Int. J. Dev. Biol. 50: 659 - 663 (2006)

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.062186as

Vol 50, Issue 8

Eye development at the Houston "Fly Meeting"

Meeting Report | Published: 1 October 2006

Amit Singh*

Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

Abstract

The 47th Annual Drosophila Research Conference or "Fly Meeting" took place at Houston, Texas, USA from March 29th- April 2nd, 2006, under the aegis of the Genetics Society of America. The Fly Meeting provides an excellent opportunity for fly researchers to present their work and to get a snapshot of recent developments and upcoming trends in their research field. The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster is a very versatile model to study growth, patterning, neural development, evolution, systemetics and various other facets of biomedical science. The topics presented in the meeting covered a very broad spectrum of fly research. In this commentary, I have focused mainly on the presentations related to two fields: 1) research in various fields that use the Drosophila eye as a model system, and 2) the community resources available to all fly researchers.

Keywords

Drosophila melanogaster, patterning, development, eye