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===Fly Board Mission Statement===
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The Drosophila Board (“Fly Board”) is a group of researchers and educators who represent the Drosophila community to further its interests in research, education, and public outreach. The Fly Board currently comprises 21 elected representatives and 22 ex officio members; the latter represent various fly-community resources and/or the Genetics Society of America (GSA). The Fly Board strives to ensure and promote equal opportunity and diversity of all types amongst its members and the community it serves. The mission of the Fly Board is to: 1) Advocate for the Drosophila research community by representing its interests to funding agencies, other scientific organizations, and the general public; 2) Facilitate transparent, productive relationships between the research community and resources such as FlyBase, Drosophila stock centers, groups maintaining and distributing other Drosophila research-related materials, and groups developing Drosophila research tools and information resources; 3) Promote education and career development in Drosophila genetics and biology at all levels; 4) Ensure a successful annual North American Drosophila Research Conference in conjunction with the GSA; 5) Administer funds and awards for this Conference, such as the Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture Award(s), travel awards for students and trainees, and the Drosophila Image Award.
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===Communications===
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The [http://flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Fly_Board Fly Board] maintains an email list for occasional communication with active fly Principal Investigators/Group Leaders.  If you want to be included in the Fly Board’s email list please sign up for the [http://flybase.org/community/newsletter FlyBase newsletter].
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Each year the FlyBoard has important information to share with the Drosophila community. This communication is important, not only so that members can stay abreast of important resource developments and community elections, but also in unusual cases where the community needs to be mobilized for advocacy purposes. The current email list depends on self-enrollment for the [http://flybase.org/community/newsletter FlyBase newsletter] or attendance at a recent ADRC, and reaches only a fraction of the community; it also contains many individuals who no longer work with ''Drosophila''. 
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The [http://flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Fly_Board FlyBoard] has decided to add a new element that may increase the reach and sustainability of communication.   In addition to maintaining current arrangements, the Board will solicit an email list of PIs or their equivalents, who maintain accounts at the Bloomington stock center (other stock centers will follow).  Each PI/Equivalent will be asked by Bloomington to ‘opt-in’ to receive a handful of important emails from the Board annually. 
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Every effort will be made to limit emails, but these will include information about:
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* -annual FlyBoard election announcement
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* -annual FlyNews from FlyBoard President
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* -time-sensitive critical advocacy information (e.g. Model Organism Database support letter)
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* -major changes to widely-used Drosophila resources (e.g. Flybase, stock centers)
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PIs/Equivalents will be asked to distribute this information to their trainees/employees, through simple email forwarding. 
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The Board recognizes that some fly workers may prefer to receive information directly, and also that some fly community PIs/Equivalents do not maintain Bloomington stock center accounts.  Those individuals can sign up directly for [http://flybase.org/community/newsletter FlyBase Newsletter]; [http://flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase:Fly_Board FlyBoard] communications will be sent to these addresses as well.
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==Rules of Charter==
 
==Rules of Charter==
  
 
===Preamble===
 
===Preamble===
  
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Over time, the Drosophila research community has experienced a very significant level of expansion. In recent years, several new activities, with potentially dramatic impact on the community as a whole, have been initiated by various individuals. In recognition of these facts and to ensure and facilitate inter-communal communication, some changes to the Drosophila Board are warranted. The present document embodies these changes and provides a historical framework for the benefit of the newer members of the community.
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Over time, the Drosophila research community has experienced significant expansion. New activities, with potentially dramatic impact on the community as a whole, have been initiated by various individuals. In recognition of these facts and to ensure and facilitate inter-communal communication, some changes to the Drosophila Board are warranted. The present document embodies these changes and provides a historical framework for the benefit of newer community members.
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===A Short History of the Drosophila Board===
 
