Katja Rust

Katja Rust

@rustflylab.bsky.social

#Drosophila research group with a heart for #scRNA seq on the search for why cells do what they do when they do it. We’re doing #DevBio #CellBio #Cancer research led by one of the #WomenInSTEM and a #NewPI.

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Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

So many flies! And on flipping days it feels like we are responsible for all of them...

Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center@bdsc.bsky.social

40 years ago today, the BDSC made its 1st shipment. To celebrate, Trudy Kaufman, who packed the 1st shipment, boxed up the same kinds of flies for John Roote at Cambridge, who placed the 1st order. Watch for pics of the arrival next week. We’ve shipped 4,882,378 vials total. That’s a lot of flies!

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

We just came back from an amazing meeting of the northern germany #Drosophila research groups on #Helgoland. This is us birding during one of the breaks on the dune!

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

If you are looking for a PhD position and you like working with #Drosophila, I highly recommend applying. You will not only do exciting science, you will also have an amazing mentor.

Stefan Luschnig@luschnig.bsky.social

Interested in using #Drosophila genetics & advanced imaging combined with modeling to study inter-organ transport and epithelial dynamics? We’re hiring a #PhD student @uni-muenster.de, based at the Multiscale Imaging Center and @sfb1348.bsky.social Graduate School. Apply here tinyurl.com/ypx74a5d

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

I highly recommend everyone to apply for this meeting. It is such an amazing experience with amazing science, awesome people and at a gorgeous location!

Junior European Drosophila Investigators@fly-jedi.bsky.social

Greetings from the JEDI members that were selected for this year's @embo.org #Drosophila Crete meeting. Congratulations for giving amazing talks! From left: Helene Knævelsrud @helene-knavelsrud.bsky.social, Katja Rust @rustflylab.bsky.social and Julie Carnesecchi @jcarnesecchi.bsky.social

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

I am very much looking forward to the upcoming SFB 1348 meeting! This will be exciting - see you in Münster!

SFB 1348@sfb1348.bsky.social

The @sfb1348.bsky.social Meeting “Mechanochemical Signals at Cellular Interfaces” is just around the corner! We are excited to welcome an outstanding lineup of international speakers to #Münster for three days of inspiring scientific exchange and discussion. @uni-muenster.de

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Wow! We are now supported by both the company of biologists and EMBO! I am so proud of our organising team!

Junior European Drosophila Investigators@fly-jedi.bsky.social

Amazing news! The company of biologists @biologists.bsky.social has decided to support our upcoming meeting! We now only have a couple of spots left for the upcoming JEDI #Drosophila meeting. 📍Palmela, Portugal 📅 June 1st to 3rd Register: congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/inseri...

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Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Our work got featured at ClearSkyScience. It's very exciting to see the breakdown of your own work written by someone else. I admit that I cannot fully endorse the figures but this was an interesting experience! www.clearskyscience.com/en/10.1038/s...

clearskyscience.comHh and EGFR-Ras signaling promote distinct steps of tumor progression in the Drosophila follicle epithelium · Clear Sky ScienceHh and EGFR-Ras signaling promote distinct steps of tumor progression in the Drosophila follicle epithelium – an accessible explanation based on peer-reviewed research.
Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

This meeting was amazing! I had the pleasure of chairing one of the sessions and loved the science!

Gesellschaft für Entwicklungsbiologie e.V.@gfeev.bsky.social

Thanks to Girish Kale (@girishkalephd.bsky.social) for reporting on our joint developmental biology meeting in Potsdam #GfE2026 #GfESEBDDSDB2026. enjoy the read: thenode.biologists.com/meeting-repo... looking forward to seeing you and @the-node.bsky.social at #GfE2028

thenode.biologists.comMeeting report: Joint international GfE/DSDB/SEBD Meeting (GfE 2026) - the NodeGirish Kale reports on the recent joint international GfE/DSDB/SEBD meeting (GfE 2026).
Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Look at this view! And even better: every attendee gives a talk making this meeting extremely collaborative. This is THE meeting to be for #NewPI #Drosophila researchers - and those who want to connect to them!

