The sex and reproductive plasticity of intestinal muscles instruct gut size #Drosophila

1/8 Breathing seems automatic. But it's a finely tuned motor behavior that has to be controlled. In this preprint, I map the circuits that match a fly's respiration to the metabolic demands of flight and mitigate the risk of dehydration. 🧵🪰 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Finally out in @natneuro.nature.com! A forgotten memory isn't always gone. We show that forgotten memories persist as silent memory traces, can be recovered by reminders, and can even be reconstructed into false memories. Excited to finally share this work! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Adapting upright light sheet fluorescence microscopy for imaging at air-liquid interface #Drosophila

Wonderful connecting with friends, colleagues and collaborators at SEB2026 in Florence. Lots of great science on invertebrate neuropeptides.

Prebilaterian Origin of Monoaminergic Signalling is out! This paper represents four years of work, not only mine, but friends and colleagues. I am particularly grateful to Tatiana Mayorova; without her help, this paper would not have been nearly as complete. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Prebilaterian origin of monoaminergic signaling

Monoamines such as serotonin, dopamine, and tyramine regulate physiological and behavioral processes in bilaterian animals, but the evolutionary origi…

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Revised preprint on mitochondria in central brain of Drosophila now online: much new analysis + details of largest resource for analyzing neuronal mitochondria generated so far, with ~6M mitochondria, >20k neurons, >5k cell types. Much thanks to all coauthors, enjoy! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Connectomic Analysis of Mitochondria in the Central Brain of Drosophila

Mitochondria are integral to the metabolism and cell biology of a neuron. Electron microscopy images of fly brain volumes, taken for connectomics, can be analyzed for mitochondria as well as the cells...

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Our new paper with lead and corresponding author Luis Yañez-Guerra on placozoan monoamine GPCRs and the "Prebilaterian origin of monoaminergic signaling" […] [Original post on biologists.social]

💡New fruit fly #connectome research! #KempnerInstitute Affiliate Faculty Jan Drugowitsch (@jdrugowitsch.bsky.social), Graduate Fellow Mohammed Osman & collaborators have published the first complete connectome of the fruit fly central nervous system.🪰🧠 Read more➡️ bit.ly/4xVdS2E

Researchers Publish First Complete Connectome of Fruit Fly Brain and ‘Spinal Cord’

Open-source resource poised to propel research on how nervous systems work

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Looks fantastic. Congrats! Cant wait to dig in.

Vincent Croset@vincentcroset.bsky.social · 2mo ago

To our knowledge, this is the first time that a direct link is established between amino acid storage and feeding behaviour. Hope you enjoy reading our work! 😀 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Neural and Genetic Mechanisms Regulating Copulation Latency in Male Drosophila melanogaster #Drosophila

Join us!! Ask experts on how to promote health and get better sleep by strengthening your circadian rhythms. We are celebrating the inaugural World Circadian Day on June 24 by holding an "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit 🌍 🌎 🌏 👏 #SRBR #CSC #ACS #InSC #EBRS #CSBR #JSC #CCBM #biologicalrhythms #sleep

I am SO EXCITED that #DROS27 will be coming to Philadelphia! Meeting attendees and fly folks worldwide, YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT! Stay tuned for some updates as we go on. We might be cooking up some fun things. :)

Genetics Society of America@genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You told us connection matters, and at #Dros27, great conversations are just steps away (10 minutes max from the venue). Grab a meal at Reading Terminal Market, stroll to Philadelphia City Hall, or connect over coffee at local favorites. Philly locals—where should attendees go?

Now published - the #BANC! A full central nervous system (CNS) connectome of a limbed animal at single-synapse resolution, enabling us to follow sensory-motor arcs and understand how the CNS controls the body. rdcu.be/fncjS. #neuroscience. Video by @quorumetrix.bsky.social 1/18

Zandawala lab is looking to recruit a postdoc to work on neuromodulation of feeding in Drosophila and other arthropods at KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium). Details for the position can be found here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Please share!

Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuromodulation of Feeding

We are recruiting a postdoctoral scientist to join the recently opened Zandawala Lab at KU Leuven. The position is funded by an Odysseus grant from FWO (Research Foundation – Flanders). For more infor...