===A Short History of the Drosophila Board===
  
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The Drosophila community has held an annual research conference for more than 30 years. In the early days of the group, the community was small and less than a hundred individuals would attend these meetings, which could therefore be organized in an informal fashion. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, however, the community had grown to such an extent that attendance at the conference was typically over 1000 individuals. Consequently, organization of the conference became an overwhelming task for any one individual, and the University dormitory housing traditionally used for the meetings became inadequate. Furthermore, meeting registration fees exceeded expenditure, and moneys began to accumulate. As the number of conference attendees and as the fund increased, and when the housing for the conference was moved to commercial hotels, questions of personal liability began to trouble the individual organizers. It was at this point that Linda Hall and Dan Lindsley suggested the creation of a Drosophila Board and drew up an agreement with the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ Genetics Society of America's] administrative offices to run the annual meetings. The agreement with the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ GSA] offered two advantages: (1) the administrative details would be handled by professionals, and meeting cancellation insurance could be more readily obtained, (2) the Drosophila fund could be held in trust by the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ GSA] to help defray meeting costs, while avoiding IRS problems for individual scientific program organizers. When, following his untimely death, the Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture Fund was established, the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ GSA] agreed to set up and manage a separate account for this fund.
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The Drosophila community has held an annual research conference for more than 50 years. In the early days of the group, the community was small and less than a hundred individuals would attend these meetings, which could therefore be organized in an informal fashion. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, however, the community had grown to such an extent that attendance at the conference was typically over 1000 individuals. Consequently, organization of the conference became an overwhelming task for any one individual, and the University dormitory housing traditionally used for the meetings became inadequate. Furthermore, meeting registration fees exceeded expenditure, and moneys began to accumulate. As the number of conference attendees and as the fund increased, and when the housing for the conference was moved to commercial hotels, questions of personal liability began to trouble the individual organizers. It was at this point that Linda Hall and Dan Lindsley suggested the creation of a Drosophila Board and drew up an agreement with the administrative offices of the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ Genetics Society of America (GSA)] to run the annual meetings. The agreement with the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ GSA] offered two advantages: (1) the administrative details would be handled by professionals, and meeting cancellation insurance could be more readily obtained, (2) the Drosophila fund could be held in trust by the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ GSA] to help defray meeting costs, while avoiding IRS problems for individual scientific program organizers. When, following his untimely death, the Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture Fund was established, the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ GSA] agreed to set up and manage a separate account for this fund.
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During the first few years, the Board was made up of individuals who had been actively involved in organizing previous conferences with an attempt to include members from across the U.S. and Canada so that the board would represent the interests of the entire North American Drosophila research community.
 
  
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During the first few years, the Board was made up of individuals who had been actively involved in organizing previous conferences with an attempt to include members from across the U.S. and Canada so that the board would represent the interests of the entire North American Drosophila research community. More recently, International representatives were added to facilitate communication and coordination of Drosophila resource efforts throughout the world.
  
 
===Composition of the Drosophila Board===
 
===Composition of the Drosophila Board===
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The Drosophila Board is a representative group of working scientists who use Drosophila as their primary model organism.
 
The Drosophila Board is a representative group of working scientists who use Drosophila as their primary model organism.
  
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The Board meets once a year in conjunction with the North American Drosophila Research Conference. Additional business is conducted by email, FAX, and, if necessary, by telephone conferences.
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The Board meets once a year in conjunction with the North American Drosophila Research Conference. Additional business is conducted by email, and, if necessary, by telephone or video conferences.
  
 
'''Officers'''
 
'''Officers'''
  
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The Drosophila Board will have a President, elected by the community, who will serve for one year as President elect and for one year as President. To ensure long-term memory of the Board, the President will serve three additional years, as "past-President", "past-past President" then "Member-At-Large" in sequential years.
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The Drosophila Board will have a President, elected by the community, who will serve for one year as President elect and for one year as President. To ensure long-term memory of the Board, the President will serve three additional years, as "past-President", "past-past President" then "Member-At-Large" in sequential years. The President-elect and Past Presidents will be actively involved in providing leadership to the Fly Board by providing assistance, advice, and counsel to the President.
  
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The Drosophila Board will have a Treasurer who will serve for three years. The Treasurer will nominate a successor who must be a current or past member of the Board. The nominee must be approved by a vote of the Board.
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The Drosophila Board will have an elected Treasurer who will serve for three years.
  
