Mariana Wolfner Lab
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We study the reproductive and developmental processes that occur around fertilization in Drosophila @Cornell. Tweets by the lab. @[email protected]
Ithaca, NY
Joined December 2020
Thrilled to share the final version of this story! Another chapter in the endlessly fascinating world of reproductive fluids, led by former grad student @NoraAndFauna 🪰💓🪰
Excellent new work from colleagues @NoraAndFauna and @WolfnerLab showing how an odorant binding protein might have become co-opted for a reproductive function in Drosophila. It's now required for mating plug formation and thus fertility!
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Its out in the world and I am so excited!! This was my pandemic baby in collaboration with @KoflerRobert @lucksmith @Anti_Sense @Bernard_Y_Kim @filwierz
https://t.co/fC0P6jEhdC
journals.plos.org
Author summary Transposable element suppression is essential for genomic stability and fertility. To date, many insights have been gained by studying the major suppression loci in D. melanogaster,...
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Thanks to Gerry Rubin for this remembrance of Michael Ashburner, a pioneer of Drosophila molecular genetics and of genomics. It's well worth a read. 1/n https://t.co/CRSP02zFDZ
cell.com
Gerry Rubin remembers Michael Ashburner, one of the fathers of contemporary Drosophila genetics and genomics.
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Gorgeous! And based on one of the classics 😍
Today's 🎨 challenge: "Changes of the male accessory gland and vas deferans of serially mated males" (aka Figure 4 in "Effects of the Male Accessory Gland Secretion on Oviposition and Remating in Females of Drosophila melanogaster" by Fuyuo Hihara (1981) https://t.co/ruz58D1gzW)
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Come join us in Ithaca!
Mariana Wolfner and I seek an enthusiastic postdoc to work on an NIH-funded project to dissect the molecular basis for male-female interactions during and after mating. Join the exciting Drosophila research community at Cornell. Email ac347@cornell.edu.
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Skype a Scientist's fall semester is OPEN! Sign up your class! Your scout troop! Your book club! Your Library! Have a Q&A with a scientist totally for free! We have hundreds (soon to be thousands) of scientist volunteers who are ready to talk with you! https://t.co/luQfKcso54
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Our studies of why genetic variant pathogenicity prediction algorithms leave much to be desired: https://t.co/wEvV4qunkh
pnas.org
Infertility is a heterogeneous condition, with genetic causes thought to underlie a substantial fraction of cases. Genome sequencing is becoming in...
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I am excited to share the final version of our work on the genetic basis of virgin birth (parthenogenesis) in fruit flies! It was a joy working with @DK_Fabian @erikgarrison @LabGlover on this understudied phenomenon. https://t.co/y1rcag4cOE
cell.com
Sperling et al. demonstrate that facultative parthenogenesis can be engineered in the non-parthenogenetic D. melanogaster by manipulating candidate genes identified in the naturally parthenogenetic...
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Congrats to Chip Aquadro on his Lifetime Achievement Award 2022! (belatedly presented) A well deserved acknowledgment of his science, vision, leadership, and great mentorship #SMBE2023
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1/14 🧵🔬 When it comes to studies involving different organisms, the unique communities, and terminology can create barriers to scientific advancement. We (@R_Mallarino & @C_Kratochwil)—researchers in mammalian 🐿🦓 and fish 🐠🐡 studies, teamed up to talk about color patterns!
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We are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2024 GSA Awards are now open! Check out the new nomination process and instructions at our website, and learn more about a new award and our reimagined programs. https://t.co/3PED8KVteS
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We are thrilled to share our latest manuscript @Ribeirolab on interactions between #foraging #decisions and #internalstates led by @GoldschmidtDe and @TastekinIbrahim. And yes! We also have a #neuron underlying these decisions! https://t.co/l9hBoDoyu7
#Drosophila #neuroscience
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Celebrate #BarbieTheMovie as a Drosophilist and read about the "ken and barbie" gene https://t.co/khHju4KaHc originally described by Castrillon et al. (1993) in Genetics 135(2): 489–505. https://t.co/Dc06tDwiU6
#DrosLife
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Cracking day discussing #science with students, the @cohen_lab peeps, @WolfnerLab and @mandidemestre. Pic is a CT scan of #drosophila copulating which Mariana kindly shared with me 🤩
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We are generating genomic data for all #Drosophila stock center lines as a open resource for the community. @nanopore + resequencing + transcriptome. Huge week-long effort by an amazing group @ASRampasso @KylaOHearn @erdagostino @_LadyOfTheFlies @afmata_2 @Ldy_Natalia @YazBraimah
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happening TOMORROW/Thursday over zoom ‼️ free registration for everyone 🙌 (you don't have to be a member of GSA) #accessibility #DisabilityPrideMonth
Join @peiwei_chen, @TheDrKittendorf, @cripple_vs_stem, and Brad Duerstock for a discussion this Thursday on accessible research environments. It's sure to be a lovely time and a great opportunity to learn from some experts! Link to register: https://t.co/GLMrcLIG23
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Major congratulations to our latest PhD (coadvised by @ClarkLabCornell) Dr. @NoraAndFauna for successfully defending her thesis on the function & evolution of drosophila reproductive molecules! Our many thousands of arthropod lab members are abuzz with the news! 🪰
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