Madhulika Rai

🚨 Two upcoming GSA panels highlight international research opportunities for early career scientists!

📅 Oct 20, 11 a.m. EDT
Grants and Funding in Europe
Learn how to secure funding abroad with insights from the @erc.europa.eu + The Research Bid.

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(no title) droso4public is a central resource store supporting science communication and advocacy for Drosophila

Dear GenZ members of the #Drosophila community! You are needed to make cool fly research viral in your social media world! As a boomer I do not understand that sphere, but I can consult and contribute our enormous fund of outreach resources: droso4public.wordpress.com. Please, get in contact!

📅 10/1: GSA Early Career Medal, GSA Mentorship Award
📅 10/2: Finnerty Travel Award
📅 11/6: The Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture
📅 12/15: Larry Sandler Award

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GSA Journals Peer Review Training Program - Genetics Society of America Former GENETICS Editor in Chief Mark Johnston has written about the impetus for the program on our blog, where we’ve also documented the program’s successful pilot. Read more about the program in The ...

Applications are open for ECLP and Peer review training program with GSA. Highly encourage graduate students and postdocs to apply!

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Flybase is free to use but not free to make. It takes large teams of people and millions of dollars a year to create the knowledgebas and tools for fly research. Please donate generously.

Worms love flies! Please consider donating to FlyBase. Model organisms unite! #celegans

Job interview coming up? Join us for “Shining in the Moment: Strategies for a Strong Interview” with Douglas F. Dluzen! Learn how to use the STAR method, prep with confidence, and reflect on your values.

📅 August 6 | 1:30–3PM EDT
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Low-dose metformin requires brain Rap1 for its antidiabetic action Metformin lowers blood glucose by inhibiting Rap1 in ventromedial hypothalamic neurons that regulate glucose balance.

Metformin, the first line drug for Type 2 diabetes, has been used for 60 years without a clearcut mechanism of action. It turns out it's not just reducing glucose output from the liver. Metformin also works via the brain www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Cellular sex throughout the organism underlies somatic sexual differentiation - Nature Communications While hormonal signals derived from sex organs are seen as the main contributors to sex differences, the global role of cellular sex remains poorly understood. Here, the authors show that every cell c...

Herault, C., Pihl, T., Hudry, B. (2024). Cellular sex throughout the organism underlies somatic sexual differentiation. Nat Commun, 15(1):6925 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rai, M., Li, H., Policastro, R. A., Zentner, G. E., Nemkov, T., D'Alessandro, A., Tennessen, J. M. (2024). Glycolytic Disruption Triggers Interorgan Signaling to Nonautonomously Restrict #Drosophila Larval Growth. bioRxiv, www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#Dros25.. Netwalking session is starting soon! See you at the lawn infront of the conference hall -8am.

Are you interested in “walk and talk?” Join Dros25 conference attendees for an 8AM walk on Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21. I am excited to lead the netwalking and meet all of you on March 20th. #Dros25

Friday, March 14, 10am PDT: Career Exploration Panel kicks off #Dros25 Professional Development events, ft. individuals from multiple career paths discussing options like academia, industry, biotech, & more.

📥Check your inbox for the badge email sent today with a link or access via Conference App!