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Maria Paz Fernandez @mariadelapax.bsky.social · 7d

Come join us!
Applications to the GCDB Biology Doctoral program at IU are due December 1st.

@iubiology.bsky.social
@alizeemalnoe.bsky.social @rhcalderon.bsky.social @lesleynweaver.bsky.social @hoosierflyman.bsky.social @tennessenlab.bsky.social @flyeyelab.bsky.social @briancalvi.bsky.social

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · 28d

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · 28d

Steel Magnolias is my movie! I cry/laugh every time I watch the funeral scene…and Daryl Hannah before Kill Bill is a complete 180.

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · 29d

I’m really struggling with the fact that people in my lab have never seen “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Adams Family Values.” I literally had to explain the Thanksgiving scene and re-enact the song. #MillennialPI

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Aug 26

Collectively, our results highlight a role for amino acid storage proteins in regulating stem cell lineages in Drosophila.

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Aug 26

Lastly, we found that adipocyte-derived storage proteins regulate TOR signaling directly in GSCs.

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Aug 26

We also found that the predicted storage protein receptors (Fbp1 and Fbp2) are present in ovarian follicle cells and Lsp2 is present in the oocyte.

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Aug 26

We found that larval serum proteins (LSPs) are expressed in adult female adipocytes (at significantly lower levels compared to larvae) and are required for maintaining GSC number.

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Aug 26

In this study we investigated the role of adipocyte-derived amino acid storage proteins in regulating germline stem cell (GSC) maintenance in the adult ovary.

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Aug 26

My lab’s newest preprint is now available.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Adipocyte-Derived Amino Acid Storage Proteins are Required for Germline Stem Cell Maintenance in Adult Drosophila Females

Tissue homeostasis is dependent on precise coordination between endocrine organs in response to changes in organism physiology. Secreted circulating factors from adipocytes (called adipokines) regulat...

www.biorxiv.org

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Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center @bdsc.bsky.social · Aug 15

FlyBase needs your help! Visit the link below for more information, and please consider donating to help save this amazing resource. wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki

wiki.flybase.org

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Aug 20

RIP to Bloomington summer life. Not ready for all of the meetings...and "traffic."

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Aug 15

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki

wiki.flybase.org

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Jul 26

Some journals are claiming that you need to pay big $$ for gold open access to comply with NIH's new public access policy. FYI that is total bs. You can comply by depositing the Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central on the Date of Publication without embargo. Pass it on.

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Dr Sian Gramates @drglam.bsky.social · Jun 25

A news article about the project I work for.

MassLive @masslive.bsky.social · Jun 25

Why a database of bug genes could be one of Trump’s most devastating cuts at Harvard

FlyBase, the world's only fruit fly database, is in the crosshairs of Trump's attack on Harvard. Here's why it could matter for your health.

www.masslive.com

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · Aug 1

I guess I should re-post from the Bird Site "The Rules For Academic Success here":

I always get asked for advice about starting/surviving the tenure track. Here are the rules I've found useful. Thought I'd put it out there for the masses...

This list gets longer all the time

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congrats!

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Jun 18

I've reached that PI stage where I realize I'm about to suggest an experiment that is more "instant gratification" in getting an answer, but way more annoying to do...so I'm going to insist on the "annoying" experiment of course!

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congrats Beronda! Is there a way to pre-order?

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Beronda L. Montgomery @berondam.bsky.social · Jun 18

Some advance copies of my next book "When Trees Testify" have gone out into the world.

Release date: January 20, 2026

What a journey it has been thus far, and looking forward to the continuing journey ahead.

#WhenTreesTestify
#WhenTreesTestifyTheBook

Image of stack of four copies of the book "When Trees Testify" by Beronda Montgomery with text above that reads "#WhenTreesTestify Coming Jan. 2026'"

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Brian Calvi @briancalvi.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks to all who have expressed a willingness to support FlyBase. The wheels of bureaucracy are large and grind slowly. We expect to have a fee process in place by July. @flybase.bsky.social

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚨🧵shared by Prof @michael-hoerger.bsky.social on the word choices researchers have to carefully balance if they want to be considered for funding via US federal sources:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19347...

Link to the tool Mike used (tool from @drseanmullen.bsky.social): tinyurl.com/scanassist

1) Here's a quick example of how the federal government is censoring the best scientific research. It's not just cuts to ongoing research.

It's new grant submissions too...

Below the text is a screenshot showing two sentences:
"Scan completed"
and
"No forbidden words found"

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · Jun 7

This gift link needs to be shared far and wide. All of the NIH cancellations and delays in one place with several infographics for exploring them. 🧪

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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · Jun 6

Our paper (w/ @smishra677.bsky.social) is now out in Genetics!

academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...

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