Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
@kofanchen.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy
Working with #Drosophila to understand #sleep and #circadian rhythm. Lecturer in #Neurogenetics at University of #Leicester
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://biologists.social/@kofanchen, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://biologists.social/@kofanchen, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Pinned
I am glad to say that the first manuscript from the lab is now available on BioRxiv
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.30.685496v1
We set out to answer a simple question:
If the fruit fly #drosophila cannot see clearly, how would they #sleep?
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.30.685496v1
We set out to answer a simple question:
If the fruit fly #drosophila cannot see clearly, how would they #sleep?
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📢 Looking forward to my return visit to Norwich and the @earlhaminst, this time to give the Dame Janet Thornton lecture on Thursday 13th.
Register link (with reception afterwards 🍰, do come and say hello!):
➡️ https://www.earlham.ac.uk/events/dame-janet-thornton-annual-lecture-2025
As well as […]
Register link (with reception afterwards 🍰, do come and say hello!):
➡️ https://www.earlham.ac.uk/events/dame-janet-thornton-annual-lecture-2025
As well as […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📢 Looking forward to my return visit to Norwich and the @earlhaminst, this time to give the Dame Janet Thornton lecture on Thursday 13th.
Register link (with reception afterwards 🍰, do come and say hello!):
➡️ https://www.earlham.ac.uk/events/dame-janet-thornton-annual-lecture-2025
As well as […]
Register link (with reception afterwards 🍰, do come and say hello!):
➡️ https://www.earlham.ac.uk/events/dame-janet-thornton-annual-lecture-2025
As well as […]
😞
University of Leicester to consult on redundancies - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93xwdwrxn5o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link
University of Leicester to consult on redundancies - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93xwdwrxn5o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link
University of Leicester to consult on redundancies
University bosses are also planning to stop a number of courses.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
😞
University of Leicester to consult on redundancies - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93xwdwrxn5o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link
University of Leicester to consult on redundancies - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93xwdwrxn5o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link
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Been so packed and with things here and planning for next week*
didn't really get to celebrate paper getting accepted. But yay it out in the wild now. Outside my immediate wheelhouse Nanoparticle synthesis, but came out of a student initiated project after he took my class on programming and […]
didn't really get to celebrate paper getting accepted. But yay it out in the wild now. Outside my immediate wheelhouse Nanoparticle synthesis, but came out of a student initiated project after he took my class on programming and […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Been so packed and with things here and planning for next week*
didn't really get to celebrate paper getting accepted. But yay it out in the wild now. Outside my immediate wheelhouse Nanoparticle synthesis, but came out of a student initiated project after he took my class on programming and […]
didn't really get to celebrate paper getting accepted. But yay it out in the wild now. Outside my immediate wheelhouse Nanoparticle synthesis, but came out of a student initiated project after he took my class on programming and […]
Reposted by Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
We’re excited to release Mastodon 4.5 into the world! Arriving just a few months after the last release, this version brings the long-awaited Quote Posts feature, along with many other goodies. Here’s a quick look (you should read our blog post for more!) […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We’re excited to release Mastodon 4.5 into the world! Arriving just a few months after the last release, this version brings the long-awaited Quote Posts feature, along with many other goodies. Here’s a quick look (you should read our blog post for more!) […]
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Motor learning in fruit flies: what happens where and how to improve it
Humans use motor learning to learn how to speak, walk, write or ride a bike. Motor learning is essential also for sports or rehabilitation after stroke or spinal injury. Evidence suggests that all forms of motor learning […]
Humans use motor learning to learn how to speak, walk, write or ride a bike. Motor learning is essential also for sports or rehabilitation after stroke or spinal injury. Evidence suggests that all forms of motor learning […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Motor learning in fruit flies: what happens where and how to improve it
Humans use motor learning to learn how to speak, walk, write or ride a bike. Motor learning is essential also for sports or rehabilitation after stroke or spinal injury. Evidence suggests that all forms of motor learning […]
Humans use motor learning to learn how to speak, walk, write or ride a bike. Motor learning is essential also for sports or rehabilitation after stroke or spinal injury. Evidence suggests that all forms of motor learning […]
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🤯This is wow! Molecular mechanism of mRNA export. by @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social @plaschkalab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🤯This is wow! Molecular mechanism of mRNA export. by @juliusbrennecke.bsky.social @plaschkalab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
RE: https://biologists.social/@kofanchen/115494035163219158
gosh! I can quote boost now! thanks @Co_Biologists and just a gentle reminder that we have PhD opening!
gosh! I can quote boost now! thanks @Co_Biologists and just a gentle reminder that we have PhD opening!
*Also we do have a PhD position open to continue this investigation with the aid of #connectome in collaboration with Nils Reinhard @nils-reinhard.bsky.social
See details at https://www.kofanchenlab.net/come-join-us
See details at https://www.kofanchenlab.net/come-join-us
Come Join US
Fully funded PhD position available:
www.kofanchenlab.net
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
RE: https://biologists.social/@kofanchen/115494035163219158
gosh! I can quote boost now! thanks @Co_Biologists and just a gentle reminder that we have PhD opening!
gosh! I can quote boost now! thanks @Co_Biologists and just a gentle reminder that we have PhD opening!
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Hello #neuroscience mastodon,
we have a BBSRC funded #phd position open!
A cool project utilise #drosophila transcriptome and connectome to map out the novel #sleep controlling visual pathway!
see details here:
https://www.kofanchenlab.net/come-join-us
please boost and spread the words!
we have a BBSRC funded #phd position open!
A cool project utilise #drosophila transcriptome and connectome to map out the novel #sleep controlling visual pathway!
see details here:
https://www.kofanchenlab.net/come-join-us
please boost and spread the words!
Come Join US
Fully funded PhD position available:
www.kofanchenlab.net
October 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hello #neuroscience mastodon,
we have a BBSRC funded #phd position open!
A cool project utilise #drosophila transcriptome and connectome to map out the novel #sleep controlling visual pathway!
see details here:
https://www.kofanchenlab.net/come-join-us
please boost and spread the words!
we have a BBSRC funded #phd position open!
A cool project utilise #drosophila transcriptome and connectome to map out the novel #sleep controlling visual pathway!
see details here:
https://www.kofanchenlab.net/come-join-us
please boost and spread the words!
to any friend and collegue on Bluesky, if you find this post
https://bsky.app/profile/kofanchen.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3m4sfbptyney2
and find it interesting, this is a reminder that you can find me on Mastodn via Bluesky bridge
https://fed.brid.gy/
https://bsky.app/profile/kofanchen.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3m4sfbptyney2
and find it interesting, this is a reminder that you can find me on Mastodn via Bluesky bridge
https://fed.brid.gy/
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Bridgy Fed is a bridge between decentralized social networks like the IndieWeb, fediverse, Bluesky, and others. More info here.
fed.brid.gy
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
to any friend and collegue on Bluesky, if you find this post
https://bsky.app/profile/kofanchen.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3m4sfbptyney2
and find it interesting, this is a reminder that you can find me on Mastodn via Bluesky bridge
https://fed.brid.gy/
https://bsky.app/profile/kofanchen.biologists.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3m4sfbptyney2
and find it interesting, this is a reminder that you can find me on Mastodn via Bluesky bridge
https://fed.brid.gy/
I am glad to say that the first manuscript from the lab is now available on BioRxiv
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.30.685496v1
We set out to answer a simple question:
If the fruit fly #drosophila cannot see clearly, how would they #sleep?
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.30.685496v1
We set out to answer a simple question:
If the fruit fly #drosophila cannot see clearly, how would they #sleep?
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I am glad to say that the first manuscript from the lab is now available on BioRxiv
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.30.685496v1
We set out to answer a simple question:
If the fruit fly #drosophila cannot see clearly, how would they #sleep?
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.30.685496v1
We set out to answer a simple question:
If the fruit fly #drosophila cannot see clearly, how would they #sleep?
Reposted by Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
That said: qed is a tool.
