meeting. Congratulations for giving amazing talks! From left: Helene Knævelsrud @helene-knavelsrud.bsky.social, Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social and Julie Carnesecchi @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social
Helene @helene-knavelsrud.bsky.social, Katja @rustflylab.bsky.social and Julie @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social at the EMBO Crete Meeting.
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Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center @bdsc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We are pleased to announce a major donation to support the work of the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center. Lawerence Washington, husband of former BDSC director Kathy Matthews, has established an endowment in her honor. bdsc.indiana.edu/news-events/...
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Maria Diaz de la Loza, Scientific Illustrator @mariadiazillus.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I finally had some time to improve my poster about staging Drosophila embryos in collaboration with @stramerlab.bsky.social and we would like to share this with the community! You can find it here or at a higher resolution on my portfolio: www.behance.net/gallery/2458... #DrosophilaEmbryogenesis
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DrosEU @droseu.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Save the date! The 17th DrosEU workshop will be held in České Budějovice on the 24th to 26th May 2027. Thanks to @janhreck.bsky.social for hosting us! #Drosophila #genomics
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Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
#Drosophila community update: FlyCROSS is undergoing a new exciting transition. Me and Laurel Raftery are stepping down as co-chairs. We are beyond thrilled to announce that @shyama13.bsky.social and @jocmcdonald.bsky.social will be the new co-chairs of the FlyCROSS mentoring program! (1/N) 🥹🎊
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filipepts.bsky.social @filipepts.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
If understanding how the brain wires itself is your thing 🧠, keep reading. We’re hiring Postdoctoral fellows to join us in studying how synaptic connectivity emerges during development. Reach out to discuss opportunities! 📩 filipe.pinto-teixeira (at) utoulouse.fr
If understanding how the brain wires itself is your thing 🧠, keep reading.

We’re hiring Postdoctoral fellows to join us in studying how synaptic connectivity emerges during development.  Reach out to discuss opportunities!

📩 filipe.pinto-teixeira (at) utoulouse.fr
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Andreas Prokop @poppi62.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Now up on our History tab of droso4public: droso4public.wordpress.com/history/
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History
On this page we collate articles explaining the history of Drosophila research, for all those who want to better understand the roots of all the wonderful work being done with flies in contemporary…
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Extended registration deadline for our conference (June 1st - 3rd in Palmela, Portugal) to May 15th! Join if you are a Junior #Drosophila PI or senior #postdoc about to transition to independence. Spread the word! 🎬Venue: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1n... 🔗Registration: fly-jedi.org/meetings/202...
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Pousada de Palmela
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Julien Colombani & Ditte Andersen lab @colombani-lab.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Inspiring lecture by Nobel Laureates Eric F. Wieschaus and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, followed by presentations and mentorship for young scientists!thanks to @carlsbergfondet.dk and @ucph.bsky.social. #drosophila @fly-eds.bsky.social
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Roland Le Borgne @leborgne.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Dear colleagues, The 36th French Drosophila Meeting (Trégastel, Oct 5–8, 2026) website is now online! drosofrance26.sciencesconf.org We look forward to welcoming you in Brittany! Best wishes, The Organizing Committee Hadi Boukhatmi, Régis Giet, Roland Le Borgne
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Calling all #Drosophila #NewPI #researchers! A few spots remain for the upcoming JEDI Conference - and you won’t want to miss this! Every attendee gives a talk, making the exchange dynamic, personal, and highly interactive - all at a stunning venue that inspires collaboration and creativity.
View of the historic hotel Pousada Castelo in Palmela.
