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4th Asia-Pacific Drosophila Neurobiology Conference

The 4th Asia-Pacific Drosophila Neurobiology Conference (APDNC4) will be held April 20-24, 2026, at Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology in Shenzhen, China. APDNC is a rotating regional conference that connects the Drosophila neurobiology community across Asia-Pacific and internationally.

Goodbye Alicante, hello Bonn!

As we say goodbye to Alicante, warm congratulations to the organising team (Maria Dominguez, Javier Morante, Jose Carlos Pastor-Pareja, Juan Antonio Sanchez-Alcañiz and Ana Carmena) for a memorable EDRC! See you in Bonn 20-23 September 2027!

Two Associate Professor positions at the Department of Biochemistry, Oxford

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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

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.