# News & Events ## Events [### Functional Genomics for Conserved Gene Function Discovery (TAGC 2016) ](/event/functional-genomics-conserved-gene-function-discovery-tagc-2016?occ_id=0)July 16, 2016 | 8:00AM - 10:00AM EDT | Orlando, FL In Person Functional genomics permits gene function discovery at large scale. The power of the approach increases when related genes in multiple species are shown to have similar functions. We bring together experts in functional genomics in single-cell... event [### Boston Area Drosophila Meeting ](/event/boston-area-drosophila-meeting?occ_id=0)September 23, 2016 | 1:00PM - 4:30PM EDT | University of Massachusetts Boston In Person The DRSC-Functional Genomics Resources (formerly DRSC & TRiP) will be participating in the Boston Area Drosophila Meeting, which was organized by Alexey Verakas of UMass Boston and Jim Walker of Harvard Medical School. Hear about what's new in... event [### Functional genomics techniques in Drosophila and their potential application in non-model insects ](/event/functional-genomics-techniques-drosophila-and-their-potential-application-non-model?occ_id=0)September 28, 2016 | 11:45AM - 12:00PM EDT | Orlando, FL In Person DRSC-FGR Director S. Mohr will be presenting in the symposium Insect Genetic Technologies: State of the Art and Promise for the Future at the International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016) . Come hear what is possible in Drosophila that might be applied... event [### Harvard Med School Research Core Facilities Showcase ](/event/harvard-med-school-research-core-facilities-showcase?occ_id=0)December 1, 2016 | 3:30PM - 5:30PM EST | TMEC Atrium on the Harvard Medical School campus In Person The DRSC & TRiP will be represented at the HMS Research Cores Showcase. The event will be comprised of a poster session and reception. The event provides an opportunity for HMS students, postdocs, and faculty can get to know what offerings are available... event [### DRSC & TRiP at ADRC 2017 ](/event/drsc-trip-adrc-2017?occ_id=0)Mar. 29 - Apr 2, 2017 | 12:00AM - 12:00AM EDT | San Diego, CA In Person The DRSC & TRiP will be at the Annual Drosophila Research Conference (aka 'the fly meeting') in San Diego, CA, in March/April of 2017. Please feel free to contact us if you'd like to set up a meeting to discuss a screen project or other research need we... event [### DRSC & TRiP at the fly meeting ](/event/drsc-trip-fly-meeting?occ_id=0)Mar. 29 - Apr 2, 2017 | 12:00AM - 12:00AM EDT | San Diego, CA In Person The DRSC and TRiP are represented at the fly meeting! Stop by posters 712A and 709A to learn about new technologies and online resources. Photos of the posters are welcome! event [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/calendar) ## News [### DIOPT online ortholog search tool updated ](/news/2026/01/diopt-online-ortholog-search-tool-updated) January 07, 2026 We recently updated our DIOPT online ortholog search tool. Notable changes include addition of predictions for the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, and removal of an outdated ortholog prediction set. Please see the attached PDF for a visual summary... description [### PANGEA online tool updated ](/news/2026/01/pangea-online-tool-updated) January 07, 2026 We recently updated our PANGEA gene set enrichment analysis tool. The tool now supports gene set enrichment analysis for the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae and the black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis. In addition, we have added new gene sets for gene... description [### Video featuring in vivo projects and highlighting ways to connect with our group ](/news/video-featuring-vivo-projects-and-highlighing-ways-connect-our-group) June 20, 2024 We made a (very short) movie! Learn about some of our in vivo projects and ways to collaborate with our group. Click below to start the 2-minute movie playing in your browser window: cmrdm_drsc_final.mp4 description [### New cell lines & new understandings using cutting-edge techniques ](/news/new-cell-lines-new-understandings-using-cutting-edge-techniques) February 02, 2024 As a facility that supports large-scale screens in Drosophila and other insect cell lines, we get excited about reports of new Drosophila cell lines and related info. We'd like to highlight two recent papers. One report, a collaboration between Amanda... ![Image of green fluorescence in GFP-tagged Drosophila cultured cells](/sites/g/files/omnuum5366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/fly/files/drosophilacells-liveimages-gfpknockin-orip-2020-01-17_1.jpg?itok=q5-wA9BX) [### Light up your flies! Reagent and protocol information for application of our NanoTag system for epitope tagging in Drosophila ](/news/light-your-flies-reagent-and-protocol-information-application-our-nanotag-system-epitope) March 23, 2023 One of the areas of interest for our technology development group is nanobodies. These small, single-chain antibodies are particularly attractive for Drosophila research as in addition to being used for standard immune-technologies such as immunoblots and... ![Figure 1 from Xu, Kim et al 2022 in eLife](/sites/g/files/omnuum5366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/default.jpg?itok=igJs0rOl) [### Important new considerations for TRiP stock users ](/news/important-new-considerations-trip-stock-users) August 29, 2022 A handful of recent papers and preprints have highlighted some important considerations for using TRiP shRNA and sgRNA stocks. First, the Weake lab at Purdue University discovered that TRiP stocks contain a previously uncharacterized loss-of-function... ![in vivo](/sites/g/files/omnuum5366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/fly/files/invivo-tile.jpg?itok=ZEK1O34D) [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/news)