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Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 8d

Hello everyone!
We decided to automate our sign-up process for the JEDI network. Please register using this link:
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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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Rita Rebollo @ritarebollo.bsky.social · 22d

Hi! We are looking for a PhD to work on the cross talk between transposable elements, insects and intracellular bacteria on the bioinformatics side. The PhD would be supervised by @mariefablet.bsky.social and myself along with @nicolasparisot.bsky.social Deadline December 2025! Please share! #tesky

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CNRS Biologie @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social · 23d

📢 Lancement de la campagne ATIP-Avenir 2026

@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social et @inserm.fr ouvre la campagne ATIP-Avenir 2026, destinée à soutenir des projets de recherche innovants portés par de jeunes chercheuses et chercheurs.

📅 Toutes les informations : buff.ly/5DH6mpd

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Kasia Siudeja @ksiudeja.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 3

How is this possible?

This ant can lay eggs of two different species, birthed by the same mother

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Michael Rera @michaelrera.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

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Akanksha Thawani, PhD @akankshathawani.bsky.social · Aug 19

Extremely excited to share that I’m joining Columbia University @columbiauniversity.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor!

We will explore how the mobile genome works—how transposons shape us, our DNA and how they can be harnessed to build useful technologies. #NewPI #RNAsky #TEsky

thawanilab.org

The Thawani Lab at Columbia University

The Thawani Lab at Columbia University describing their research on mobile genome, cryo-electron microscopy and genome engineering

thawanilab.org

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EMBO @embo.org · Aug 13

Join junior group leaders using #Drosophila to understand development, #CellBiology, #evolution and more at the EMBO Workshop on Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila, 21–27 June 2026 in Kolymbari, Greece.

Deadline: 3 November

meetings.embo.org/event/26-dro...
#EMBOevents #GeneSky 🧪

Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila

The principal theme of the EMBO Workshop is the Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila. Supported by EMBO over four decades, this will be the 24th biennial “Crete meeting”. With the a…

meetings.embo.org

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Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is terrible news.
Clearly, a solution MUST be found!
Flybase is ESSENTIAL!!

Tim Mosca (he/him) @drosophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 13

An absolutely awful turn of events. I am heartbroken over the firing of the Flybase staff. Thanks to @claudia-lopez.bsky.social for covering this important story.

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Aug 13

FlyBase, a Drosophila database, will lose a third of its team in early October because the Harvard grant that covered the employees’ salaries was canceled. Scientists warn that losing FlyBase could devastate fly research.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/community/ha...

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Kasia Siudeja @ksiudeja.bsky.social · Aug 11

Fantastic! Congrats to all 🥂

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Laura Boulan @lboulan.bsky.social · Aug 10

Our new paper is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! Using 3D reconstructions and volume measurements in Drosophila wing primordia, we show that growth can be uncoupled from cell proliferation and uncover a new time window for growth arrest.
With @leopoldlab.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...

A switch to non-proliferative growth sustains Drosophila wing development during the early pupal stage

Using precise tissue volume quantification, El Marzkioui, Gaugué, et al. show that wing primordia continue to grow during the early pupal stage, a phase of increased cell volume driven by insulin/IGF ...

www.cell.com

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EMBO Reports @emboreports.org · Aug 7

DNA methylation at #retrotransposons protects the #germline by preventing NRF1-mediated #activation.

-> www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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Cell - a Cell Press journal @cp-cell.bsky.social · Aug 6

Now online! Composite transposons with bivalent histone marks function as RNA-dependent enhancers in cell fate regulation

Composite transposons with bivalent histone marks function as RNA-dependent enhancers in cell fate regulation

This study reveals that composite transposons with bivalent histone marks can serve as RNA-dependent enhancers, controlling key developmental and aging-related gene programs.

dlvr.it

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Kasia Siudeja @ksiudeja.bsky.social · Aug 6

Jumping right on the "to read" list. Congratulations to all the authors!

