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Curating and cataloging the world's data for fruit fly and related species into our database at flybase.org. Aiding discovery since 1992.

flybase.org Joined April 2012

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FlyBase @FlyBaseDotOrg Sep 2

As you may know, NIH abruptly terminated funding to FlyBase curators based in the United Kingdom. Please help us retain these curators and thereby enable ongoing curation of bibliographic, genetic & phenotypic data by contributing annually (tinyurl.com/4jw65mbb). Thank you.

FlyBase @FlyBaseDotOrg Mar 17

The 2026 Drosophila Community Service Award was presented earlier this month at #DROS26.
This year's recipients were the REDFly Database Team and the FlyBase Developer Team, for their roles in the development of online repositories for the dissemination of Drosophila data.

The committee for the 2026 Drosophila Community Service Award for outstanding community service included Michelle Arbeitman (Co-chair), Cale Whitworth (Co-chair), Elizabeth Chen, Lydia Grmai, Amy Kiger, and Steven Marygold.

The Community Service Award recipients for 2026 were the REDFly Database Team and the FlyBase Developer team, for their roles in development of online repositories for the dissemination and analysis of Drosophila data.

FlyBase @FlyBaseDotOrg Mar 12

FlyBase release FB2026_01 is live!
There is news about #FlyBase funding. Go to the FlyBase homepage flybase.org for details.

FlyBase @FlyBaseDotOrg Mar 8

FlyBase talk by Brian Calvi is a half-hour from now! Don't miss it!
‘FlyBase: Past, Present, and Future
7:30 in room Sheraton/Chicago 4-7
#Dros26

FlyBase @FlyBaseDotOrg Mar 7

The only FlyBase event of #Dros26 is TONIGHT! Hear Brian Calvi at 7:30 in Sheraton/Chicago 4-7 speak about ‘FlyBase: Past, Present, and Future’.
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FlyBase @FlyBaseDotOrg Mar 7

The only FlyBase event of #Dros26 is TONIGHT! Hear Brian Calvi at 7:30 in Sheraton/Chicago 4-7 speak about ‘FlyBase: Past, Present, and Future’.

FlyBase @FlyBaseDotOrg Mar 3

#DROS26 starts tomorrow! Sadly, most of FlyBase will not be there this year. Brian Calvi, our Indiana University PI, will be speaking on "FlyBase: Past, Present, and Future" during the Techniques and Technology workshop (Sat. 3/7 7:70-7:45, Room Sheraton/Chicago 4-7)
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