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
FlyBase is seeking a new scientific curator at our Harvard University site. More information here: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
Job Summary: The FlyBase project is an international collaboration of ~35 people distributed at several sites. This position is located at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. All FlyBase staff work as a part of a team, in which curators and software engineers collaborate extensively. Each site has its own set of responsibilities. The Harvard FlyBase curators focus on curation/annotation of literature and high-throughput data pertaining to the Drosophila genome, transcriptome and proteome. FlyBase is constantly evolving, seeking both to improve and to expand its role within the Drosophila and wider scientific communities. The ideal applicant will be enthusiastic about participating in this process, bringing to the FlyBase group expertise and ideas concerning emerging directions in Drosophila biology and genomic/proteomic analysis. FlyBase is increasingly integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning tools into its curation workflows. The ideal candidate will be open-minded and enthusiastic about exploring AI-assisted approaches to biological data curation, including the use of large language models and AI coding assistants to accelerate and enhance curation tasks. 
Job-Specific Responsibilities: 
	•	Reading and abstracting of data from the current Drosophila literature, including its relationship to human disease, physical interactions, and gene expression 
	•	Evaluating and validating AI generated annotations and curation suggestions, ensuring accuracy and biological relevance before integration into the database 
	•	Using AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Gemini) to write scripts for data wrangling, format conversion, and routing curation tasks 
	•	Providing feedback on AI model outputs and refining prompts to help improve automated curation pipelines and annotation quality over time
	•	Annotation and analysis of the Drosophila melanogaster genome, including gene models, mapped mutations, and regulatory features
	•	Together with curators and developers at other sites, interact with broad research community by answering helpmail and giving presentations and tutorials at research conferences 
	•	Handling high-throughput datasets and associated metadata
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flyroom.net @flyroom.net · 10/03/2026
We just launched flyRoom — modern web-based stock management for Drosophila labs. No more spreadsheets, no more messy labels, no more lost stocks. Free to start, built by researchers for researchers. www.flyroom.net
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flyRoom - Drosophila Stock Management for Research Labs
Modern stock management for Drosophila research labs. Track stocks, plan crosses, import from FlyBase, print labels, and collaborate across institutions.
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Ben Hopkins @brhopkins92.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Quick plug for our new resource, the Drosophila Species Stock Exchange. This is a database and mailing list that documents species currently in culture and the labs holding them. If you want to know more or sign up then please get in touch. See attached for more info and please share!
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Alex Gould Lab @alexgouldlab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
#Drosophila calling. Delighted to share our new collection of ShineGAL4 drivers for CNS, FB, muscles, enterocytes, oenocytes and MTs made by @vgirard.bsky.social, @sebsorge.bsky.social and colleagues @crick.ac.uk. All at Bloomington @bdsc.bsky.social @dev-journal.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4jpw9jd6
ShineGAL4 FLP-out clones
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Julien Colombani & Ditte Andersen lab @colombani-lab.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Join us for a day of talks, posters, and discussions, featuring a morning joint lecture with Nobel Laureates Eric F. Wieschaus and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard! Date: Monday, May 4th, 2026 Location: University of Copenhagen, Mærsk Tower sites.google.com/view/emergin... Free to participate
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Drosophila Spain @drosospain.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
We have extended the registration deadline to the 6th of March! Do not let it get away!
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The registration is open! Junior #Drosophila PIs, join us for inspiring scientific discussion, contribute a talk and listen to our keynote speaker, Eugenia Chiappe. We meet in Palmela, Portugal from June 1st to 3rd. Register soon as spots are limited! congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/inseri...
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Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆 @kofanchen.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026
Dear UK #Drosophila @FlyBase Cambridge is now able to accept PO orders for support. So please get in touch with wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Contr…
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Fillip Port @crisprflydesign.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Make your gene knockouts more efficient with multiplexed Cas12a sgRNAs. Our new paper is out now, with tools available from @addgene.bsky.social , www.plasmids.eu and @vdrc-flies.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #CRISPR #geneediting #Drosophila 🧪🧬✂️🔬🪰 Summary 🧵 below.
Header image with the paper title: "Improved in vivo gene knockout with high specificity using multiplexed Cas12a sgRNAs"
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European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
📣 📣 📣 Check out the latest European Drosophila Society news, including forthcoming fly conferences, in our annual newsletter: tinyurl.com/48pdetw2 🗞️
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Great news! The next JEDI #Drosophila conference is now officially @embo.org funded! We are more than grateful for the support!
