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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!

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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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A big "THANK YOU" to the sponsors who significantly contributed to making this year's JEDI meeting a success: the EDS: @fly-eds.bsky.social , the EMBO society: @embo.org and The Company of Biologists: @biologists.bsky.social!

A picture with "Thank you" to the sponsors of the #Drosophila JEDI meeting 2026!

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The amazing JEDI crowd 2026! Hurray for an inspiring #Drosophila meeting at a gorgeous location. Thank you to everyone who attended!

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Clara Howcroft Ferreira @clarahowcroft.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

@dahaniel.muench.bio one of the co-organisers of the @fly-jedi.bsky.social 2026 meeting using a gorgeous and scrumptious-looking picnic scene to explain his lab's research question.

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Today our keynote speaker Eugenia Chiappe from @champalimaudf.bsky.social gave an inspiring talk. The JEDI's enjoyed interacting with a first generation JEDI, who attended these #Drosophila meetings when she first started her lab. Thank you, Eugenia!

Eugenia Chiappe speaking at the JEDI meeting

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The first few talks of this year's conference have been amazing! Here is a picture of @katrin-domsch.bsky.social rocking the stage talking about #Drosophila muscle development!

Katrin Domsch at this year's JEDI conference

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The countdown has begun! 10 more days until conference day. The participant list is finalised and we will share the final schedule soon. We are looking forward to a fruitful meeting! Go JEDI! #Drosophila

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Amazing news! The company of biologists @biologists.bsky.social has decided to support our upcoming meeting! We now only have a couple of spots left for the upcoming JEDI #Drosophila meeting. 📍Palmela, Portugal 📅 June 1st to 3rd Register: congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/inseri...

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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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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We're sharing the tentative schedule for the upcoming #Drosophila #NewPI JEDI conference! Register now to join an outstandingly collaborative environment. We cover diverse topics including #CellBiology, #DevBio, #neuroscience, #omics, #behavior, #DiseaseModel and many more!

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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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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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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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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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Chiappe Lab

Sensorimotor Integration Lab

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Dear #Drosophila researchers, the year starts with good news! The date and venue for our next meeting is confirmed: June 1st to 3rd at the beautiful Historic Hotel Castle De Palmela in Portugal! Mark the dates, registration will open soon!

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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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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

There's an update on the state of FlyBase on the FlyBase.org front page. You can contribute to FlyBase at this link wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase... We express enormous gratitude to the people, labs, groups, and foundations who have already helped us. #FlyBase #Drosophila

FlyBase Update – October 2025
The termination of the NIH/NHGRI FlyBase grant has placed the long-term sustainability of FlyBase at risk. However, thanks to the generous support of several key individuals and institutions, we are pleased to announce that FlyBase will remain operational through the coming year. We extend our deepest gratitude to Yukiko Yamashita, Cassandra Extavour, Hugo Bellen, Thom Kaufman, the Genetics Society of America / Drosophila Board, the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, an anonymous donor and the Wellcome Trust. We are especially thankful for a generous gift from Seemay Chou, Jed McCaleb, and The Navigation Fund. We also greatly appreciate the continued support from the broader Drosophila community – your donations and service fees have been vital in helping us stay afloat. Special thanks also go to Jessica Manning for her tireless administrative work at Harvard, to Ruth Lehmann, Hugo Bellen, and Paul Sternberg for advice and efforts, and to the Board of the European Drosophila Society for all their efforts. Sadly, we must also share that several long-standing FlyBase team members have recently moved on. We are immensely grateful to Susan Russo-Gelbart, Lynn Crosby, Gil dos Santos, Kris Broll, Victoria Jenkins, and TyAnna Lovato for their many years of dedicated service and contributions to FlyBase. Looking ahead, ensuring FlyBase’s sustainability beyond the next year – and successfully integrating with the Alliance – will require new funding sources. We kindly ask for your continued support:
• European labs: Please consider contributing to the Cambridge, U.K. FlyBase group
• U.S. and other non-European labs: Please consider contributing to the U.S. FlyBase groups
• Both U.K. and U.S. FlyBase are working diligently to establish an invoicing system. We appreciate your continued patience.
For more information on how to support us, please visit: Contribute to FlyBase wiki page https://wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Contribute_to_FlyBase

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Hello everyone! We decided to automate our sign-up process for the JEDI network. Please register using this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/1IdO... Thanks to everyone who reached out! We are looking forward to building our community with you. Share and repost!!! #Drosophila @fly-eds.bsky.social

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Welcome to the JEDI Network!

