The @neuroalc.bsky.social has hosted the II @drosospain.bsky.social Conference, bringing together over 100 researchers to share the latest advances using the fruit fly as a model organism 🧬🪰
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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 ?
Our departmental section was very well represented at #DrosoSpain2026 @drosospain.bsky.social with talks by @simysimge.bsky.social and Beatriz Gonzalez from @araujolabub.bsky.social and Carlos Tinedo from @molevolub.bsky.social
Ayer la #SEBD participó en el homenaje a Antonio Garcia-Bellido organizado por @drosospain.bsky.social con la contribución de nuestra presidenta @eloisaherrera.bsky.social que recordó la audiencia de la importancia de Antonio en la fundación de nuestra sociedad
Zita’s Keynote Speaker Debut! Huge thanks to the @drosospain.bsky.social organisers for the invitation! It has been a blast hearing about all the fantastic work our neighbours are doing!!!
And that’s a wrap, the end of #DrosoSpain2026 Thank you to all the participants for making this meeting such a great scientific and social event! Thank you to @fly-eds.bsky.social for the wonderful support and to our sponsors Zeiss and Quima!
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
Decoding the Notch code by Sarah Bray @pdncambridge.bsky.social our third keynote talk at #DrosoSpain2026 An excellent overview of the work in her lab and all the contributions made to unravel Notch signaling dynamics #Drosophila
We started the daybtoday at #DrosoSpain2026 with an excellent keynote by @zsantoslab.bsky.social from GIMM Portugal and @fly-jedi.bsky.social on her lab’s most recent results on metabolism and fertility in #Drosophila
It was a great #DrosoSpain2026 first day, with sessions on Cell dynamics and Stem Cells and regeneration, flash talks and poster session! More fun tomorrow!
Excellent first keynote talk by Pau Carazo @paucarazo.bsky.social from the university of Valencia on how temperature drives the divergent evolution of sexual conflict in #Drosophila chaired by @gonzalezlabbcn.bsky.social #DrosoSpain2026
Here we go! We are starting the 2nd DrosoSpain! #DrosoSpain2026
📣 For all #Drosophila #DevBio register for #SEBD2026
Very useful for all starting #Drosophila embryo work, especially staging live embryos! Thank you @mariadiazillus.bsky.social and @stramerlab.bsky.social @besaizsanchez.bsky.social
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
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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
