Today is #rarediseaseday and in the @araujolabub.bsky.social @geneticsub.bsky.social @biologiaub.bsky.social @ibub-ub.bsky.social we’re using Drosophila melanogaster as a powerful model to study rare diseases.
Small flies, big insights! 🪰#RareDiseaseResearch #Drosophila #Science
We have extended the registration deadline to the 6th of March! Do not let it get away!
Lamentamos profundamente el fallecimiento de Máximo Ibo Galindo, científico pionero en la utilización de #Drosophila en la investigación de enfermedades humanas en España DEP
Come to Alacant!! #Drosophila @droseu.bsky.social
We are happy to announce that registration for #DrosoSpain2026 is now open! Please register and submit your abstracts until the 20th of February at: drosospain.umh.es Looking forward to seeing you all in Alicante soon!
Join us at #DrosoSpain2026 for some great #Drosophila science! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-jedi.bsky.social @bdsc.bsky.social @dgrc.bsky.social
We are happy to announce that registration for #DrosoSpain2026 is now open! Please register and submit your abstracts until the 20th of February at: drosospain.umh.es Looking forward to seeing you all in Alicante soon!
Feliz Navidad y felices fiestas! Merry Christmas and a Happy holidays! #DrosoSpain
From @sebioldev.bsky.social a tribute to Antonio Garcia Bellido and his legacy
In the 2nd DrosoSpain #DrosoSpain2026 meeting there will be a time and a place to celebrate Antonio Garcia-Bellido’s life and scientific contributions. This will be on the 10th of April at 6pm @neuroalc.bsky.social #SavetheDate @umh.es @fly-eds.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social
AI-generated image of a lightsaber-wielding figure conquering Portugal.
Preparations for the next JEDI meeting are underway! The upcoming Junior European #Drosophila Investigator / #NewPI meeting is planned for Portugal in June. Final dates and additional details will be announced soon - stay tuned for updates!
🎧 New episode of SOCIALIZING with SCIENTISTS with biologist Melissa Harrison! Melissa talks about why she decided to go into the family business, as well as why fruit flies are so important to human health. @harrisonflylab.bsky.social
#fruitflies #diffusemidlineglioma
El equipo liderado por @famartin76.bsky.social @institutocajal.bsky.social l ha identificado 16 #genes en las neuronas de #Drosophila que son claves para la memoria y los recuerdos www.csic.es/es/actualida...
We are pleased to announce our next #SEBD2026 meeting! The meeting will take place in El Rompido, Huelva, from the 28th to the 30th of October 2026 #savethedate @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social @gfeev.bsky.social @ijdb.bsky.social @devbiol.bsky.social @devdynamics.bsky.social
We express our deepest condolences on the passing of Antonio García-Bellido, considered the founder of the Spanish school of #Drosophila genetics and an influential figure in developmental biology research worldwide. May he rest in peace. @fly-eds.bsky.social @flybase.bsky.social
Expresamos nuestro más sentido pesar por el fallecimiento de Antonio García-Bellido, considerado el fundador de la escuela española de Genetica de #Drosophila y figura influyente en la investigación de la biología del desarrollo a nivel mundial. DEP @cienciagob.bsky.social @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social
#Drosophila as a model for studying human respiratory disease causal genes, a new #Marato2024 project by the @araujolabub.bsky.social and collaborating groups at the University of Nottingham. #Drosophila @DrosoSpain rocks!
📣 Interested in cell behaviour and cell-cell communication? Curious about cell architecture? Join us at @geneticsub.bsky.social @biologiaub.bsky.social in Barcelona! We’re looking for postdocs to apply for a Juan de la Cierva fellowship. Want to join us? Get in touch! www.aei.gob.es/convocatoria...
🪰 🧬16th #DrosEU2026 Workshop & Satellite #DrosophilaSuzukii Meeting Conference will take place 13–17 April 2026 in #Montpellier, France 🇫🇷.
We look forward to connecting with colleagues across Europe to discuss new research in #Drosophila #genomics #evolution & #CitizenScience +info 👉 droseu.net
Check out these two #Drosophila publications from the @droseu.bsky.social consortium 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
We are pleased to announce that the 2nd DrosoSpain meeting #DrosoSpain2026 will take place in San Joan de Alicante from the 9th to the 11th of April 2026 #savethedate
Join us in Alicante (again!) in April 2026 for all things #Drosophila in Spain! #DrosoSpain2026 #savethedate
We are pleased to announce that the 2nd DrosoSpain meeting #DrosoSpain2026 will take place in San Joan de Alicante from the 9th to the 11th of April 2026 #savethedate
Model organisms, in particular non-mammalian model organisms, such as yeast, Caenorhabditis elegans, #Drosophila and zebrafish, have long stood at the centre of biological discovery www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Drosophila @geneticsub.bsky.social
@drosospain.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social give it a try!
We are very pleased to announce our joint meeting with the German @gfeev.bsky.social and the Dutch Developmental Biology Societies, which will take place in Potsdam from the 10-13th of March 2026. Registration is now open! www.uni-potsdam.de/en/gfe-meeti...
Hello everyone!
We decided to automate our sign-up process for the JEDI network. Please register using this link:
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Thanks to everyone who reached out! We are looking forward to building our community with you. Share and repost!!!
#Drosophila @fly-eds.bsky.social
We are back from #EDRC2025 and very thankful to all our #DrosoSpain colleagues for the fantastic organization. It was great to see you all and we are looking forward to seeing you all in next year’s #DrosoSpain2026 . Stay tuned for a “savethedate” very soon!
