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 🧪

And on the REDfly team, too!

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.

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...

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...

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!!

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

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: [email protected]. 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!

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

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***

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.

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

Sign on in support of the #BethesdaDeclaration actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na... 2/2

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.

Pleased to see that @ubuffalo.bsky.social President Tripathi signed on to this letter defending against government interference in higher education: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

Our new Search interface is now available. Get a more complete search experience with improved download capabilities. Check it out by choosing the "try our new search tool" button or the "new search tool" link on the menu bar. This is a beta version, so let us know your feedback!

ICYMI: REDfly database has moved to Bluesky! Follow us at @redfly-database.bsky.social for news and updates. Please help spread the word by reposting!

REDfly is now on Bluesky! And we have a major new update! We added ~50 new reporter constructs and updates on over 800 more. Importantly, we introduce a beta version of our new Search/Download interface with vastly expanded & improved functionality. Try it out! #drosophila #gene_regulation #genomics