Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social
#Drosophila research group with a heart for #scRNA seq on the search for why cells do what they do when they do it.
We’re doing #DevBio #CellBio #Cancer research led by one of the #WomenInSTEM and a #NewPI.
We’re doing #DevBio #CellBio #Cancer research led by one of the #WomenInSTEM and a #NewPI.
Here is a tiny glimpse into our recent work: a #pseudotime analysis of wildtype and tumorigenic #Drosophila follicle epithelial cells using #Monocle3. Seeing a bioinformatic prediction that supports our in vivo findings is always my favorite part of the day!
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Here is a tiny glimpse into our recent work: a #pseudotime analysis of wildtype and tumorigenic #Drosophila follicle epithelial cells using #Monocle3. Seeing a bioinformatic prediction that supports our in vivo findings is always my favorite part of the day!
The lab is growing! We welcomed Hannah as a new PhD student and Anna and Lina as Master's students in the lab. I am more than thankful to be working with such a motivated, fun group of researchers!
December 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The lab is growing! We welcomed Hannah as a new PhD student and Anna and Lina as Master's students in the lab. I am more than thankful to be working with such a motivated, fun group of researchers!
I give you "Woman dancing with a bird"! This is a monocle analysis of our tumor model which we are currently revising. #SingleCell #Drosophila
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I give you "Woman dancing with a bird"! This is a monocle analysis of our tumor model which we are currently revising. #SingleCell #Drosophila
We and @bogdanlab.bsky.social are visiting Heidelberg for the 50th anniversary #DGZ meeting! Any @fly-jedi.bsky.social here wanting to connect?
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We and @bogdanlab.bsky.social are visiting Heidelberg for the 50th anniversary #DGZ meeting! Any @fly-jedi.bsky.social here wanting to connect?
Met a new friend at the #EDRC meeting today who is also a @fly-jedi.bsky.social!
September 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Met a new friend at the #EDRC meeting today who is also a @fly-jedi.bsky.social!
Welcome to the lab, Hannah!
September 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Welcome to the lab, Hannah!
Revision work of our latest #singlecell analysis generates the most peculiar pictures. Well, hello there, little seahorse!
August 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Revision work of our latest #singlecell analysis generates the most peculiar pictures. Well, hello there, little seahorse!
Greetings from the @fly-jedi.bsky.social conference in France at beautiful Chateau du Fey! Lots of amazing #Drosophila folks here!
June 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Greetings from the @fly-jedi.bsky.social conference in France at beautiful Chateau du Fey! Lots of amazing #Drosophila folks here!
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.
May 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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.
Welcome to the group, Sari!
May 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Welcome to the group, Sari!
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.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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.
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I am not using #AI to generate my figures but if I ever do you will know... This is Canva trying to draw a #Drosophila ovary.
May 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I am not using #AI to generate my figures but if I ever do you will know... This is Canva trying to draw a #Drosophila ovary.
Player two had entered the game and the duck I found has a little hat! Everyone is still duck hunting. If you want to add some fun to your #lab day, I highly recommend this!
April 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Player two had entered the game and the duck I found has a little hat! Everyone is still duck hunting. If you want to add some fun to your #lab day, I highly recommend this!
For my German speaking crowd: I needed more virgins and that’s what the student interpreted. For English speakers: more virgins sounds like mermaid in German (:
March 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
For my German speaking crowd: I needed more virgins and that’s what the student interpreted. For English speakers: more virgins sounds like mermaid in German (:
Did you know you can study #cachexie in #Drosophila? This is how a fruit fly with #cancer cachexia looks like in comparison to its healthy mate. They degrade fat and muscle tissue and retain liquid resulting in a bloated abdomen - similar to human patients.
March 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Did you know you can study #cachexie in #Drosophila? This is how a fruit fly with #cancer cachexia looks like in comparison to its healthy mate. They degrade fat and muscle tissue and retain liquid resulting in a bloated abdomen - similar to human patients.
The definition of joy (for #Drosophila researchers): a clean CO2 pad!
March 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The definition of joy (for #Drosophila researchers): a clean CO2 pad!
Today's #microscopy session inspired me to do some art. These ovarioles look like trees, don't you think? If you want to learn what made them this way, stay tuned for our #SingleCell analysis of these - preprint coming soon!
March 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today's #microscopy session inspired me to do some art. These ovarioles look like trees, don't you think? If you want to learn what made them this way, stay tuned for our #SingleCell analysis of these - preprint coming soon!
On of our students just casually drew this #Drosophila!
February 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On of our students just casually drew this #Drosophila!
Is it Christmas yet? Lana found a Christmas tree! #FluorescenceFriday
February 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Is it Christmas yet? Lana found a Christmas tree! #FluorescenceFriday
Our student Lana found a smile in her sample! Can you see it too? #MicroscopyMonday
February 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Our student Lana found a smile in her sample! Can you see it too? #MicroscopyMonday
Writing the next grant is so much easier when you have a nice view! This is a picture of the Elisabeth church in #Marburg taken from my office window.
January 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Writing the next grant is so much easier when you have a nice view! This is a picture of the Elisabeth church in #Marburg taken from my office window.