Junior European Drosophila Investigators@fly-jedi.bsky.social

Calling all #Drosophila #NewPI #researchers! A few spots remain for the upcoming JEDI Conference - and you won’t want to miss this! Every attendee gives a talk, making the exchange dynamic, personal, and highly interactive - all at a stunning venue that inspires collaboration and creativity.

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Time to share some data that might get buried in the supplement of our recent paper here rdcu.be/e91Kj Here you can see how cells intercalate in a coordinated fashion. They move from a double rowed organisation to a single row stalk. 🧵

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Our paper is now available as early access at Nature Communications! Using the #Drosophila follicle epithelium as a model, we applied #scRNAseq, #LiveImaging, and cell biological tools to unravel functions of aberrant EGFR-Ras and Hedgehog signaling. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comHh and EGFR-Ras signaling promote distinct steps of tumor progression in the Drosophila follicle epithelium - Nature CommunicationsAberrant signaling pathway activation is a key driver of tumorigenesis. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, the authors unravel how EGFR-Ras and Hedgehog signaling promote distinct steps of tumor progre...
Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Amazing! Looking forward to meeting great scientists!

Junior European Drosophila Investigators@fly-jedi.bsky.social

The registration is open! Junior #Drosophila PIs, join us for inspiring scientific discussion, contribute a talk and listen to our keynote speaker, Eugenia Chiappe. We meet in Palmela, Portugal from June 1st to 3rd. Register soon as spots are limited! congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/inseri...

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Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Came to give a talk in beautiful #Kassel at the lab of Arno Müller and leaving with lots of amazing ideas and gifts! These #Drosophila were just what we needed for our current revision. Thank you, Arno!

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Our two #Drosophila fly rooms have an ongoing debate which one has the better crew. This battle is currently reaching the next dimension. Judge for yourself!

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

Here is a tiny glimpse into our recent work: a #pseudotime analysis of wildtype and tumorigenic #Drosophila follicle epithelial cells using #Monocle3. Seeing a bioinformatic prediction that supports our in vivo findings is always my favorite part of the day!

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

The lab is growing! We welcomed Hannah as a new PhD student and Anna and Lina as Master's students in the lab. I am more than thankful to be working with such a motivated, fun group of researchers!

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Junior European Drosophila Investigators
@fly-jedi.bsky.social

Hello everyone! We decided to automate our sign-up process for the JEDI network. Please register using this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/1IdO... Thanks to everyone who reached out! We are looking forward to building our community with you. Share and repost!!! #Drosophila @fly-eds.bsky.social

docs.google.comWelcome to the JEDI Network!Dear JEDI mates, This is the first step toward creating a complete list of the Junior European Drosophila Investigators (JEDI). We believe this is an important milestone - that will not only to improv...
Junior European Drosophila Investigators@fly-jedi.bsky.social

Dear JEDIs, as we are self-organizing using the #EDRC as a nucleator we decided it is time for a JEDI database to boost our network! If you identify as a JEDI, please contact us here or send a mail to katja.rust@uni-marburg.de to be added to our database. #Drosophila @fly-eds.bsky.social

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

This would be an incredible disaster to the #Drosophila community. And it sets a frightening sign for the entire scientific community. 🧪 The fly labs from @unimarburg.bsky.social are trying to organize to tackle this together.

European Drosophila Society@fly-eds.bsky.social

#Drosophila @flybase.bsky.social requires emergency funding: "As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to #FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost". Please help if you can!

Katja Rust
@rustflylab.bsky.social

I’m here too and you’re currently rocking your talk! Good job! #Drosophila #autophagy

Helene Knævelsrud@helene-knavelsrud.bsky.social

Traveling to meet fellow drosophilists! #flyJEDI2025 @fly-jedi.bsky.social @arcticautophagy.bsky.social @cancelluio.bsky.social