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Wanhe Li, Assistant Professor, CPRIT Scholar, flyologist, Texas A&M Univ http://wanheli2022.wixsite.com/wanheli

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 6

Dear All, I believe that this thread will become one of my most important contributions to the fly field (I hope I will make other contributions)! Here, I introduce the Soy Milk Machine Fly Food Method, a.k.a., DeepCook!#Drosophila#NewPI

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Apr 19

Sharing bullets-like cross vine from my backyard.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Apr 19

congrats! Seth and team!

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Apr 17

Just spell out the genotype.

Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Apr 16

This made my day! Thank you for giving it a try!

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Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · Mar 8

I was thrilled to be with thousands in Washington Square park, proud to speak at the NYC Stand Up for Science rally today.

We must stand together, this is one fight, against fascism, across so many sectors of our society.

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Matt Rockman @wormsrock.bsky.social · Mar 7

Lots of people at the rally in New York!
Josh Dubnau from Stony Brook gave the speech the moment demands: attacks on science funding are bad, but they’re downstream of fascism, and we need to fight the fascism even when we’re not the targets

100s of people at the Stand up for Science rally in Washington Square Park. They’re holding signs in front of the Wash Square arch

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Mar 6

When the exhaustion sets in mid-semester, I always have the opportunity to listen to David again by teaching my molecular cell biology course. He will keep all of us going, right?

Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 27

congratulations to Catherine and Ding! An advancement in understanding the perception of social isolation.

Catherine Dulac @dulaclab.bsky.social · Feb 26

Our latest findings on social behavior circuits is out: how does the brain responds to social isolation? Terrific work by @dingliu.bsky.social et al. uncovering a circuit with similar neural architecture as physiological needs (hunger, thirst, sleep..). Detailed thread soon.
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A hypothalamic circuit underlying the dynamic control of social homeostasis

Nature - New data on brain-wide circuits centred around two interconnected hypothalamic neuron populations provide significant mechanistic insights into the emergence of social need during social...

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Ding Liu @dingliu.bsky.social · Feb 26

Our paper @dulaclab.bsky.social on social homeostasis is online today! We characterized “social rebound” behavior after social isolation in multiple mouse strains and revealed its neural basis. Intriguingly, soft touch plays a key role in satisfying social need!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Catherine Dulac @dulaclab.bsky.social · Feb 26

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Is social connection a basic need like food, water? — Harvard Gazette

New research exploring the neurological basis behind the urge to be with other people suggests touch is an important factor.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 26

School band teachers are the most amazing educators and leaders!

Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 21

the most comforting "tweet" this year.

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Feb 21

Outreach funding opportunity, sponsored by the Fly Board:
Non-profit programs anywhere in the world that introduce middle school, high school, or college students to Drosophila research are eligible to apply! The number of students that this funding would impact and financial need will be considered

Please provide the following to Jessica.Treisman@med.nyu.edu:
Name and contact information
A 1-page summary of the program, including an explanation of how the program would broaden participation among Drosophila scientists
Budget justification of up to $2000

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 21

You and Kart are looking fabulous!

Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 15

what a role model!

Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 9

The silver lining of this chaotic time is that Mike is posting actively again! “Ask Mike” 🤣

Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 8

Deep Lab Cut

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thanks to everyone who loved and shared DeepCook. I am so excited to connect with many new/old fly friends there through sharing the idea. It has been too long...I missed you!

Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 7

Hi, Ana, I bought it from Walmart in the US. I DM you the link. You probably need to search "nut milk machine". Pay attention to the volume. Machines with larger volumes are available in China, but I can't find them in the US.

Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 6

https://buff.ly/4aR70rT

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 6

Being a new PI taught me that having a good food operation is one of the most important assets of a fly lab. Therefore, I want to share DeepCook, a culture-inspired method for fly food making. See my website for a detailed protocol. #Drosophila https://buff.ly/4aR70rT

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 6

Magically, at the end of the cooking, I just added water and some dish soap and pressed the self-clean button to get a thorough wash! I have been a “flyologist” for almost two decades. Every fly cook who has supported me is a saint. ❤️ 🫶

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 6

The “keep it warm” function also makes adding other ingredients easy, for example, adding retinal to the special food for optogenetics experiments. I imagine that we can also prepare a variety of diets (high fat, high protein, fruit-containing, etc) with this simple machine.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 6

I then added the molasses and blend/boil for 10min. After that, the “keep it warm” button can keep the mixture at around 60C, perfect time to add propionic acid and Tegosept. Since it was kept warm, I took my time to fill in bottles without worrying about the solidified agar.

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Wanhe Li @xseedling.bsky.social · Feb 6

I have tested a simple recipe of the standard molasses food - I simply poured in the dry ingredients and used the “soy milk” or “chowder” program, which brings the mixture to a boil for 20-30min with intermittent powerful blending (all automatic).

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