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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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corderolab.bsky.social @corderolab.bsky.social · Aug 11

2 post-doc positions open in the lab to do research on inter-organ signalling in regeneration and cancer in flies and mice.

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Nathan Woodling @nathanwoodling.bsky.social · Jul 17

A #sciku:

Age crumbles defence,
whether to armies or germs;
but in diverse ways!

New out from @jennyregan.bsky.social and team, showing how correlations between mortality and age-related susceptibility to infection depend on sex and genotype:
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

#Drosophila #AgingResearch

Different ways to die: harnessing variation in Drosophila reveals loss of tolerance and resistance over age and sex-specific association between infection susceptibility and lifespan

It is widely accepted that susceptibility to infection increases with age. The reason often invoked is the dysregulation of the immune system, which is both cause and consequence of ageing. However, w...

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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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Helena Cocheme @cochemelab.bsky.social · Jun 27

🎉Excited to share our latest paper, published in Nature Communications!🎉

"Enhancing autophagy by redox regulation extends lifespan in Drosophila"

#redox #metabolism #ageing #Drosophila

@natcomms.nature.com @mrc-lms.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Enhancing autophagy by redox regulation extends lifespan in Drosophila - Nature Communications

Redox signalling is emerging as an important regulator of metabolism and physiology, which is dysregulated in ageing and disease. Here, the authors show that redox regulation of a key redox sensitive ...

doi.org

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EDRC2025 @edrc2025.bsky.social · Jun 13

Congratulations to @jackholcombe.bsky.social for his #EDS best PhD thesis award! Jack will give a plenary talk at #EDRC2025

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Nathan Woodling @nathanwoodling.bsky.social · Jun 6

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Dafni Hadjieconomou @drosostalis.bsky.social · Jun 5

Empty now, full of JEDIs a few hours ago!!! Amazing to see such a good spirit! Special thanks to @giorgio.gilest.ro for passing on the light!!

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Jun 3

We currently have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We are asking our colleagues from labs in the US and other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.

Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Jun 3

URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯

Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.

This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.

Marc Dionne @marcsdionne.bsky.social · Jun 3

My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · Jun 4

This is a really fun question to throw at your colleagues when you’re a biologist

Lilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · Jun 3

Are all muppets the same species just with wildly different phenotypes like dogs or are there a lot of different species of muppet

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Joris Deelen @jorisdeelen.bsky.social · May 29

I am very proud to present you the first paper from the main research line of my group at the @mpiage.bsky.social in collaboration with my current group @molepi.bsky.social @bds-lumc.bsky.social at the LUMC, which is now published in @geroscience.bsky.social!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Functional characterisation of rare variants in genes encoding the MAPK/ERK signalling pathway identified in long-lived Leiden Longevity Study participants - GeroScience

Human longevity, which is coupled to compression of age-related disease, is a heritable trait. However, only few common genetic variants have been linked to longevity, suggesting that rare, family-spe...

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Jun 3

URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯

Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.

This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.

Marc Dionne @marcsdionne.bsky.social · Jun 3

My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

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 ...

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk

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Nathan Woodling @nathanwoodling.bsky.social · Jun 1

Drosophila models of neurodegeneration: Nathan Woodling, University of Glasgow ([email protected]): Apply here: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research... Closing Date: Wednesday 25th June 2025

Research Associate

Job PurposeTo make a leading contribution to the project ‘Glial homeostasis, brain ageing, and neurodegeneration’ working with Dr Nathan Woodling. The Woodling lab (https://bit.ly/WoodlingLab) use...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

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Nathan Woodling @nathanwoodling.bsky.social · Jun 1

Microglial Ageing & Bioinformatics: Dervis Salih, UCL ([email protected]): Apply here: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Closing Date: Thursday 26th June 2025

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Nathan Woodling @nathanwoodling.bsky.social · Jun 1

Astrocyte ageing & Bioinformatics: Fiona Kerr, ENU ([email protected]): Apply here: Closing Date: jobs.napier.ac.uk/mthrprod_web... Tuesday 24th June 2025

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Nathan Woodling @nathanwoodling.bsky.social · Jun 1

This is a three-year Medical Research Council-funded multi-partner project with one post-doctoral fellow at each site: Edinburgh Napier, University of Glasgow, and UCL. If you are interested in glial cell biology/neurodegeneration, please get in touch or apply below:

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Nathan Woodling @nathanwoodling.bsky.social · Jun 1

We are excited to be recruiting 3 post-doctoral researchers to study glial cell dysfunction in #agingresearch and #neurodegeneration, including one position using #Drosophila models! If you are interested, please read more below to get in touch or apply (links in thread).

