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  [### 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 Notable changes include addition of predictions for the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, and removal of an outdated ortholog prediction set.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... 

 

 

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   [### 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... 

 

 

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   [### 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 

 

 

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   [### New cell lines &amp; 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... 

 

 

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   [### So you want to do a CRISPR pooled screen in insect cells? You can! Here's how

 ](/news/how-to-screen) May 12, 2022 

 At the DRSC-BTRR, we've been doing a lot of pooled-format CRISPR knockout screens in Drosophila cells. We're finding the results to be robust and reproducible. And best of all, the results have been informative, providing insights into diverse areas of... 

 

 

   ![Decorative cartoon drawn with BioRender depicting DRSC-BTRR technology concepts](/sites/g/files/omnuum5366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/fly/files/drsc-btrr_499-350.jpeg?itok=kyu_pmTs) 

 



 

 

   [### Read the DRSC/TRiP Report to the Fly Board 2022

 ](/news/read-drsctrip-report-fly-board-2022) March 31, 2022 

 Below we share with the community at large the report we provided to the Fly Board in advance of the 2022 Fly Meeting. As always, your feedback on our technologies and services is welcome. We are here to help. DRSC/TRiP Functional Genomics Resources at... 

 

 

   ![Decorative cartoon drawn with BioRender depicting DRSC-BTRR technology concepts](/sites/g/files/omnuum5366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/fly/files/drsc-btrr_499-350.jpeg?itok=kyu_pmTs) 

 



 

 

   [### DRSC/TRiP and DRSC-BTRR Office Hours

 ](/OfficeHours2021) September 13, 2021 

 New this fall: Online office hours! Do you have questions about modifying Drosophila cell lines with CRISPR or performing large-scale cell screens? Questions about in vivo RNAi with TRiP fly stocks or CRISPR knockout or activation with our sgRNA fly... 

 

 

   ![Graphical image of tissue culture, fly pushing, and computer, and the team of people who work with them](/sites/g/files/omnuum5366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/fly/files/team.jpeg?itok=NLIA2Ora) 

 



 

 

   [### New from the DRSC and Perrimon lab: DRscDB resource for mining of single-cell data sets

 ](/news/new-drsc-and-perrimon-lab-drscdb-resource-mining-single-cell-data-sets) February 01, 2021 

 We are excited to launch our DRscDB online resource for mining of single-cell RNAseq data sets from Drosophila and other species. You can read more about the resource in our BioRxiv preprint. 

 

 

   ![Screenshot of the DRscDB online resource for mining of scRNAseq data sets](/sites/g/files/omnuum5366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/fly/files/screen_shot_2021-02-01_at_11.07.57_am.png?itok=KZoo-iay) 

 



 

 

   [### New publications from the DRSC bioinformatics team

 ](/news/new-publications-drsc-bioinformatics-team) October 28, 2020 

 The DRSC bioinformatics team, led by Dr. Claire Yanhui Hu, has recently published two new papers. One reports development of BioLitMine, an advanced literature mining resource. The other provides an overview of our online resources, which can be grouped... 

 

 

   ![Screenshot image of our Online Tools Overview page](/sites/g/files/omnuum5366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/fly/files/grid_fgr-home.png?itok=RYdQnNRO) 

 



 

 

   [### DRSC/TRiP presentations from June 2020 Boston Area Drosophila Meeting

 ](/news/drsctrip-presentations-june-2020-boston-area-drosophila-meeting) June 12, 2020 

 Did you miss the presentations from Claire Hu and Jonathan Zirin at the June 2020 Boston Area Drosophila Meeting? No problem! The slides can be accessed from this post. Click the title above to view the whole post, then scroll down to access the PDFs... 

 

 

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