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Congratulations to @DengLab , @TulaneMedicine and LCRC faculty member.

New article on line: Polyploidy promotes transformation of epithelial cells into nonprofessional phagocytes. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… #nonprofessionalphagocytes #Notchsignaling #polyploidcells #JNKsignaling #germlinecelldeath

MassLive.com recently interviewed several Harvard FlyBase people and wrote this news article about the importance of FlyBase: tinyurl.com/4chpts9f

Once again, congratulations to Dr. Deng on being elected as an AAAS Fellow. galleries.page.link/T98rn

Please join us in welcoming our new Ph.D. student, Omar Faruque, to the Deng Lab! We’re thrilled to have you on board and excited for the discoveries ahead. Welcome to the team, Omar! 🔬🧬

🎉 We welcome, Elinor Romaguera, to the Deng Lab this summer through the LCRC SUCRE Program! Elinor will be joining us in groundbreaking cancer research under exceptional mentorship. 🔬🧬 #SUCRE #LCRC #DengLab

FlyBase funding thetransmitter.org/community/flyb…

We have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We're asking our colleagues from labs in the US other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.

It is a pleasure to give a presentation at ICIRD 2025 at Washington DC. 🪰 More info: burkclients.com/ICIRD/2025/sit…

Cong et al., EMBO J, 2025. Translocation of gut bacteria promotes tumor-associated mortality by inducing immune-activated renal damage. doi.org/10.1038/s44318…… #DrosophilaTumorModel #BacterialTranslocation #GutkidneyAxis #nnateImmunity

virtual seminar events.cancer.gov/dcb/beyond-mam… #drosophila #CancerResearch

This post is dedicated to Dr. Wu-Min Deng for being named a 2024 AAAS Honorary Fellow in Biological Sciences! This award honors Dr. Deng’s pivotal contributions to our understanding of biology. Well-deserved! 🌟 #AAASFellow #BiologicalSciences

Thank you to the organizers of this year's Drosophila conference! The sessions were insightful, and connecting with fellow researchers was invaluable. Looking forward to participating next year! #DrosophilaConferenceSanDiego2025

Fly Bayou groups at #Dros25 @GeneticsGSA! Great to see many people in person. From a small, local joint lab meeting, we've grown to >30 labs in 11 states. Amazing fly community!

Congratulations to Dr. Xianfeng Wang on his new published work “Sex-dimorphic tumor growth is regulated by tumor microenvironmental and systemic signals.” A remarkable contribution to cancer research! Link: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Congratulations to Dr. Wu-Min Deng, PhD, of Tulane Cancer Center, on receiving the second installment of his research grant at the Ladies Leukemia League’s annual Fête de Noel Luncheon. A well-deserved honor for advancing leukemia research.

Congrats to our student Caique Costa for winning 2nd place in Tulane’s Open Season Pitch Competition hosted by Tulane Innovation Center! 🎉 His idea, FlyFast!, promises to be a game-changer for lab efficiency. 🚀💡 #Innovation #FlyFast!

📢Don't miss out on our plenary #seminar tomorrow, with Dr. @WuMinDeng (@Denglab_Tulane), from @TulaneMedicine👇 🗣️"Tumor Initiation and Sex-Dimorphic Tumor Growth in the #Drosophila Model" 🤝@FundacionBBVA Register now👉shorturl.at/bYjpu #BarcelonaBiomed

Great experience at the 10th Annual DBMB Retreat at Tulane! Lots of insightful presentations and exciting discoveries were shared. A fantastic event for learning and collaboration! #DBMBRetreat #Science #Research

Today, @POTUS and @FLOTUS will visit Tulane to announce that the university will receive funding for a project that could revolutionize cancer treatment. Learn more about the project and the Biden Cancer Moonshot ⤵️ news.tulane.edu/pr/president-j…