Excited to see this from the i5K consortium out today! Culmination of a comprehensive effort analyzing standards and best practices for genome projects, the extent of their adoption, and recommendations for the future. Personal thanks to everyone who volunteered time/effort to make this happen!

Rob Waterhouse@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 2w ago

The #Arthropod #Genomics i5K Community -🦋🧬🕷️🧬🪲🧬🦀- opportunities to harmonise reporting standards & promote their dissemination, ensuring that future arthropod #genomes are both comparable & maximally reusable for large-scale comparative & applied research academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...

We are pleased to announce a major donation to support the work of the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center. Lawerence Washington, husband of former BDSC director Kathy Matthews, has established an endowment in her honor. bdsc.indiana.edu/news-events/...

3500 comments have been recorded so far and there are hundreds of thousands of scientists in the US--its time for everyone to step up NOW OR NEVER 🧪

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There is a straightforward mechanism for the public to comment. Former NIH program office Elizabeth Ginexi has written an exceptionally helpful guide on how to so, with detailed suggestions. 3/n elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...

And on the REDfly team, too!

@marchalfon.bsky.social · last yr.

Our annual reminder that "everyone is awesome", and everyone is welcome, in the Halfon Lab.

i5k Survey to identify -community infrastructure -training/workforce development priorities -sustainability challenges for community resources -opportunities for coordination/collaboration Survey link: kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please help distribute! #arthropods #insects #entomology

REDfly v10 is LIVE!!! This major update brings fully on-line our all-new interface. Finally ALL fields are now searchable & can be downloaded in various formats. Numerous backend changes allow better stability. Send us your feedback on the new design (& any bug reports)! #enhancers #drosophila

FlyBase is seeking a new scientific curator at our Harvard University site. More information here: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

Heartbreaking story.

STAT@statnews.com · 4mo ago

Brian Donovan had persuaded high school teachers and education researchers that prejudice might be ended by changing how genetics is taught. www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/b...

The 2026 Drosophila Community Service Award was presented earlier this month at #DROS26. This year's recipients were the REDFly Database Team and the FlyBase Developer Team, for their roles in the development of online repositories for the dissemination of Drosophila data.

Incredibly honored to be awarded the #Drosophila Community Service Award this morning at #Dros26. A huge 'thank you' to all our users and all the data generators whose hard work has made our own possible. Look for our completely revised interface with improved search & download coming soon!

Super happy to report that thanks to #NICHD we've received some software improvement funding that will help keep REDfly supported for the next couple of years. Keep a lookout for REDfly v10 with our all-new user interface and improved search & download functions coming this Spring!

We updated today! REDfly v9.7.0 now released including new and updated regulatory elements as well as various bug fixes and backend improvements to prepare for our rollout of a fully-revised interface coming this Spring. #drosophila #gene_regulation #genomics

Info on our webinar on impact of the #Sudan conflict on #malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases hosted by the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific & Technological Cooperationof the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Mon 16 Feb 07:00 -09:30 CET (11:00–13:30 PKT) www.who.int/news-room/ev...

Webinar – Impact of the Sudan conflict on vector-borne and neglected tropical diseases and pathways forward

In conjunction with World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026, we are pleased to announce that registration is now open for a webinar dedicated to the impact of the conflict in Sudan on vector-borne ...

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ICYMI: There's a new date for the 2025-2026 i5k Annual Meeting: February 4th, 2026! Anyone with an interest in arthropod genomics is encouraged to join this open meeting. More details here: i5k.github.io/2025_annual_... #i5k #arthropods #genomics #insects #entomology (please re-post)

Everyone--EVERYONE--in the U.S. should read this column. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...

Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.

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Wishing all our users a happy, healthy, successful, and data-filled new year!

We have a new date for the 2025-2026 i5k Annual Meeting: February 4th, 2026! Anyone with an interest in arthropod genomics is encouraged to join this open meeting. More details here: i5k.github.io/2025_annual_... #i5k #arthropods #genomics #insects (please re-post)

We hear you out here in Bills territory!!

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 8mo ago

And here I thought this week we wouldnt need the meme. Every. Single. Time.

Hey everyone: UB Biochemistry is hiring! 2 positions at the Asst or Assoc Professor level. Genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, metabolism, dev biol, neuroscience, gene expression, protein structure/function. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/60078

Assistant or Associate Professor HS, Department of Biochemistry

The Department of Biochemistry is seeking (2) faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. We seek candidates who will develop a research program in understanding the molecular bas...

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The FlyBoard is happy to announce the call for nominations for the Drosophila Community Service Award. Please submit your nomination by 01/16/2026 by email to: drosophilaserviceaward@gmail.com. Please repost.

Hear how @redfly-database.bsky.social can be used in the classroom to help teach #bioinformatics, #genome-annotation, #gene-regulation, #biocuration, and more!

Amanda Stahlke@doctorstahlker.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Pumped for our virtual December 2025 Genomics Education Partnership Science Seminar, presented by Dr. Marc Halfon @marchalfon.bsky.social from the University at Buffalo on Monday, December 8th at 2pm CST. Hope to see you there!

REMINDER: Tomorrow's i5k Annual Community Meeting CANCELED due to U.S. government shutdown.

REDfly database@redfly-database.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Please RT and try to alert any federal employees who will not be receiving email notification of the cancellation! New registration information will be provided once the meeting is rescheduled.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to the ongoing U.S. Government shutdown, the i5k Annual Community Meeting scheduled for Oct. 15 has been postponed. The meeting will be rescheduled for a future date once the government has re-opened. We apologize for the inconvenience.

***PLEASE NOTE: IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT REMAINS SHUT DOWN AS OF OCTOBER 10, THIS MEETING WILL BE CANCELLED AND RE-SCHEDULED AT A FUTURE DATE***

REDfly database@redfly-database.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Announcing the 2025 i5k Annual Meeting on October 15th! Anyone with an interest in arthropod genomics is encouraged to join this open meeting. More details here: i5k.github.io/2025_annual_... #i5k #arthropods #genomics #insects (please re-post)

Announcing the 2025 i5k Annual Meeting on October 15th! Anyone with an interest in arthropod genomics is encouraged to join this open meeting. More details here: i5k.github.io/2025_annual_... #i5k #arthropods #genomics #insects (please re-post)

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

A true tragedy. You all deserve so much better.

Dr Sian Gramates@drglam.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I just got the notice that all the FlyBase people at Harvard, including me, will be laid off on October 12. I'm devastated.

European-based researchers can help support future #flybase curation by donating at this site: www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

Drosophila Genetic Database

The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...

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ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

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URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯 Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below. This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.

Marc Dionne@marcsdionne.bsky.social · last yr.

My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate. www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...