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Gael Cristofari @retrogenomics.bsky.social · Jul 11

🦟 Bioinformatics Research Scientist position open in my lab in Nice (FR) to study Aedes mosquito retrotransposons & their interactions with arboviruses collab w/ @salehlabparis.bsky.social & @lambrechtslab.bsky.social
Apply: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/359830
Please boost! #ArboRetro #Bioinformatics

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Katy Ong @ongkaty.bsky.social · Jul 10

All proceeds from my #sciart Etsy shop will now be donated to
@flybase.bsky.social . Due to fed cuts, this beloved resource that I use daily has lost it's funding, and I'm helping in my small way. Now's a good time stock up on #STEM & #drosophila gifts & swag!
www.etsy.com/shop/Picosti...

drosophila embroidered patches and enamel pins

IgM antibody enamel pins in purple and cyan

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Kasia Siudeja @ksiudeja.bsky.social · Jul 9

Fantastic Juliane! Congratulations 🥂

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Vincent Pasque @pasquelab.bsky.social · Jul 7

Exciting Research Professorship Position in Stem Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Leuven. Amazing research ecosystem, great colleagues, high quality of life, tenure track. For those interested in joining us, please see below:
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

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Igor Iatsenko @iatsenkolab.bsky.social · Jul 4

Any recommendations for a #Drosophila transgenesis facility in Europe?

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Kasia Siudeja @ksiudeja.bsky.social · Jul 4

Never used yet but was recommended to me:
www.cbm.uam.es/index.php/fa...

Drosophila transgenesis - Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa

www.cbm.uam.es

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Michael Rera @michaelrera.bsky.social · Jul 4

THANK

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · Jul 4

Diet and exercise will only get you so far, but there is a magic bullet that could make us all live longer, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar.

You’ve been sold a giant myth when it comes to improving your health

Diet and exercise will only get you so far, but there is a magic bullet that could make us all live longer, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar

www.newscientist.com

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Shelby Blythe @shelbyflies.bsky.social · Jul 3

Happy to announce a new preprint from my lab looking in to the establishment of polycomb domains in early fly development and contributions from pioneer factors Zelda and GAGA-factor.

bioRxiv Developmental Biology @biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social · Jul 3

Nucleation-dependent propagation of Polycomb modifications emerges during the Drosophila maternal to zygotic transition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.02.662854v1

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Emilie Brasset @emiliebrasset.bsky.social · Jul 2

A little late to share, but still thrilled 🤗!
What started as two independent stories, one in Clermont-Ferrand (@igred.fr) and one in Cambridge (Hannon’s group @cruk-mi.bsky.social ), turned into a joint adventure to decode how Rhino picks its favorite piRNA clusters.
When forces unite…
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Nature Structural & Molecular Biology @natsmb.nature.com · Jun 17

New online: Binding of heterochromatin protein Rhino to a subset of piRNA clusters depends on a combination of two histone marks

Binding of heterochromatin protein Rhino to a subset of piRNA clusters depends on a combination of two histone marks

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Published online: 17 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41594-025-01584-8The authors reveal that, in fruit fly ovaries, the protein Rhino is guided to specific regions of the genome by a combination of two histone modifications, enhancing understanding of how cells protect their DNA from harmful virus-like elements.

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Alex Gould Lab @alexgouldlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

Calling all meeting organizers… @biologists.bsky.social now have a calculator to estimate your event’s carbon footprint and to test various reduction scenarios.

thenode.biologists.com/event-carbon...

Event carbon calculator - the Node

I am excited to announce the release of our event carbon calculator, our latest resource to support the creation of sustainable events. Estimate your

thenode.biologists.com

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Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

The deadline is approaching for this fantastic course!
Apply now! Free to attend!

Bardin Lab @bardinlab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Students (Master's/PhD), do not miss this fantastic Developmental Biology course of @sorbonne-universite.fr and @institutcurie.bsky.social - It is FREE and open to international students, however, room and board + travel are not included.

training.institut-curie.org/courses/deve...

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Tugce Aktas @aktast.bsky.social · Jun 30

We wrote a review on Transposable Elements (TEs) and almost all aspects of TE silencing and their roles in biological processes & disease.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of transposable elements and their roles in development and disease - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Transposable elements (TEs) comprise nearly half of the human genome. This Review discusses transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms that repress TE activity, how TEs escape this suppressio...

www.nature.com

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