Nicolas Svetec, David Begun, and I wrote a review article about de novo genes. If you are interested in this topic please take a look at this final open-access version @AnnualReviews https://t.co/R8lybrezoq.

We are deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague Jim Hudspeth passed away on Saturday. We will remember and continue to be inspired by Jim’s integrity, his humility, and his unwavering commitment to discovery.

Here is the Rockefeller press release: https://t.co/ttM4Allw01. Thank you for promoting our science.

Our latest paper is out https://t.co/2OOp1lrjYm @NatureEcoEvo . It began about 8 years ago when Nobel laureate Torsten Wiesel asked me: what transcription factors regulate new genes? I had no idea then. Now we have some answers.

Rockefeller's @lizzyzhao has spent nearly a decade cataloguing evolutionarily young genes. Now, complementary studies in @PNASNews and @NatureEcoEvo are the first to demonstrate how these new genes are regulated and expressed. https://t.co/MIR71uypuR

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the Evolution of Chromosomes and Genomes (ECG) Lab at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.Our lab website is now live—come check it out!

If you are an SMBE member and received the election email (may have gone to junk folder), I'd be honored if you'd consider voting for me for @officialsmbe councilor. You may also choose to vote for other scientists, and please participate in the election. Thank you!

4) he provided evidence supporting the cultivator model of de novo gene origination, a model he proposed to explore the link between novel genes/lncRNAs and nearby functionally important genes https://t.co/j1yneOFC9s.

2) he used single cell cluster and RNA FISH to confirm that many important "maker genes" show rapid changes of gene expression among specie, 3) he also find some interesting patterns of transcriptional busting size/frequency in spermatogenesis,

I’m very glad to share our recent publication @PNASNews, led by UnJin Lee from our lab at @rockefelleruniv: https://t.co/vCAyM3CYzv. In this work, he 1) developed a method to efficiently compare single-cell RNA-seq data from rapidly evolving tissues across multiple species, and

Honored to be elected as a Fellow of @ISCB! Grateful to the community, colleagues, and students who have shaped my journey. Look forward to contributing to the next wave of advances in comp bio!

Dear All, I believe that this thread will become one of my most important contributions to the fly field (I hope I will make other contributions)! Here, I introduce the Soy Milk Machine Fly Food Method, a.k.a., DeepCook!#Drosophila#NewPI

Abstract submission for SMBE2025 in Beijing is open. If you study gene duplication or new genes, please consider submitting an abstract for a talk for Symposium 7, The Origin, Evolution, and Phenotypic Contributions of New Genes. https://t.co/25ipp8uMrK. Deadline is Jan 30, 2025.

Dear Drosophila PIs, please consider nominating your excellent recent graduate students for the Larry Sandler Award. The required materials are straightforward: their CV, thesis abstract, and your letter. Deadline is Dec 13. https://t.co/cIVESCEM8U

Poster-only abstract submission for #Dros25 is OPEN! https://t.co/1aiSt4l9PO Missed last week's abstract submission deadline? You can still present your science! Submit by January 9. Have you ever considered the benefits of presenting your #research in poster format? 1/3🧵 ⬇️

We are excited to publish an modENCODE level epigenome data analyses for Dobzhansky's favourite Drosophila species D. pseudoobscura on @NatureComms and the paper link is here https://t.co/Plqoz0s6WI My very talented and hard-working former Ph.D student Mujahid Ali almost single

Our new @CurrentBiology paper provides a rare glimpse into a morphological novelty in Drosophila eugracilis In it, @gavinrrice and colleagues, infer and reproduce the likely initial steps of a novelty's formation https://t.co/wM62RIZ6lT

Drosophila PIs, please nominate your recent graduate for this excellent award!

Happy to share my postdoc work! We characterise the pupal lipid desiccation barrier and its synthesis.

Widely observed negative correlation between recombination rate and TE abundance is usually interpreted as recombination rate being the "cause," influencing the efficacy of selection purging TEs. Yet, our recent study "flipped" this causality! https://t.co/skk0F52uAP… (1/5)