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Junior European Drosophila Investigators
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Gathering researchers using #Drosophila as model organism across disciplines and geographical limits

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Preparations for the next JEDI meeting are underway! The upcoming Junior European #Drosophila Investigator / #NewPI meeting is planned for Portugal in June. Final dates and additional details will be announced soon - stay tuned for updates!​
AI-generated image of a lightsaber-wielding figure conquering Portugal.
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Update from #EDRC2025! Four days of amazing talks and poster sessions and JEDIs have reconnected across geographical boundaries. Dinner was fun and we are looking forward to everyone at the next #Drosophila conference!
JEDI folks having dinner at #EDRC2025
September 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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It is time to appreciate our sponsors for making the last #Drosophila JEDI meeting possible! Thank you!
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Sponsors of the 2025 JEDI meeting
July 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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We want to thank everyone who attended this year's #Drosophila JEDI meeting at Château du Feÿ! Three days of amazing talks, great ideas and chat at the camp fire. We are looking forward to meeting everyone again at the next meeting!
Group photo of the JEDI meeting 2025 at Château du Feÿ.
June 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Context
Picture the attendees and presenter Attendees in the orangerie at château du Feÿ
June 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Ending the evening talks with @ksiudeja.bsky.social presentation of mobile elements in the génome of somatic cells
K. Siudeja From somatic mutation to "junk" DNA
June 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Christa Rhiner presenting the mechanisms involved in brain injury response in flies 😲
Christa Rhiner
June 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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@crezaval.bsky.social on sex, competition on risk and reward assessment
Carolina Rezaval Risk/reward balance
June 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Pierre-Yves Plaçais presenting the role of feeding in memory formation
Pierre-Yves Plaçais
June 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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@nkonst4.bsky.social introducing the round table with Prof. Almut Kelber @giorgio.gilest.ro @richardsever.bsky.social and @marialep.bsky.social on the following subjects
A picture of Nikos presenting our panel discussion Topic 1: Preprints, Peer Review, and the Publishing Ecosystem Do funders and hiring committees take preprints seriously? Is publishing in high-impact journals still essential for early-career success? Should peer review remain central, or is it time for new models? What is the future of journals? Topic 2: The Funding Landscape for Young Investigators Do funders prioritize innovation or track record? Are small, early-career labs truly competitive in collaborative or interdisciplinary grants? Are funding agencies adapting to open science? Is there an implicit bias against Drosophila or model organisms?
June 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Morning session
June 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Gerit A. Linneweber talking about individuality in Drosophila
Why are all animals different from each other
June 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Lok at all that energy.

Don't you want to become a JEDI?!
Building up the coming Nobel prizes 😝
June 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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"how's that even remotely relevant to 'higher' organisms?!"

Uh uh uh
Sleep studies in flies by Alice French
June 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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After dinner session, flies rock obviously
Clara Ferreira presenting freeze, flight or fight response in drosophila
June 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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First day of meeting going well and on schedule 😬
Picture of Junior European Drosophila Investigators listening to Julie Carnesecchi's talk
June 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Kick-starting the #flyJEDI2025
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June 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Ready?
May 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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After closing the registration, here's the word cloud of themes that will be present on site for the resurrection of the JEDIs.

Looking forward to meeting y'all there!
March 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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a few hours before closing registration

FOMO level -> #########* (means 6 slots remaining)
map of registered participants,
February 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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3 days to go!
14 spots still available to come build your network of fly peeps & exchange tips and tricks about the early life of a young PI
it is here flies-jedi.github.io/projects/202...

PS: if you have financial difficulties for registering shoot us an email

rePS: still a few countries missing
participants localisation map
February 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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we now have Greece, 17 more places and a ♀/♂ of 10/18
5 days to go until the registration deadline
map of participants
February 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Last week to register flies-jedi.github.io/projects/202... and join Junior European Drosophila Investigators from 10 countries (as of today :)
February 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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and here's where you're all from so far.
If you don't see your country, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO REGISTER!!!
map with location of the registered attendees so far
February 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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As we're entering the last month for registering the FlyJEDI meeting 2025 shorturl.at/8VO7A

I am happy to share with you that the event is now sponsored by @fly-eds.bsky.social @ijmonod.bsky.social

Many thanks for supporting the community's reboot.

Join us to build a strong research community!
January 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM