The deadline to sign up for the UCSF NIH Diversity Supplement Matchmaking Event is Dec 11. This is an excellent way for scholars at the post-baccalaureate career stage to find a paid research experience at UCSF!

So excited about our new study on the role of intracellular pH in the regulation of cell fate in the mouse intestinal epithelium! It was a fun collaboration between 3 labs that built on our fly work—in both systems, increased pH helps specify cell fate.

The deadline to sign up for the 2022 UCSF Diversity Supplement Matchmaking Event is today! If you qualify for an NIH DS and are looking for a full time paid research position at UCSF, sign up at by 11:59pm tonight!.

So excited to see our new study come out in @Dev_journal. It was a fun journey, with many contributors along the way, that led us to unravel distinct roles for a new gene in Drosophila ovarian follicle cell differentiation.

Come to an information session to learn about opportunities for postbac research at UCSF!

Looking for paid full-time postbac research opportunities at UCSF? Check our our new program at and info about our recruiting event at For more info, come to one of the Q&As in the next few weeks:

The Nystul Lab is recruiting for a new postdoc! We are looking for a creative and talented person interested in exploring the mechanics of epithelial cell fate decisions in Drosophila. Apply at I will also be at the #Dros21 networking session on 3/26.

Congratulations to Katja Rust, who is starting her new lab at Philipps-University Marburg! She has already made a big impact on the field and left an indelible mark on our lab. We are looking forward to seeing the amazing things to come from her new lab!.

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So proud to see our Drosophila ovary cell atlas paper out today! It was a multi-lab collaboration to describe cellular diversity in the ovary and we discovered that niche cells can convert to stem cells upon starvation. Thanks to all who contributed!.

Our review on signal transduction in the follicle stem cell lineage is available on line now. You can access it for free with this link until April 9th. Happy reading!.

RT @kornberg_t: In the beginning we learn that nurse cells provides nutrients and everything else to the oocyte, but who would have thought….

So exciting to see this very cool new technique published. I think this is going to open up a lot of new avenues of research! Congrats O'Brien lab!

Exciting developments in fly ovary cell atlases that we're way behind in tweeting about: Beautiful studies from the Lehmann lab and the Deng lab Also, check out the community effort:

RT @khourmark: Well, that's pretty crazy. Nurse cell nuclei enter the oocyte and this seems to be important for normal egg development. "Fu….

Check out our latest study We kept an open mind but all our data led back to the idea that germaria typically have only 2 FSCs. The original Margolis study continues to stand the test of time! There's more variability than we originally thought, though.

Check out our cell atlas of the Drosophila ovary, posted on @biorxivpreprint. We provide transcriptional profiles for many cell types, new markers for FSCs and other cell types, and lineage tracing showing unexpected cellular plasticity during starvation.

Hello everyone! The Nystul Lab has entered the world of social media with our very own Twitter account! Stay tuned for updates from our lab and other developments in the stem cell biology field.