Dear JEDI mates, This is the first step toward creating a complete list of the Junior European Drosophila Investigators (JEDI). We believe this is an important milestone - that will not only to improv...

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Update from #EDRC2025! Four days of amazing talks and poster sessions and JEDIs have reconnected across geographical boundaries. Dinner was fun and we are looking forward to everyone at the next #Drosophila conference!

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Dear JEDIs, as we are self-organizing using the #EDRC as a nucleator we decided it is time for a JEDI database to boost our network! If you identify as a JEDI, please contact us here or send a mail to katja.rust@uni-marburg.de to be added to our database. #Drosophila @fly-eds.bsky.social

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Dear JEDIs, the #EDRC meeting is coming soon! Who is joining? Looking forward to meeting everyone next week!

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Michael Rera @michaelrera.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

@fly-jedi.bsky.social please note that @droseu.bsky.social is now on Bluesky

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Michael Rera @michaelrera.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

@richardsever.bsky.social @marialep.bsky.social and Prof. Almut Kelber for the panel discussion

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Michael Rera @michaelrera.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Was a great pleasure to co-organise with @drosostalis.bsky.social @nkonst4.bsky.social @ksiudeja.bsky.social @linneweberlab.bsky.social Let's try to further the build and amplify that network! (and many thanks to @giorgio.gilest.ro for the transmission)

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

We want to thank everyone who attended this year's #Drosophila JEDI meeting at Château du Feÿ! Three days of amazing talks, great ideas and chat at the camp fire. We are looking forward to meeting everyone again at the next meeting!

Group photo of the JEDI meeting 2025 at Château du Feÿ.

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Levente Kovács @kovilevi.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Good food, nice venue, exceptional company and fantastic science. Food for body, soul and mind. My impression is that's the chemistry of a good flyJEDI meeting @fly-jedi.bsky.social

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Vasso Theodorou @vassotheodorou.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Very happy to be in the vibrant JEDI community and present my IMBB work, great science and fantastic people! @fly-eds.bsky.social @fly-jedi.bsky.social @scentinel.bsky.social and special thanks to the organizers!

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Apparently we do not have a JEDI starter pack yet. @fly-jedi.bsky.social and everyone else: let me know which other Junior European #Drosophila Investigators are missing! go.bsky.app/PcTGEMc

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The problem of unreasonable demands for more experiments came up at @fly-jedi.bsky.social (and many recent meetings). And remember the editors response: we ask for these because _you_ demand them as referees…

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Ending the evening talks with @ksiudeja.bsky.social presentation of mobile elements in the génome of somatic cells

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Christa Rhiner presenting the mechanisms involved in brain injury response in flies 😲

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Helene Knævelsrud @helene-knavelsrud.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Enjoying excellent talks from JEDIs at the Château where birds are singing outside the lecture hall (more like a tent) and we got visited by a dog and a fox plus many bumblebees! #flyJEDI2025 @fly-jedi.bsky.social @arcticautophagy.bsky.social @cancelluio.bsky.social

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Pierre-Yves Plaçais presenting the role of feeding in memory formation

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Greetings from the @fly-jedi.bsky.social conference in France at beautiful Chateau du Fey! Lots of amazing #Drosophila folks here!

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Honorary (fly) JEDI today - inspiring group of young investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social flyjedi.sciencesconf.org

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

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Andreas Prokop @poppi62.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

SUSTAINABILITY & #DROSOPHILA - If you keep flies & have tried to re-use containers but then given up on it, please could you let us know & tell us the reasons? We urgently need statements for a publication about sustainability in fly labs. Please, contact Andreas.Prokop@manchester.ac.uk

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Gerit A. Linneweber talking about individuality in Drosophila

Why are all animals different from each other

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Michael Rera @michaelrera.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Drosophila is a major model organism, and one of the most used resource for Drosophila data is in danger of disappearing because of budget cuts in the US. If you're supporting science in your heart but don't know how to do it in actions www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

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Drosophila Genetic Database

The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Lok at all that energy. Don't you want to become a JEDI?!

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