Meeting Announcement--European Drosophila Conference--October 2013

I recently saw this announcement: "The 23rd European Drosophila Research Conference will be held in Barcelona on the 16th-19th October 2013. We encourage all of you to join us in this special event and to share with us all the latest developments in the growing community of Drosophila research.The Congress website, www.edrc2013.org, will be constantly updated to keep you informed about all the latest news regarding the scientific programme."

Arthropod Genomics Symposium--Abstract deadline approaching

The abstract submission deadline for the 7th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium is approaching--March 1st is the due-date for posters to be considered for platform presentations. The event itself is scheduled for June 12-15, 2013 at the University of Notre Dame.

Annual Arthropod Meeting Announcement

I recently saw an announcement for the Sixth Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium. May 31, 2012 to June 2, 2012 in Kansas City (i5K workshop May 30-31). Details on their website.

Meeting Announcement--Crete

I recently received an announcement for the EMBO Conference in Crete, The Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila. Registration closes Nov. 1, 2011 for this June 2012 meeting.

DRSC at ADRC

The DRSC will be represented at the fly meeting this year by myself (S. Mohr, DRSC Director) and bioinformatician Claire Hu.

Please feel free to email me if you'd like to set up a time to meet for a confidential talk about your screening plans.

I will also be presenting in the Techniques and Genomics session (Platform #133, Mohr et al. Application of High-Content Imaging to Genome-Scale Interrogations of the Nucleus).

Claire will be presenting a poster in the human disease category on identification of orthologs of fly genes and matching fly genes to human diseases (Poster #452B, Hu et al. DIOPT, the DRSC Integrative Ortholog Prediction Tool). Please drop by and welcome Claire to her first fly conference!

The Transgenic RNAi Project (TRiP) will also be represented at the meeting. Check out back-to-back posters #952A and 951C to see what's new with the in vivo side of things.

Meeting Announcement

Recently came across a meeting announcement I will pass along:

6th International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science, October 2-5, 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More information at their website.

Meeting Announcement: Brains in Spain

Just saw this announcement so I thought I'd pass it along: ESF-EMBO's Functional Neurobiology in Minibrains: From Flies to Robots and Back Again will be happening in the autumn. Website indicates that a limited number of travel grants are available for students and early-career researchers. Participation by applicants only and the deadline to apply is in August.

Live and In Person!

Myself and co-organizers L. Perkins, M. Boutros and K. Keleman are presenting a workshop in the Friday afternoon workshop session at the 51st ADRC in D.C. this week.

The lineup:

RNAi screening in cells: S. Mohr, D. Sims (FLIGHT), M. Boutros

RNAi screening in vivo: K. Keleman, F. Schnorrer, L. Perkins

Q&A to follow

The emphasis will be on available resources. We have prepared a handout of information about various resources (around the globe and online) for doing Drosophila RNAi in cells and in vivo. If we have left over copies, we will make them available at the registration desk, near the posters, or another obvious and appropriate location after the workshop.

Hope to see you there!

Take Your Brain to Spain

Recently saw an announcement for this ESF-EMBO symposium: "Functional Neurobiology in Minibrains: From Flies to Robots and Back Again." 17-22 October 2010 in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain. Details here.

Meeting Announcement: Arthropod Genomics

Just received an announcement about the 4th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium, Arthropod Genomics: New Approaches and Outcomes. June 10-13 in Kansas City, MO.

East Coast Academic Screening Meeting

Are You Local to the East Coat USA & at and Academic Institution? Interested in drug discovery screens? Mark your calendar: East Coast Academic Screening Meeting on Sept.1, 2009 in Cambridge, MA.

Meeting Announcement: RNAi Europe

Abstract deadline for posters is Aug. 7th for the upcoming fall RNAi Europe meeting to be held in Berlin, Germany by Select Biosciences.

Meeting Announcement: Arthropod Genomics

Just saw an announcement for the 3rd Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium: Frontiers in Arthropod Genomics. Registration & Poster abstract deadline is May 15, 2009. From ticks to aphids, flies to mosquitoes--looks like an interesting line-up.

Web Wednesday--50th ADRC Abstracts On-Line

Today's web feature is the Abstract Planner, now on-line in advance of the upcoming 50th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Chicago, IL, USA.  Search away!  And remember, in an effort to go green, this year's conference booklets will not have full abstracts.

Upcoming Meeting

3rd Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium, Frontiers in Arthropod Genomics. June 11 – 14, 2009, in Kansas City, USA. Keynote Speakers: F.C. Kafotis & W.M. Gelbart.