 
'''Regional Representatives'''
 
'''Regional Representatives'''
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In addition, there will be a representative for:
 
In addition, there will be a representative for:
 
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as well as International Representatives from each of the following regions:
 
as well as International Representatives from each of the following regions:
  
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'''Latin America'''
 
'''Latin America'''
  
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These delegates will be elected, and serve for a term of three years. If it is not possible to find two interested candidates in a region, a single candidate may instead be appointed by the board. The board is open to potential changes in international representation, or differences in the manner of selection of international representatives.
  
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These delegates will be appointed by the communities in these regions. Regional Representatives serve on the Board for a period of three years. Terms of office for the Officers and the Regional Representatives begin and end in the spring, coincident with the annual meeting.
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There shall also be a Trainee Representative (Senior graduate student or Post-doctoral researcher), who shall serve for a term of 2 years. The Trainee representative shall be selected by the elections committee from among interested candidates.  
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'''''Ex officio'' members'''
 
'''''Ex officio'' members'''
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The following individuals from the research community (or their designated representative) will serve on the Board as ex officio members:
 
The following individuals from the research community (or their designated representative) will serve on the Board as ex officio members:
  
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*The Director of FlyBase
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*The Director of FlyBase, and the chair of the FlyBase SAB
 
*The Director of the Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
 
*The Director of the Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
 
*The Director of the Bloomington Stock Center
 
*The Director of the Bloomington Stock Center
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*The Director of the Tucson Drosophila Species Stock Center
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*The Directors of other major national and international Drosophila stock centers, including the Drosophila Species Stock Center, the VDRC, and the Kyoto DGGR
 
*The Chairs of the Stock Center Advisory Committees
 
*The Chairs of the Stock Center Advisory Committees
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*The Director of the DGRC
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*The PI of the Drosophila Gene Disruption Project
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*The Directors of the DRSC/TRiP
 
*The Editor of DIS and
 
*The Editor of DIS and
 
*The current chair of the Sandler Memorial Lectureship selection committee
 
*The current chair of the Sandler Memorial Lectureship selection committee
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*The Program Chairs of the previous, current, and upcoming North American National Drosophila Research Conference will be invited to attend the Board meeting.
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*The current chair or a representative of the Image Award Committee
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*The Chairs of the Scientific Organizing committee of the previous, current, and upcoming North American National Drosophila Research Conference.
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*Leaders of other Drosophila community resource projects and centers, by invitation of the President
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*Any Drosophila researchers serving on the board of the GSA
  
  
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The Board's discussion of community issues benefit from input from the entire community. It is the responsibility of the Regional Representatives to canvass Drosophila researchers residing in their regions so input can be obtained on major issues of concern. Advice from the ''ex officio'' members is invaluable and will be solicited on all Board issues. However, the Officers, including the Treasurer, and Regional Representatives, as the elected officials of the Board, constitute its voting body.
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The Board's discussion of community issues benefit from input from the entire community. It is the responsibility of the Regional Representatives to canvass Drosophila researchers residing in their regions so input can be obtained on major issues of concern. Advice from the ex officio members is invaluable and will be solicited on all Board issues. However, the Officers, including the Treasurer, and Regional Representatives, as the elected officials of the Board, constitute its voting body.
  
  
 
===Elections===
 
===Elections===
  
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The "past-past President" will be responsible for organizing the election of the President and the Regional Representatives. A nomination committee will be formed to name two or three delegates for each position to be elected. Delegates living in the different regions are chosen to ensure diversity and broad representation on the Board, but everyone in the Drosophila research community may vote for the all candidates, including any of the regional representatives who are on the ballot that year. Elections will be held in December. The newly elected Representatives will participate in the Board Meeting and begin their term in the following spring, coincident with the annual meeting.
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The Fly Board has made a strong commitment to truly represent the diverse community of researchers who work on Drosophila. To that end, we have started an Open Nomination Process for all elected positions on the Fly Board. We invite you to nominate people who you think would do a great job representing the fly community. Self-nominations are welcome. We especially encourage nominations of women and individuals from groups that have been historically underrepresented on the Fly Board, and faculty at any career stage are eligible. Although you must live and work in the region you represent, you can nominate individuals for any region and you can vote for representatives from all regions in the final elections.
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===Responsibilities of the Drosophila Board===
 
