Ettore De Giorgio
ettorephd.bsky.social
Ettore De Giorgio
@ettorephd.bsky.social
Postdoc in @leopoldlab.bsky.social at Institut Curie (Paris, France). Interested in organ growth and morphogenesis during Drosophila's development.
This morning I had the fantastic opportunity of presenting my postdoctoral research at @edrc2025.bsky.social
A big thank you to the organizers and all participants for creating such a stimulating environment for scientific discussion!
September 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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We are on day 3 of #EDRC2025 continuing with excellent #Drosophila science
September 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Three fantastic keynote lectures to kick off #EDRC2025 Lucia Prieto-Godiño @crick.ac.uk the @embo.org sponsored lecture, Romain Levayer @pasteur.fr and Marta Llimargas @ibmb-csic.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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🚨 New paper out!
Our latest work has been published in PLOS Genetics!
In this study, we investigated the specificity of the two chitin synthases in D. melanogaster, Kkv and Chs2.

📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Distinct cellular and molecular mechanisms contribute to the specificity of the two Drosophila melanogaster chitin synthases in chitin deposition
Author summary In this study, we investigated the specificity of the two chitin synthases in D melanogaster, named Kkv and Chs2. Chitin synthases are enzymes that produce chitin, an abundant polysacch...
doi.org
September 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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🌟 New Article Alert! 🖋️
Our latest work is live in bioRxiv 📰✨.
Here, we dive into chitin deposition focusing on the peritrophic matrix and the specificity of chitin synthases.

🔗 Read it here: biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

#Blog #NewArticle #Chitin #Drosophila #IBMB #Drosospain #SEBD
Different cellular and molecular mechanisms of chitin deposition contribute to the specificity of the two chitin synthases in D. melanogaster.
Chitin is a major component of arthropod extracellular matrices, including the exoskeleton and the midgut peritrophic matrix. It plays a key role in the development, growth and viability of insects. B...
biorxiv.org
December 3, 2024 at 11:06 AM