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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A nice little reminder that genome annotations are often incomplete, especially for rare/low-abundance transcripts.
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Yonatan Grad @yhgrad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Postdoc position in infectious disease epi, genomics, applied stats to join our work on sampling strategies for pathogen genomics surveillance. Based in Shirlee Wohl’s group at BWH but to work closely with my team. See ad here: massgeneralbrigham.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MGBExt...
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts t...
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Dropped off my daughter to start freshman year at #IUKelleySchool. Now officially empty-nesting. Also gladly accepting seminar invitations at @iubiology.bsky.social any time in the next 4 years!
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Excited to see this from the i5K consortium out today! Culmination of a comprehensive effort analyzing standards and best practices for genome projects, the extent of their adoption, and recommendations for the future. Personal thanks to everyone who volunteered time/effort to make this happen!
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Yale: Don’t cave to Trump Administration demands. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Yale: Don’t cave to Trump Administration demands
On Friday, the New York Times broke the news that Yale is in the midst of settlement negotiations with the Trump administration over an investigation into its admissions policies at the college, law s...
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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Thank you to organisers to James Hombría and Antónia Monteiro @monteirolab.bsky.social and everyone who joined us at this week's Workshop on 'Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution' biologists.com/workshops #BiologistsWorkshops
Group photo of Workshop attendees
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Our annual reminder that "everyone is awesome", and everyone is welcome, in the Halfon Lab.
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
i5k Survey to identify -community infrastructure -training/workforce development priorities -sustainability challenges for community resources -opportunities for coordination/collaboration Survey link: kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please help distribute! #arthropods #insects #entomology
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
REDfly v10 is LIVE!!! This major update brings fully on-line our all-new interface. Finally ALL fields are now searchable & can be downloaded in various formats. Numerous backend changes allow better stability. Send us your feedback on the new design (& any bug reports)! #enhancers #drosophila
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Heartbreaking story.
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Esther and I were able to join in the #NoKings march today despite traveling in Bloomington IN!
selfie of me and Esther at NoKings march in Bloomington IN
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HIAS @hias.org · 11/03/2026
Over 1,100 American clergy across all Jewish denominations unite to stand with refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. Together, they affirm our core Jewish values that declare our responsibility for the dignity, humanity and rights of ALL who dwell within our borders.
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Incredibly honored to be awarded the #Drosophila Community Service Award this morning at #Dros26. A huge 'thank you' to all our users and all the data generators whose hard work has made our own possible. Look for our completely revised interface with improved search & download coming soon!
Award for "REDfly Database Team and FlyBase Developer Team, Development of online repositories for the dissemination and analysis of Drosophila data"
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Fly Journal @fly-journal.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Insect research has used Drosophila as a model organism for over a century. But today’s tools now open up a much wider spectrum of insects which deserve to be studied. See the recent commentary in @fly-journal.bsky.social by @peterkdearden.bsky.social, ‘Why just fly?’ doi.org/10.1080/1933...
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
What a Gene Regulatory Network Is — and What It Is Not ! thenode.biologists.com/what-a-gene-...
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What a Gene Regulatory Network Is — and What It Is Not ! - the Node
Pedro Martinez. Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística, Universitat de Barcelona Gene Regulatory Networks: An Introduction and Their
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Everyone--EVERYONE--in the U.S. should read this column. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
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Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We have a new date for the 2025-2026 i5k Annual Meeting: February 4th, 2026! Anyone with an interest in arthropod genomics is encouraged to join this open meeting. More details here: i5k.github.io/2025_annual_... #i5k #arthropods #genomics #insects (please re-post)
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2025 i5k Annual Meeting Announcement
Website for the i5k 5,000 insect genome initiative.
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Good day for the spouse: www.wgrz.com/article/news...
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Breakthrough FDA approval of targeted leukemia drug has ties to Roswell Park
A major breakthrough in the treatment of an aggressive form of leukemia is bringing new hope to patients and it started in Buffalo.
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Almost like being back at the bench...
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Hey everyone: UB Biochemistry is hiring! 2 positions at the Asst or Assoc Professor level. Genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, metabolism, dev biol, neuroscience, gene expression, protein structure/function. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/60078
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Assistant or Associate Professor HS, Department of Biochemistry
The Department of Biochemistry is seeking (2) faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. We seek candidates who will develop a research program in understanding the molecular bas...
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Even Marie Antoinette at least offered cake...
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Amanda Stahlke @doctorstahlker.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Pumped for our virtual December 2025 Genomics Education Partnership Science Seminar, presented by Dr. Marc Halfon @marchalfon.bsky.social from the University at Buffalo on Monday, December 8th at 2pm CST. Hope to see you there!
