Dear colleagues, The 36th French Drosophila Meeting (Trégastel, Oct 5–8, 2026) website is now online! drosofrance26.sciencesconf.org We look forward to welcoming you in Brittany! Best wishes, The Organizing Committee Hadi Boukhatmi, Régis Giet, Roland Le Borgne
Thrilled to share my latest Dispatch covering two beautiful papers from Dahmann and Boulan's groups. They use Drosophila to shed light on tissue growth regulation and proliferation control @currentbiology.bsky.social www-cell-com.sire.ub.edu/current-biol...
Excited to kick off 2026 as a junior PI at the University of Geneva, with a focus on multicellular coordination in organs and organisms. Looking forward to new collegiality and collaborations—plus mountains and lakes. I’m also recruiting a PhD student on excitable dynamics in organogenesis.
Our lab is actively looking for posdocs and there is NOW an Open Call for Postdoc contracts (3 years) here: www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem...
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Beautiful "fundamental physiology" paper in a glamour journal - there is still some hope! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neuroendocrine control of calcium mobilization in the fruit fly - Nature
The peptide hormone Capa is responsible for regulating extracellular fluid Ca2+ levels in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
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2 post-doc positions open in the lab to do research on inter-organ signalling in regeneration and cancer in flies and mice.
Our new paper is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! Using 3D reconstructions and volume measurements in Drosophila wing primordia, we show that growth can be uncoupled from cell proliferation and uncover a new time window for growth arrest. With @leopoldlab.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
A switch to non-proliferative growth sustains Drosophila wing development during the early pupal stage
Using precise tissue volume quantification, El Marzkioui, Gaugué, et al. show that wing primordia continue to grow during the early pupal stage, a phase of increased cell volume driven by insulin/IGF ...
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Hello world! So lucky to host the one and only @lboulan.bsky.social tomorrow - come for the science, stay for the experience! @igred.fr
Hello World! Are you passionate about epigenomics and evolution 🧪🧬🐭🐵 ? Are you looking for a postdoc in a stimulating and inclusive environment ? Look no further... We are seeking creative postdocs for our ERC project EvoEpi @igred.fr ! 👇Details👇 tinyurl.com/PostdocEvoEp... Repost are appreciated
#StandUpForScience #StandUpForScience_Montpellier Montpellier. Pour finir la journée tous ensemble !
In her Essay, Renata Basto highlights the huge budget cuts facing the scientific community in France. In response to the cuts, a group of researchers has formed the ‘Pour une Recherche d'Avenir’ initiative to secure the future of French research. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
The importance of delivering Recherche d'Avenir – research for the future
In recent years, several European countries, including France, have reduced their investment in scientific research, with biomedical research taking a significant hit. The primary casualty is basic re...
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