# Fly Research Portal ## Flies have a short life-cycle and are a great choice for genetic research ![Drosophila pupae on the side of a standard lab vial](/sites/g/files/omnuum4901/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/flyresearch/files/img_3476.jpg?itok=nTqT0yyz) ## Latest News [### MASSLIVE: "Why a database of bug genes could be ..." ](/news/2025/08/masslive-why-database-bug-genes-could-be) August 20, 2025 Hadley Barndollar, writing for MASSLIVE: "Why a database of bug genes could be one of Trump’s most devastating cuts at Harvard." Read the article here: [https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/06/why-a-database-of-bug-genes-could…](https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/06/why-a-database-of-bug-genes-could-be-one-of-trumps-most)... description [### The Transmitter: "Exclusive: Harvard University lays off fly database team" ](/news/2025/08/transmitter-exclusive-harvard-university-lays-fly-database-team) August 20, 2025 Claudia Lopez Lloreda, writing for The Transmitter: "Exclusive: Harvard University lays off fly database team." Read the article here: description [### Reproducibility study finds Drosophila immune research studies do well in retesting ](/news/2025/07/reproducibility-study-finds-drosophila-immune-research-studies-do-well-retesting) July 23, 2025 Chris Simms highlights a recent finding that a large set of Drosophila immune research studies are largely reproducible: " Giant study finds a research field that’s mostly reproducible" published in Nature. View the preprints that report the... description [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/news) ## Upcoming Events [### Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila Meeting ](/event/molecular-and-developmental-biology-drosophila-meeting?occ_id=0)Jun. 21 - Jun 27, 2026 | All day | Kolymbari, Crete, Greece In Person The Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila Meeting (PIs only) will take place June 21 - 27, 2026, in Kolymbari, Crete, Greece. [### NeuroFly 2026 ](/event/neurofly-2026?occ_id=0)Sep. 7 - Sep 11, 2026 | All day | Cologne, Germany In Person The 2026 meeting of NeuroFly, the Biennial European Drosophila Neurobiology Conference , will take place on Sept. 7 - 11, 2026, in Cologne, Germany. To view information, visit [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/all-events)