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to the ongoing U.S. Government shutdown, the i5k Annual Community Meeting scheduled for Oct. 15 has been postponed. The meeting will be rescheduled for a future date once the government has re-opened. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Please RT and try to alert any federal employees who will not be receiving email notification of the cancellation! New registration information will be provided once the meeting is rescheduled.
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
***PLEASE NOTE: IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT REMAINS SHUT DOWN AS OF OCTOBER 10, THIS MEETING WILL BE CANCELLED AND RE-SCHEDULED AT A FUTURE DATE***
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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Calling early-career developmental biologists! Apply for a funded place at our #Workshop, Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution. Application deadline: 5 December www.biologists.com/workshops/ju... #DevBio #BiologistsWorkshops #Collaboration #Networking
Workshop: Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution. Organisers: James Hombría and Antónia Monteiro. 14-17 June 2026, Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK. Early-career researchers apply for funded places.
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Excited to be part of this study of enhancer redundancy and modularity in a fly pigmentation GRN. Amazing job by Williams lab following up SCRMshaw predictions! Redundant and Singular Regulatory Elements Underlie the Rapidly Evolving Pigmentation of Drosophila url: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
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Redundant and Singular Regulatory Elements Underlie the Rapidly Evolving Pigmentation of Drosophila
Abstract. A major hurdle in understanding the molecular changes responsible for metazoan diversity is the characterization of cis-regulatory elements (CREs
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Hmmm. "Long papers are all alike, but each brief report is unique in its brevity"?
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Announcing the 2025 i5k Annual Meeting on October 15th! Anyone with an interest in arthropod genomics is encouraged to join this open meeting. More details here: i5k.github.io/2025_annual_... #i5k #arthropods #genomics #insects (please re-post)
i5k.github.io
2025 i5k Annual Meeting Announcement
Website for the i5k 5,000 insect genome initiative.
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Buffalo Bills @buffalobillsnfl.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
This moment >> #GoBills | #BillsMafia
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
A reminder you/your lab can support FlyBase at Cambridge through the following link. Every bit helps. Please share if you yourself can't donate. 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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Ariel Chipman @chipman-lab.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
I have published a post on the Oxford University Press blog that outlines my teaching philosophy, and the philosophy behind my Textbook "Organismic Animal Biology - An Evolutionary Approach". Have a look, and if you agree with my philosophy, buy the book and use it. blog.oup.com/2025/07/know...
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Knowledge and teaching in the age of information
The advent of the World Wide Web in the turn of the last century completely transformed the way most people find and absorb information. Rather than a world in which information is stored in books or ...
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Anyone else getting a sore neck from all the whiplash?
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
With you in spirit...
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I'm recalibrating from "incredibly worried" to "absolutely terrified"
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
the sad thing is how much is reads like a very poorly-executed 8th grade English assignment
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Sign!!
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Our annual reminder that "everyone is awesome", and everyone is welcome, in the Halfon Lab.
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
This would be hilarious, only it's not: "Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, bungled questions on Tuesday about the writ of habeas corpus..." saying “Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country and suspend their right to—”
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Well, this is terrifying: www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
PASEDB 2025 Postdoc Award: Kevin Deem University of Rochester, USA. Department of Biology For outstanding experimental work in emerging model species and for excellent mentorship Do you want to learn more: www.sas.rochester.edu/bio/spotligh...
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. It's sobering on this day to reflect this week, the U.S. has proposed (1) a Federal registry of people with autism and (2) sent a questionnaire to employees at Barnard asking if they are Jewish. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n... www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
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U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish (Gift Article)
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Pleased to see that @ubuffalo.bsky.social President Tripathi signed on to this letter defending against government interference in higher education: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
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A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Anyone who thinks Trump's war on universities is just about combatting antisemitism--or is only about funding--should read the full text of the truly terrifying letter/set of demands made to Harvard this week: www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
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marchalfon.bsky.social @marchalfon.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
#NotInOurName Signed this open letter (shorturl.at/dXu9V) with my Jewish colleagues across the U.S. "We are united in denouncing, without equivocation, anyone who invokes our name – and cynical claims of antisemitism – to harass, expel, arrest, or deport members of our campus communities."
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Not In Our Name
Sign the Statement March 11, 2025 Not in our name. We are Jewish professors, staff members, and students from universities across the United States. We hold various views about Israel and Palestin...
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REDfly database @redfly-database.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
REDfly is now on Bluesky! And we have a major new update! We added ~50 new reporter constructs and updates on over 800 more. Importantly, we introduce a beta version of our new Search/Download interface with vastly expanded & improved functionality. Try it out! #drosophila #gene_regulation #genomics
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