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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
What happens when scientists studying population, evolutionary, and quantitative genetics all get together in one room? You get #PEQG26! Hear why PEQG 2026 stands apart directly from conference organizers: buff.ly/O0jiIBE 1/2🧵
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Drosophila Spain @drosospain.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
We are happy to announce that registration for #DrosoSpain2026 is now open! Please register and submit your abstracts until the 20th of February at: drosospain.umh.es Looking forward to seeing you all in Alicante soon!
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Drosophila Spain @drosospain.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
We are happy to announce that registration for #DrosoSpain2026 is now open! Please register and submit your abstracts until the 20th of February at: drosospain.umh.es Looking forward to seeing you all in Alicante soon!
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The December #TechnicalAdvances are here! If you want your paper with a new technique , reagent, or resource featured in an upcoming update, make sure to flag it when you #FTYP! wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
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FlyBase:Papers with technical advances - FlyBase Wiki
Authors of the papers listed below suggest that they include a technical advance, new type of reagent, or resource likely to be useful for other researchers. Author suggestions have been collected via the Fast-Track Your Paper tool since October 2020, with those most recently submitted at the top. Please note, there will be a lag time before listed papers can be found on FlyBase (FBrf links will become active when available) and the submission date does not necessarily match the publication date of the paper.
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Registration will open soon for the next JEDI meeting: June 1st - 3rd in Palmela, Portugal! Join us and our keynote speaker Eugenia Chiappe. Her #neuroscience lab studies how #Drosophila estimates its own movement and integrates sensory inputs to control locomotion. chiappelab.org
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Sensorimotor Integration Lab
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Steven Marygold @steven-flybase.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Proud of latest publication on #Drosophila #enzymes at doi.org/10.1093/g3jo..., representing several years of diligent work enhancing fly enzyme annotations and display at @flybase.bsky.social and significant improvements of the #GeneOntology.
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Comprehensive annotation of the enzymes of Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract. We have completed a systematic survey of Drosophila melanogaster enzymes, improving the coverage and accuracy of their functional Gene Ontology a
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Andreas Prokop @poppi62.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Join the 4th Asia Pacific #Drosophila Neurobiology Conference in China: lhs.suat-sz.edu.cn/info/1031/13... @fly-eds.bsky.social @flybase.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social
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European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
A timely opinion piece on AI in reviewing by European Drosophila Board member Giorgio Gilestro.
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Michelle Arbeitman @marbeitman.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The FlyBoard is happy to announce the call for nominations for the Drosophila Community Service Award. Please submit your nomination by 01/16/2026 by email to: drosophilaserviceaward@gmail.com. Please repost.
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Drosophila Spain @drosospain.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
In the 2nd DrosoSpain #DrosoSpain2026 meeting there will be a time and a place to celebrate Antonio Garcia-Bellido’s life and scientific contributions. This will be on the 10th of April at 6pm @neuroalc.bsky.social #SavetheDate @umh.es @fly-eds.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social
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Frank Schnorrer @frankschnorrer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Exciting opportunity! Young Drosophila researchers do not wait to apply. Fly facilities at the Institute in Münster are outstanding! @fly-eds.bsky.social
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Hi folks, Check out our updated website! Details on next year's conference will be posted there soon! fly-jedi.org
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators | Home
A simple website based on [*folio](https://github.com/bogoli/-folio) design.
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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Preparations for the next JEDI meeting are underway! The upcoming Junior European #Drosophila Investigator / #NewPI meeting is planned for Portugal in June. Final dates and additional details will be announced soon - stay tuned for updates!​
AI-generated image of a lightsaber-wielding figure conquering Portugal.
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European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The European Drosophila Society #flyEDS extends the condolences on the passing of Antonio García-Bellido, considered the founder of the Spanish school of #Drosophila genetics and an influential figure in developmental biology research worldwide. May he rest in peace.
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