Natalia Sanchez-Soriano

Most important animal - fruit flies YouTube video by Science & Engineering Education Research & Innovation Hub

Now on the GREAT SCIENCE SHARE: Reaching thousands of primary schools across the UK and far beyond talking about the importance of the fruit fly #Drosophila

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I watched much of Ian Chapman's (Head of @ukri.org) appearance this morning at @ukparliament.parliament.uk Science, Innovation and Technology Committee..

A few points and new information that bioscientists may find interesting...

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Open letter from Ian Chapman to research and innovation community UKRI Chief Executive outlines changes to UKRI investment approach, addressing concerns about research funding and the financial position of STFC.

Can anybody tell us, what this all will mean for research at universities? There are two pillars of scientific innovation in our society: industry and universities. Each should be allowed to play at their strengths to have maximal gain. We lose this perspective!

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(BBSRC NWD) Developing a vCLEM pipeline for high-resolution analysis of neurons of the Drosophila brain at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - (BBSRC NWD) Developing a vCLEM pipeline for high-resolution analysis of neurons of the Drosophila brain at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com

Funded 4-year BBSRC NWD PhD to advance neuroscience through vCLEM techniques.
🧠 Are you passionate about EM, neurons, ageing, neurodegeneration? Come and join us!

🙏repost this project with
@ianprior.bsky.social
@natsansor.bsky.social
@aliemliv.bsky.social

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More evidence that the UK government (or at least one part of it) is doing everything in its power to destroy the country's scientific base.

John Gurdon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gu..., beacon of a generation that tackled head on the deepest question of biology: the development of an organism. The best tribute to him and his peers should be to remember and follow the path they forged for how to do Science in form and content.

Male CNS Connectome A team of researchers has unveiled the complete connectome of a male fruit fly central nervous system —a seamless map of all the neurons in the brain and nerve cord of a single male fruit fly and the ...

Exciting news for #drosophila #connectomics and #neuroscience enthusiasts: the Drosophila male central nervous system connectome is now live for exploration. Find out more at the landing page hosted by our Janelia FlyEM collaborators www.janelia.org/project-team....

Harvard University lays off fly database team The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.

FlyBase, a Drosophila database, will lose a third of its team in early October because the Harvard grant that covered the employees’ salaries was canceled. Scientists warn that losing FlyBase could devastate fly research.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

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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 ...

Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

If you need a simple introduction to axonal cell biology and neurodegeneration for your students, here you go:

Shields, Silverdale, Prokop (2024) Understanding the underlying causes of degenerative neural diseases. InnovAiT, 17557380241298477 -- doi.org/10.1177/1755... (OA: tinyurl.com/5dysx3d3)

Axon degeneration Join the conversation

By popular demand: the Axon Degeneration starter pack. Definitely incomplete so let me know who I missed.

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Shit.

If using Bloomigton #Drosophila Stock Center stocks, pls. acknowledge them & their NIH funding (P40 OD018537). Papers listing this no. are being harvested as evidence. We massively depend on the @bdsc.bsky.social & they need our support in these dire times! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social

Good news for Kirsty (Biochemistry) and Marisa (MCCM) - Springboard Award winners. Congratulations to both! @livuni-ismib.bsky.social

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving scientist/mentor! ❤️

Paper alert! 🚀very happy to have been involved in this collaboration @livuni-ismib.bsky.social where we developed pexophagy reporters for use in Drosophila research. Great work from @drbaronefg.bsky.social‬

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High visa fees putting skilled scientists and entrepreneurs off the UK Leading scientists have now called on ministers to review the upfront costs that must be paid by workers in science, technology, engineering and maths fields.

‘There is a worldwide shortage of scientists and because it’s a worldwide shortage, there’s worldwide competition,' says our Foreign Secretary Professor Alison Noble, as she warns that the UK's visa process and costs could put off scientists from moving to the UK: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

🚀 Hot off the press! Our team findings @livuni-ismib.bsky.social on brain ageing unveil a novel connection between oxidative stress, neuronal microtubules, and the cytoskeletal protein EB1 driving neuronal atrophy. 🎉 A huge thank you to the fantastic team!
www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/...

There is still time to apply to this PhD opportunity funded BBSRC NWD PhD. Come join us at @livuni-ismib.bsky.social to study novel roles of Tau and Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules in neuronal ageing in Drosophila.
Deadline: 31/1/2025.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

An image with a white background that reads 'ISMIB receives gold Athena Swan Award' in navy blue text with the gold Athena Swan Gender Charter pictured to the right. Along the bottom is a navy blue banner with the 'Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology' text logo in white text.

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a Gold #AthenaSwan Award from @advancehe.bsky.social!

Thank you to the ISMIB Athena Swan Team who made this all possible!

#GenderEquality | #TeamLivUni

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Poster for the meeting showing photos of Liverpool's waterfront and a list of keynote speakers.

It's @biologists.bsky.social Centenary and I am really looking forward to their Biologists@100 meeting in Liverpool. For cell biology folk, the @bscb-official.bsky.social annual meeting is incorporated and there are lots of great speakers. See you there?

This is a serious problem in science (and I would bet other professions, too). The profession cannot afford to lose such a wealth of talent.

Wow, this is beautiful work!

The Company of Biologists: celebrating 100 years Summary: As we begin celebrating our 100-year anniversary, we reflect on our extraordinary story so far, consider the Company's current support for our communities and prepare for some inspiring activ...

A brief history of The Company of Biologists - 100 years of supporting scientists!👍👏
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BBSRC NWD: Investigating the nexus between Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules and Tau during neuronal ageing at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - BBSRC NWD: Investigating the nexus between Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules and Tau during neuronal ageing at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com

Funded BBSRC NWD PhD to study novel interactions and roles of Tau and Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules in neuronal ageing. Join the Sanchez-Soriano and Ashe (@markashe.bsky.social) lab.

Interested? Please email for details.
Deadline: 31/1/2025. Please share🙂

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Now official: our next
@embl.org
course on #Drosophila
Genetics & Genomics will be held 3-8 Aug '25. Send in your applications!
@bsdb.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social
@flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social @virtualflybrain.bsky.social

Hello, could you also add me here? Work on the cell biology of neurons, with a focus on the cytoskeleton. Thanks!!

Hello, my team works on mechanisms of neuronal ageing. Would it be possible to be added?

PhD alert!! (MRC DiMeN) in Barsukov and Sanchez-Soriano labs on novel roles of Shank3 with a unique approach: protein structure and cell biology in vivo 🧠 in Drosophila. Deadline Friday 13th December at 5pm (UK time) Interested? www.findaphd.com/phds/project...