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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:
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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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · 10d

@katrin-domsch.bsky.social

Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · 10d

Amazing group of people! Thank you for the nice evening!

Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · 10d

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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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · 11d

True. Travelling buddies is more accurate!

Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · 13d

Met a new friend at the #EDRC meeting today who is also a @fly-jedi.bsky.social!

Katrin Domsch and Katja Rust at the EDRC meeting at Alicante.

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · 19d

I'm there! Happy to (re-)connect!

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · 19d

Welcome to the lab, Hannah!

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Revision work of our latest #singlecell analysis generates the most peculiar pictures. Well, hello there, little seahorse!

UMAP plot in the peculiar shape of a seahorse

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jul 9

Probably the best meeting I ever attended :)

Junior European Drosophila Investigators @fly-jedi.bsky.social · Jul 9

It is time to appreciate our sponsors for making the last #Drosophila JEDI meeting possible! Thank you!
@fly-eds.bsky.social ‪
@ijmonod.bsky.social
@cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@upcite.bsky.social

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 9

This would be an incredible disaster to the #Drosophila community. And it sets a frightening sign for the entire scientific community. 🧪 The fly labs from @unimarburg.bsky.social are trying to organize to tackle this together.

European Drosophila Society @fly-eds.bsky.social · Jun 4

#Drosophila @flybase.bsky.social requires emergency funding:
"As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to #FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost". Please help if you can!

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.

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 6

That is because those funds are frozen. If you are a member of EDS you should have received an invoice for contribution.

Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 6

...or just follow the starter pack I just created :) go.bsky.app/PcTGEMc

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 6

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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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 6

I’ll also tag some JEDI folks that are on Bluesky (maybe everyone can contribute to extent the list because I’ll forget people!)
@jcarnesecchi.bsky.social @drosostalis.bsky.social @pingkalai.bsky.social @helene-knavelsrud.bsky.social @linneweberlab.bsky.social

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 6

The work I presented for example can (at least in part) be found here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Independent signaling pathways provide a fail-safe mechanism to prevent tumorigenesis

Controlled signaling activity is vital for normal tissue homeostasis and oncogenic signaling activation facilitates tumorigenesis. Here we use single-cell transcriptomics to investigate the effects of...

www.biorxiv.org

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 6

I see. To my knowledge there weren’t any notes that were made public. My quick summary would be: lots of exciting neuro people, lots of folks leveraging single cell (including us) and an increasing amount of metabolism research. Many of us publish on bioRxiv so that would be the best place to look.

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 5

My French is very limited so please excuse that I answer in English :)
Yes, all the reason to be jealous - it was amazing! Rumor has it we may have the next meeting in Portugal, hopefully next year. Maybe a good time to join and find out for yourself…?

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 4

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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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · Jun 4

I’m here too and you’re currently rocking your talk! Good job!

#Drosophila
#autophagy

Helene Knævelsrud @helene-knavelsrud.bsky.social · Jun 3

Traveling to meet fellow drosophilists! #flyJEDI2025
@fly-jedi.bsky.social
@arcticautophagy.bsky.social @cancelluio.bsky.social

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · May 27

It's official: we're #hiring another #PhD student!
If you are interested in combining #SingleCell technology, #microscopy and #Drosophila genetics to investigate how cells become #cancerous contact me or apply directly under the following link:

stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/6...

Qualifizierungsstelle mit dem Ziel der Promotion

stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · May 21

I wanted to share this beautiful picture of an anaphase cell. I just love #microscopy! Hats off to Sari for taking such a beautiful image in her second week here.

A microscopy picture of a #Drosophila follicle cell in anaphase.

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · May 16

Today is the deadline for the early bird registration of the European #Drosophila meeting @edrc2025.bsky.social in Alicante. Anyone joining me there?

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · May 15

Welcome to the group, Sari!

Picture of the Rust lab. #Drosophila #lablife #science

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Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · May 13

Any first or second semester students from @unimarburg.bsky.social? Then this survey is for you! Per participant the local pet shelter receives a 1€ donation.

www.soscisurvey.de/wegeinsstudi...

Questionnaire for students in first or second semester.

Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social · May 12

The filcle cells really got me…

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