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Save the date! Excited to co-organize this 👇 event together with @nils-reinhard.bsky.social and @lhueppe.bsky.social in beautiful Aberystwyth, UK next year! If you are an early career researcher in the field of Chronobiology come join us! 🕚🌈🌊🧬 @bioclocksuk.bsky.social @aberdlsagb.bsky.social

Meeting of Young Chronobiologists (MYC)@myc.eurosky.social · 3mo ago

The Meeting of Young Chronobiologists is an international, early-career initiative that connects researchers across all topics of chronobiology. It is dedicated to early career researchers and aims to promote an open and interactive atmosphere, creating a networking space for the next generation.

🎉 Exciting news for our lab: we will have open positions soon #PostdoctoralResearcher #ResearchTechnician! If you are interested in #SocialBehaviour, #FearResponses, and #DrosophilaMelanogaster, get in touch with a short CV and a statement of research interests.

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

Can a single brain cell decide whether to eat or not? 🧠🪰 Turns out... yes. And we found it in the fruit fly. A pair of neurons called SELKs (subesophageal leucokinin neurons) can drive feeding behavior in both directions. They promote it or suppress it. Here's how: 🧵

A bidirectional brain-fat body axis for pathogen avoidance #Drosophila

Do you want to try scratching garlic on the skin to repel mosquitoes? A phytoscreen identifies a garlic compound as a deterrent of mating and egg laying in Drosophila and mosquitoes www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

A phytoscreen identifies a garlic compound as a deterrent of mating and egg laying in Drosophila and mosquitoes

This study provides a paradigm for how the vast chemical diversity inherent in agricultural crops can be screened to identify compounds that deter insect disease vectors and pests. Such a “phytoscreen...

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Félix Simon's paper is out in its final form 😍 When we got into (extreme) detail in the temporal and spatial patterning of neuroblasts, Félix asked a simple question "sure, but how does this translate into neuronal cell fate?". www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Spatial, temporal and Notch determination of terminal selector expression controls neuronal cell fate in the Drosophila optic lobe - Nature Neuroscience

The authors characterized the spatial origin of Drosophila medulla neurons, completing their previous characterization of the temporal and Notch origins of these neurons and allowing them to correlate...

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New @currentbiology.bsky.social paper from Dr. Leila Elabbady on neural circuits that transform a touch stimulus into spatially targeted grooming. Leila discovered a leg somatotopic map and used it to infer tactile receptive fields in the fly VNC connectome. authors.elsevier.com/a/1mvu83QW8S...

Beyond delighted to share our amazing collaboration with Thierry Alquier's lab @alquierthierry.bsky.social on a conserved role for neuronal lipid droplets in regulating energy homeostasis in vivo led by Celena Cherian, Romane Manceau, Danie Majeur, and Colin Miller www.nature.com/articles/s42... /1

Neuronal lipid droplets play a conserved and sex-biased role in maintaining whole-body energy homeostasis - Nature Metabolism

In vivo regulation of neuronal lipid droplet formation mediates whole-body energy homeostasis in a sex-specific manner in Drosophila and mice.

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🚨🚨 New preprint 🚨🚨 We found that the ovary directly controls protein appetite in Drosophila. Yes — the ovary doesn’t just make eggs… it tells the fly what to eat! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... If you want all the details, click above ☝️ If you just want the fun, GIF-guided overview, keep reading 👇

We’re hiring! Our lab is seeking a research technician interested in neurobiology. This position is ideal for recent graduates looking for a 2‑year research experience before their next academic chapter. Experience with Drosophila is a plus. Please share. indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32602

How does an animal choose between exploring for a better food source and taking advantage of a known one? Our recent work in Current Biology demonstrates how recent feeding and metabolic state dynamically influence fly local search. bit.ly/3PfrIv3 #Science #Neurosky #Foraging #Drosophila

After 5 years of developing, a new preprint from the lab - introducing our workflow for comparative insect connectomics, aimed at democratizing connectomics. @erc.europa.eu @lundvision.bsky.social @biologylu.bsky.social Read it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Our new preprint is out! A state-dependent neural circuit resolves approach–avoidance conflicts www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Fantastic work led by Devika Bodas, with key contributions from Marine Balcou, and a great collaboration with Lisa Scheunemann Lab, fearuting Şevval Demirci.

Educators, the deadline to apply for our python workshop is approaching quickly! Apply by February 2 to join us in Seattle for this hands-on workshop. 💻 No prior coding experience needed. ✈️ Travel, meals, & stipend included. 🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/