It was great to attend #DrosoSpain2026 Fantastic science and a solid scientific community using #Drosophila as a model organism to answer many different scientific questions! Looking forward to #DrosoSpain2028 or will it be the first #DrosoIberia ?
#BIG #NEWS! We present the first set of cancer models from #African colorectal cancer patients. In this exciting collaboration we developed personalised fly avatars for #Nigerian patients. Thanks to @rosscagan.bsky.social for leading this.
Link to preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
During #DrosoSpain2026 we paid tribute to the life and scientific contributions of Antonio Garcia-Bellido, with contributions from his alumni @milanlab.bsky.social Cassandra Extavour, Luis Alberto Baena, Jose de Celis, Gines Morata and the @sebioldev.bsky.social which he founded
If you know a graduating undergraduate looking for the chance to spend 1-2 years in a lab before graduate school, we're hiring! Our lab explores morphogenesis, defining how the cell adhesion & cytoskeletal machinery work together to allow cells to change shape & move tarheels.live/peiferlab/ 1/n RT
Our new manuscript on novel technology for drug development is online (www.nature.com/articles/s42...).
See video summary below . A unique piece that combined #Chemputer, #Drosophila #genetics, #organoids and #kinase profiling. Fun collaboration with @leecronin.bsky.social @rosscagan.bsky.social
Do you want cancer treatment improvements to continue: support fundamental research at NIH and NSF and its translational follow-up! Write Congress! 🧪
Gonzalez-Gutierrez, A., Gaete, J., Esparza, A., Ibacache, A., Contreras, E. G., Sierralta, J. (2025). Starvation Induces Upregulation of Monocarboxylate Transport in Glial Cells at the Drosophila Blood-Brain Barrier. Glia, 73(8):1608-1626 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Byrd, Marmorale, Buchan et al. @uarizona.bsky.social conducted a yeast genome-wide screen to identify genes affecting TDP-43 clearance in #ALS cell models. They found that #ESCRT complex genes and the #ubiquitin ligase Rsp5/NEDD4 facilitate TDP-43 endolysosomal clearance. rupress.org/jcb/article/...