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We are excited to be recruiting our team of 3 post-doctoral research fellows to study the mechanisms underlying ageing-dependent glial cell dysfunction and its effects on neurodegeneration! This is a three-year Medical Research Council-funded cross-disciplinary, multi-partner project with one post-doctoral fellow at each site: Edinburgh Napier, University of Glasgow, and UCL. If you are interested in glial cell biology/neurodegeneration, functional genomics and bioinformatics please get in touch or apply below: Astrocyte ageing & Bioinformatics: Fiona Kerr, ENU (f.kerr@napier.ac.uk): Apply here: Closing Date: https://jobs.napier.ac.uk/mthrprod_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=150547JMmr&LANG=USA Tuesday 24th June 2025 Microglial Ageing & Bioinformatics: Dervis Salih, UCL (dervis.salih@ucl.ac.uk): Apply here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=35013&jobTitle=Research+Fellow Closing Date: Thursday 26th June 2025
Drosophila models of neurodegeneration: Nathan Woodling, University of Glasgow (nathan.woodling@glasgow.ac.uk): Apply here: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-associate-49?source=gla.ac.uk Closing Date: Wednesday 25th June 2025

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Intro to BN open textbook @introtobn.bsky.social · Feb 17

Bonus: Meet Dr. Carter and hear about his science journal in this meet-the-author video:

youtu.be/aDL4cCfr99g

Meet the author: Dr. Matt Carter (Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience)

YouTube video by OpenStax

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Lesley Weaver @lesleynweaver.bsky.social · Jan 30

Folks are being REAL quiet when diversity and DEI are being attacked literally every day, yet you want us to stick by you when your grant is being attacked. We see you and we are taking note.

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David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · Jan 30

the headline is not “trump blames deadly plane crash on DEI” but “trump seizes on deadly plane crash to attack minorities”

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Gail McConnell @gailmcconnell.bsky.social · Jan 25

Showcasing the latest applications of the Mesolens and demonstrating our $0.08 3D printed optical-quality lenses manufactured using low-cost consumer grade printers! #PhotonicsWest @spie.org

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Meng-meng Fu @mengmengfu.bsky.social · Jan 24

If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel.

I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!

Pls repost 🙏❤️

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Oz @alistairoz.bsky.social · Jan 19

For #drosophila scientists, I've made a free #diagram resource of a variety of common physical markers, both coloured and lined. Hopefully going to make more, so feel free to share suggestions!

Current collection: Bar, CyO, e, Hu, w, mini-w, Pin, v, wt, Sp, Ser, Sb, y.

doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

Fliagram: Drosophila Melanogaster Diagram Collection

Collection of hand-drawn diagrams of various marker genes for Drosophila melanogaster. Included in this series are: Bar-Eye Base: drawings devoid of bristles & colour. Curly (CyO) Ebony (e) ...

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Oz @alistairoz.bsky.social · Jan 18

As this is away from my art-focussed Instagram, I feel like I can finally share some of my science work! Submitted this as part of an image competition last year (Scottish Microscopy Symposium), featuring 4 little fun fly heads! Neat, I think! #microscopy #drosophila

Microscopic view of 4 arranged fly heads. Exoskeletons is cleared, allowing view of the central nervous system beneath. Tissue is stained in green and purple.

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Nathan Woodling @nathanwoodling.bsky.social · Jan 7

Thursday 9th Jan 2025, 4pm UK time:
Join us to hear Prof Amita Sehgal and Dr Bumsik Cho from UPenn tell us about their work on brain mantenance, lipid regulation, and sleep using our favourite model organism: #Drosophila!
Zoom link, future speakers list, and email sign-up at:
bit.ly/NeuroFlies

UCL IHA Virtual Symposium: Neurodegeneration in Flies

This seminar series brings together researchers from around the globe who study neurodegenerative diseases and age-related neurodegeneration using flies.

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