The user should not cede critical thinking to qed. It's worrying that qed reviews could inject hallucinations at scale...
What's more, qed hallucinated misinformation off a supp figure. A lazy reviewer ignoring the supp would've been better... A cautionary tale.
11/n
The user should not cede critical thinking to qed. It's worrying that qed reviews could inject hallucinations at scale...
What's more, qed hallucinated misinformation off a supp figure. A lazy reviewer ignoring the supp would've been better... A cautionary tale.
11/n
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
That said: qed is a tool.
The user should not cede critical thinking to qed. It's worrying that qed reviews could inject hallucinations at scale...
What's more, qed hallucinated misinformation off a supp figure. A lazy reviewer ignoring the supp would've been better... A cautionary tale.
11/n
The user should not cede critical thinking to qed. It's worrying that qed reviews could inject hallucinations at scale...
What's more, qed hallucinated misinformation off a supp figure. A lazy reviewer ignoring the supp would've been better... A cautionary tale.
11/n
😞
University of Leicester confirms formal redundancy consultation - BBC News
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx249j8ez58o.amp?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1
University of Leicester confirms formal redundancy consultation - BBC News
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx249j8ez58o.amp?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
😞
University of Leicester confirms formal redundancy consultation - BBC News
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx249j8ez58o.amp?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1
University of Leicester confirms formal redundancy consultation - BBC News
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx249j8ez58o.amp?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1
#phd #academicchatter
Went out for a quick after work drink celebratjng my first lab paper (a thread will follow ) with my PhD contemporary @carlobreda
It's nice to share good and bad times and remember how long we have come since the day we are locked at #euclock #circadian meeting
Went out for a quick after work drink celebratjng my first lab paper (a thread will follow ) with my PhD contemporary @carlobreda
It's nice to share good and bad times and remember how long we have come since the day we are locked at #euclock #circadian meeting
October 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#phd #academicchatter
Went out for a quick after work drink celebratjng my first lab paper (a thread will follow ) with my PhD contemporary @carlobreda
It's nice to share good and bad times and remember how long we have come since the day we are locked at #euclock #circadian meeting
Went out for a quick after work drink celebratjng my first lab paper (a thread will follow ) with my PhD contemporary @carlobreda
It's nice to share good and bad times and remember how long we have come since the day we are locked at #euclock #circadian meeting
Reposted by Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
And don't forget, labs in the UK and Europe can donate to the Cambridge side of FlyBase through this link:
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
October 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
And don't forget, labs in the UK and Europe can donate to the Cambridge side of FlyBase through this link:
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
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PhD studentship for interested chinese nationals funded by the China Scholarship Council!
Come work with us to investigate how innate immunity works in an important agricultural pest, and disentangle how the immune system evolves. 🇬🇧🇨🇳
For more info, see: bit.ly/4ntrsEe
#Drosophila #Aphid #Immunity
Come work with us to investigate how innate immunity works in an important agricultural pest, and disentangle how the immune system evolves. 🇬🇧🇨🇳
For more info, see: bit.ly/4ntrsEe
#Drosophila #Aphid #Immunity
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
PhD studentship for interested chinese nationals funded by the China Scholarship Council!
Come work with us to investigate how innate immunity works in an important agricultural pest, and disentangle how the immune system evolves. 🇬🇧🇨🇳
For more info, see: bit.ly/4ntrsEe
#Drosophila #Aphid #Immunity
Come work with us to investigate how innate immunity works in an important agricultural pest, and disentangle how the immune system evolves. 🇬🇧🇨🇳
For more info, see: bit.ly/4ntrsEe
#Drosophila #Aphid #Immunity
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dog you can publish a paper in current biology that is literally "we looked at 300 youtube videos and counted which direction the cat was pointing despite not being able to account for how uh horizontally flipping videos is an automatic feature of 50% of phone cameras and also a prominent means […]
Original post on neuromatch.social
neuromatch.social
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
dog you can publish a paper in current biology that is literally "we looked at 300 youtube videos and counted which direction the cat was pointing despite not being able to account for how uh horizontally flipping videos is an automatic feature of 50% of phone cameras and also a prominent means […]
Reposted by Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
Reposted by Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
RE: https://mastodon.social/@thetransmitter/115390540583368292
More coverage on the situation at FlyBase.
