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Using Drosophila melanogaster to study inter-organ communication in nutritional responses. Posts by Alissa Armstrong. She/her
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Summer brings new @sc.edu undergraduates to the lab - learning some #drosophila genetics...

Hey #Drosophila folks ! #FlyCROSS is back and #Mentor surveys are open NOW ! If you're a faculty/postdoc/ equivalent in any scientific career & have #Drosophila research experience - we'd be delighted to have you as mentors to empower early career scientists in the #Dros community !

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 7!! SAVE THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE! MAKE A COMMENT TODAY!!! news.chanda.science/archive/urge...

Part of the Armstrong and Ables lab crews met up for dinner at the #SESDB2025 @socdevbio.bsky.social meeting yesterday evening.

Grateful that students in my lab/department and one that I mentor were able to attend the @pair-up.bsky.social workshop at the MBL!

Lab alum and recent USC graduates really know me! Thanks to Helena and Ivory for my necklace 🧬👩🏾‍🔬

Burned out by academic work that never ends? You’re not alone. My free webinar is for professors, postdocs, and PhDs ready to find a better way forward. #AcademicSky Watch here:

1/3 PLEASE READ, LIKE, REPOST this "1/3" post There is a Senate Hearing May 14th with RFK Jr to discuss Trump's proposed HHS budget. Please find call/email the members of the committee every day until then (I have compiled contact info for the members in post 2/3)

15 years ago, I turned in printed copies of my dissertation with baby in tow. I like to repost this as a reminder to myself and others - we can do hard things. @rkuruvi1.bsky.social will remember the backdrop 😃

Our very own J'nea won a FIRST PLACE poster award at #DiscoverUSC2025. The Armstrong Lab is proud!

My lab at NYU is hiring a postdoc interested in RNA biology and local translation in neurons following axonal injury/neurodegenerative diseases!! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/165681

A🧵that exemplifies why I do what I do - training and mentoring the next gen of physicians and researchers. Armstrong lab undergrads made a strong showing at #DiscoverUSC2025. 1/4

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

If using Bloomigton #Drosophila Stock Center stocks, pls. acknowledge them & their NIH funding (P40 OD018537). Papers listing this no. are being harvested as evidence. We massively depend on the @bdsc.bsky.social & they need our support in these dire times! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social

Great news: NIH postbac program is recruiting again! If your grad school plans were affected by program cutbacks or admissions freezes this year I highly encourage you to apply, this could be a perfect opportunity. Please repost. www.training.nih.gov/research-tra...

Feeling very icky, and angry, after having to share the awful news about PREP termination with the current scholars. 💔😡

If you’re a scientist whose funding has recently been cut or impacted, I would love to interview you and amplify your work! Hoping to release our first two podcast episodes next week. Please share widely!

Why Publish in Developmental Biology? 1/8 Reason #1 - DB is strongly committed to supporting trainees and junior scientists. Publish your first paper with us! DB is the official journal of the SDB @socdevbio.bsky.social Learn more here elsevier.com/locate/ydbio

UNC Gillings School of Public Health is eliminating their Health Equity & Social Justice Concentration. This program is home to many of my friends — some of the most thoughtful, caring, and innovative researchers I know. @standupforscience.bsky.social @sciforgood.bsky.social

All this *waves hands wildly* makes it SUPER hard to focus on anything...

My ode to Curiosity Driven Research www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/b...

Substitute PREP for MOSAIC and you’ve got the exact same email we received today. Below is what was shared by one of our PREP directors with past and present PREP mentors. Provides just a tiny peek into the impact that this, and programs like it, have had on the best and brightest.

Excited to announce the newest Armstrong Lab publication in Biomolecules' Special Issue on Drosophila as a Model System to Study Metabolism that describes the doctoral work of Chad Simmons, a soon-to-be PhD graduate. #Drosophila 🪰🔬🧪https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15/4/513

Please help me by sharing my post. Thank you so much. @maymayventura.bsky.social @techysaavy.bsky.social @bonhanson.bsky.social @ynb.bsky.social @teresacooperhawks.bsky.social

Hi all, I'm hiring a junior specialist/research technician for my lab at UCSC. An ideal applicant would be an undergraduate who would like more research experience before applying for grad school but all are welcome to apply 🧪 recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01882

Built a peer review system that doesn’t take forever. Spoiler: scientists love it. Huge thanks to the amazing team at The Company of Biologists for making Fast & Fair happen. Read the preprint: bit.ly/4iZ30st #biologists100 @biologists.bsky.social @biologyopen.bsky.social

The fast and fair initiative works - quality reviews and decisions within 7 days. Submit your manuscripts to @biologyopen.bsky.social

#biologists100

Looking for fast, fair, and a more holistic publication process? Submit your manuscripts and/or become a reviewer for @biologyopen.bsky.social! Check out the editorial below

#drosophila #mentoring

Help us spread the word! Screenshot and pass this information on to people in your networks who may be interested in participating.

@carlycooper.bsky.social stood up for science today (and everyday)!

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells offer a promising treatment option in various clinical settings. Salah et al. investigate the effects of smoking on adipose-derived MSCs and show the importance of considering smoking status in the clinical application of MSCs. doi.org/10.1242/bio....

Dr. Ruth Ella Moore was a #bacteriologist & the 1st African American woman to recieve a PhD in natural sciences. She obtained her BA, MS, and PhD from Ohio State. In her career, she studied #tuberculosis, dental caries, #micribiome, and blood groups. #BlackHistoryMonth www.scheq.org/ruth-ella-mo...

Huge thank you to Chancellor May and our wonderful @ucdavis.bsky.social donors for choosing me as a Chancellor’s Fellow! The UC Davis SVM did a lovely write up if you are interested in learning more about me and this award! www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/crystal...