It's migration season! Monarch butterflies travel over 4,000 km to winter in Mexico's stunning oyamel forests. Witness the beauty of nature's incredible journey.

Thanks to the organisers for having me! Was great to present my new Electron Microscopy data 🪰

Franck Pichaud@fpichaud.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Nuclear blending - Jepson lab #UCLSTPisymposium2026

Was delighted to host Tzu-Ting (Tammy) Huang to give a talk and chat to everyone in the @jepsonlabucl.bsky.social at @ucl.ac.uk Institute of Neurology, she gave a fantastic talk for the UCL fly community & was great to reconnect after meeting at CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology programme in 2023! 🪰

I am a mentor on the FlyCROSS scheme - I can say it's extremely well organised and supportive - get involved!

Shefali@iamshef.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey #Drosophila community we are seeking #mentors for #FlyCROSS until July 14th. Whether you are in #academia , #biotech , #scicomm or beyond - this is a wonderful opportunity to #payitforward. Help us spread the word & fill up the mentor survey now to pass on the fly torch 🔦👩🏽‍🔬🔬🧬👇🏽 #Dros25 #EDRC2025

The Inaugural UCL Dystonia Day Symposium was held this week! An amazing line up of speakers, posters and panel discussion. It was fantastic (and important) to be joined by @dystoniauk.bsky.social. A big shout out to @jepsonlabucl.bsky.social for organising. We hope to make this a regular occurrence!

Registration for Dystonia Day closes *tomorrow* at 4pm! Programme here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/sites/io...

Jepson Lab, UCL@jepsonlabucl.bsky.social · last yr.

Deadline for the UCL Dystonia Day Symposium is coming up this week! May 1st, 4pm! If you would like to join us to hear about cutting-edge research into dystonia patho-mechanisms, please visit the link below: www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/events/2...

✨Tickets for #pint25 are now on sale!✨ 🎟Book here 👉 pintofscience.co.uk 🐝🧪👩‍🔬📚🔬👓🧠🐟🫀💫🥼👨‍🔬🔭🧫🦴 🗓19th-21st May 2025 📍45+ locations across the UK 🗣400 events

Final programme for this event is now available! www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/events/2...

Inaugural UCL Dystonia Day symposium

The UCL Dystonia Day Symposium seeks to bring basic and clinical researchers together to address this critical question. The Symposium will showcase cutting-edge research from early career researchers...

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Abigail Wilson, PhD@abigaildwilson.bsky.social · last yr.

Come join us on May 14th for the UCL Dystonia Day organised by @jepsonlabucl.bsky.social!

Exciting news! The Genetics Society & BBSRC are teaming up to launch Research Access Placements (RAPs), offering fully paid summer research internships for undergrad students from underrepresented backgrounds. Deadline for applications: 14 April. genetics.org.uk/grants/resea...

Received your PhD in 2023-2024? Apply by July 15th for the @science.org & SciLifeLabPrize to win up to $30k. Categories: cell & molecular bio; genomics, proteomics & systems bio, ecology & environment; molecular medicine. 🧪 www.science.org/content/page...

Now might be a good time to protect your data if you’ve used this service. www.bbc.com/news/article...

23andMe files for bankruptcy protection

The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.

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A beautiful day @crick.ac.uk on Monday for the 4th Rare Diseases Conference! It was a great day - and thanks to the conference committee for awarding me the Best Oral Presentation prize 🪰

Jepson Lab, UCL@jepsonlabucl.bsky.social · last yr.

Really proud that @abigaildwilson.bsky.social was awarded the best talk prize at the Crick Rare Disease Conference today 👍.

I've been a bit slow to post about this, but our work on RBL2-linked disease is now available online in #Brain. We provide a comprehensive characterisation of clinical phenotypes, and explore the neurological function of the #Drosophila orthologue, Rbf. (1/2) doi.org/10.1093/brai...

Clinical and genetic characterization of a progressive RBL2-associated neurodevelopmental disorder

RBL2 dysfunction, which disrupts cell-cycle gene expression, has been linked to a severe neurodevelopmental disorder. Aughey et al. characterize a cohort o

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It's conference season! Presenting my recent research at the Brain Conference 2025 on the 7th March 👇 conference.guarantorsofbrain.org/program/

Come join us on May 14th for the UCL Dystonia Day organised by @jepsonlabucl.bsky.social!

Jepson Lab, UCL@jepsonlabucl.bsky.social · last yr.

FYI: we will be hosting the inaugural UCL Dystonia Day, on May 14th! This Symposium will showcase the latest research into defining dystonia patho-mechanisms and identifying novel treatments for this debilitating disease. www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/events/2...

Delighted to have been selected to give a talk on 3rd March at the 4th Crick Rare Diseases Conference @crick.ac.uk - there's still time to register (and free to register for students!) www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/4th...

4th Crick Rare Diseases Conference

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UCL researchers will receive £8.1m in @aria-research.bsky.social funding to embark on cutting edge research to help overcome neurodegenerative diseases. @uclpals.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social bit.ly/4g9MN1H

UCL researchers receive £8.1 million ARIA funding for innovative brain research

UCL researchers will receive £8.1m in funding to embark on cutting edge research to help overcome neurodegenerative diseases.

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So happy that this long and winding story I've been chasing as part of two great teams, the @moitalab.bsky.social and @cmendeslab.bsky.social, is out now in BioRXiv! Take a look to see what surprising things fly muscles do when they're standing still.

Moita Lab@moitalab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thrilled to present our latest BioRXiv on brain/body interactions during defensive freezing behaviour! (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...). You might think that a frozen animal has, well, frozen muscle activity, right? Wrong! Underneath the still surface of a fly, something in the legs is beating… 🧵

Register for the final Development presents... webinar of 2024, chaired by @dev-journal.bsky.social Senior Editor @amjeve.bsky.social. We'll hear from Madalena Reimão Pinto and @gabrielaughey.bsky.social on the topic of #GeneRegulation in #DevBio 📆Wed 4 Dec 15:00GMT us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...