More coverage on the situation at FlyBase.
mastodon.social
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@thetransmitter/115390540583368292
More coverage on the situation at FlyBase.
More coverage on the situation at FlyBase.
😡😞
UK visa costs for researchers 22 times higher than rivals - Royal Society report | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/the-cost-of-a-visa-for-a-researcher-moving-to-the-uk-is-22-times-that-of-international-average/4022384.article
UK visa costs for researchers 22 times higher than rivals - Royal Society report | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/the-cost-of-a-visa-for-a-researcher-moving-to-the-uk-is-22-times-that-of-international-average/4022384.article
October 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
😡😞
UK visa costs for researchers 22 times higher than rivals - Royal Society report | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/the-cost-of-a-visa-for-a-researcher-moving-to-the-uk-is-22-times-that-of-international-average/4022384.article
UK visa costs for researchers 22 times higher than rivals - Royal Society report | Chemistry World
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/the-cost-of-a-visa-for-a-researcher-moving-to-the-uk-is-22-times-that-of-international-average/4022384.article
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Can download Hanson and Hedelin (2025) here if of interest: mahansonresearch.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/...
I apologise it's paywalled. It is something I won't be doing again so help me. But if you are interested in #InsectImmunity in general, this is our primer for #ImmuneEvolution beyond #Drosophila
I apologise it's paywalled. It is something I won't be doing again so help me. But if you are interested in #InsectImmunity in general, this is our primer for #ImmuneEvolution beyond #Drosophila
October 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Can download Hanson and Hedelin (2025) here if of interest: mahansonresearch.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/...
I apologise it's paywalled. It is something I won't be doing again so help me. But if you are interested in #InsectImmunity in general, this is our primer for #ImmuneEvolution beyond #Drosophila
I apologise it's paywalled. It is something I won't be doing again so help me. But if you are interested in #InsectImmunity in general, this is our primer for #ImmuneEvolution beyond #Drosophila
Reposted by Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
Bizarre that our 2020 #Drosophila #AMP review already feels out of date.
Thanks to #AnnualReviews to cover the many updates in the field and present a much more complete picture of the diversity, mechanisms, topics, of fly immunity re: host defence peptides.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Thanks to #AnnualReviews to cover the many updates in the field and present a much more complete picture of the diversity, mechanisms, topics, of fly immunity re: host defence peptides.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bizarre that our 2020 #Drosophila #AMP review already feels out of date.
Thanks to #AnnualReviews to cover the many updates in the field and present a much more complete picture of the diversity, mechanisms, topics, of fly immunity re: host defence peptides.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Thanks to #AnnualReviews to cover the many updates in the field and present a much more complete picture of the diversity, mechanisms, topics, of fly immunity re: host defence peptides.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Reposted by Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
A reminder you/your lab can support FlyBase at Cambridge through the following link. Every bit helps. Please share if you yourself can't donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
August 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A reminder you/your lab can support FlyBase at Cambridge through the following link. Every bit helps. Please share if you yourself can't donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Reposted by Ko-Fan Chen 陳克帆
Apparently my Bluesky wasn't bridged correctly. I'm pretty active over there (apologies for leaving Mastodon behind!).
If interested to see what I'm posting, check:
https://fediscience.org/@hansonmark.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
If interested to see what I'm posting, check:
https://fediscience.org/@hansonmark.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
FediScience.org
fediscience.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Apparently my Bluesky wasn't bridged correctly. I'm pretty active over there (apologies for leaving Mastodon behind!).
If interested to see what I'm posting, check:
https://fediscience.org/@hansonmark.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
If interested to see what I'm posting, check:
https://fediscience.org/@hansonmark.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
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I was stopped in the street by a photographer 😅
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQHde_pDFTD/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQHde_pDFTD/
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I was stopped in the street by a photographer 😅
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQHde_pDFTD/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQHde_pDFTD/