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Ecological immunology workshop, 15-19 September 2025 near Berlin

Come and join us at our workshop on ecological & evolutionary immunology / insect immunity / host-microbe interactions!

Details can be found here: https://www.bcp.fu-berlin.de/en/biologie/arbeitsgruppen/zoologie/ag_rolff/Workshops/Ecological-Immunology-Workshop-2025/Home/index.html

Abstract submission deadline: 7th March 2025

JEDI meeting 3-5 June 2025 near Paris

The JEDI are early career scientists working on Drosophila in Europe and having recently established their independent research group.

The next JEDI meeting will take place at the Château du Feÿ from June 3 to 5, 2025.

The goal is simple. Each of the participant quickly presents their research work and projects, we all try to better know each other, share experiences, tips and build up our fly people network!

EMBO Workshop Cell Biology of the Nervous System: Cellular Mechanisms of Communication

Join us on May 5th- 8th 2025 for the EMBO Workshop Cell biology of the Nervous System in Crete, Greece!

All details and registration link can be found here: https://meetings.embo.org/event/25-cell-bio-comm

Registartion and abstract submission deadline: March 1st 2025

Introduction to Drosophila melanogaster: A Model for Neurodegenerative Diseases

A workshop will be conducted at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, focusing on the use of Drosophila melanogaster as a model for studying neurodegenerative diseases.

Organizer: Chinna Orish.

Email :chinna.orish@uniport.edu.ng

Neural circuits and behavior of Drosophila

The workshop on Neural Circuits & Behavior of Drosophila is held from June 15th to June 21st, 2025 at the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC), in Kolymbari, Greece.

https://sites.google.com/view/crete-fly-circuit/home

Organising committee: Richard Benton, Eugenia Chiappe, Nilay Yapici, Jan Ache, and Marion Silies.

The meeting will focus on recent technical and conceptual developments in the field, including:

Call for EDRC 2029 host city open!

The EDS is delighted to open the call for a host city for the 30th European Drosophila Research Conference in 2029.

If you are interested in organising EDRC 2029 in your city, please find instructions on this link.

Swiss Drosophila Meeting 2024, Lausanne

The Swiss Drosophila Meeting 2024 takes place on Thursday June 20th at the University of Lausanne, in the Biophore Auditorium.

Registration and abstract submission deadline: May 1st 2024

Organizers:

Richard Benton (richard.benton[at]unil.ch)

Maria Cristina Gambetta (mariacristina.gambetta[at]unil.ch)

35th French Drosophila Meeting

The Toulouse fly community is pleased to announce the 35th French Drosophila Meeting.

The conference will take place from the 14th to the 17th of October 2024 at "le Lazaret" (Sète).

Registration opens: March 4th, 2024

Registration deadline: September 6th, 2024

XX Italian Drosophila Research Conference

The XXth Italian Drosophila Research Conference will take place at IFOM in Milan, Italy March 6-8 2024. Join our invited speakers Florence Besse (Institut de Biologie Valrose, Nice) and Aurelio Teleman (DKFZ, Heidelberg) headlining a fantastic programme.

Spanish Drosophila Meeting

The Spanish Drosophila Meeting will take place in San Juan de Alicante from March 14th to 16th 2024. It will include plenary talks by Nick Brown, Montserrat Corominas, Isabel Guerrero and Maria Dominguez, and a tribute to Juan Modolell from Sonsoles Campuzano and Mar Ruiz.