===Responsibilities of the Drosophila Board===
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The primary functions of the Board are:
 
The primary functions of the Board are:
  
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#To serve as advocates for the Drosophila research community and represent community interests for advising funding agencies.
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1. 1 To serve as advocates for the Drosophila research community and represent community interests to funding agencies, other scientific organizations, and the general public.
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#To facilitate a free and productive relationship between the research community, the administrators of FlyBase, the editors of DIS and DIN, and the Directors of the National Stock Centers.
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2 To facilitate a free and productive relationship between the research community, the administrators of FlyBase, leaders of community resource and information projects, and the Directors of the Stock Centers.
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#To insure a successful annual North American Drosophila Research Conference. The Board selects the venue and appoints the Scientific Organizer(s); the President signs the protocol of agreement with the [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ GSA].
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3 To insure a successful annual North American Drosophila Research Conference. The Board selects the venue, based on recommendations from GSA. The President-elect appoints the chair of the Scientific Organizing committee for the next meeting to be organized (2-3 years in advance).
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#To administer the meeting fund of the Drosophila research community.
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4 To administer the meeting fund of the Drosophila research community.
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5 To administer awards, including the Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture fund, undergraduate travel awards, including the Victoria Finnerty Award, and the Image Award.
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===Responsibilities of the Drosophila Board Presidents:===
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President-elect elect – Attends the first meeting after being elected, to observe
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President-elect
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(1) Takes the minutes at board meeting, circulates the minutes to the board by email so that they can be approved and posted on Flybase in a timely fashion.
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(2) Chooses the meeting organizers for the next Fly meeting to be planned.
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President
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(7) Updates the lists of plenary speakers, historical speakers, session chairs, Sandler award winners and selection committees, and sends copies to the next meeting organizers.
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(10) Addresses, with help and support of the Drosophila board, any other matters arising that affect the fly community.
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Advocacy: Develop and implement plans to advocate for Drosophila Research.
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Fly Meeting: Review organization of the North American Drosophila Conference, make recommendations for changes.
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The site of the annual Drosophila Research Conference will rotate in the following order: East, West, Center of the U.S.
 
The site of the annual Drosophila Research Conference will rotate in the following order: East, West, Center of the U.S.
  
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This charter was prepared for the Board by Th. Kaufman and J. Lucchesi and was revised by the Board at its meetings on March 31, 1993, at the Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA, on April 5, 1995, at the Westin Peachtree, Atlanta, GA, by an electronic vote in February 2003, on March 20, 2003 at Chicago and on March 23, 2004 at Washington D.C.
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This charter was prepared for the Board by Th. Kaufman and J. Lucchesi and was revised by the Board at its meetings on March 31, 1993, at the Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA, on April 5, 1995, at the Westin Peachtree, Atlanta, GA, by an electronic vote in February 2003, on March 20, 2003 at Chicago and on March 23, 2004 at Washington D.C., and July 2016 in Orlando, FL.
  
  
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==FlyBoard Policy Documents==
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[[Media:DrosophilaServiceAwardPolicy_Final.pdf | Drosophila Service Award Policy (PDF)]] <br />
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[[Media:DrosophilaReserveFundTraineeAwards_2020.pdf | Policy for Drosophila Reserve Fund - Trainee Awards (PDF)]] <br />
 
==Board Meetings==
 
==Board Meetings==
  
 
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[[Media:Minutes_Reports_2024_compressed.pdf | 2024 minutes]] <br />
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[[Media:FinalMinutesReports_FLYBOARD2023.pdf | 2023 minutes]] <br />
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[[Media:FlyBoard_Minutes_2022_reduce-compressed.pdf | 2022 minutes]] <br />
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[[Media:Fly_Board_Mintues_2021_combined.pdf | 2021 combined minutes]] <br />
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[[Media:Minutes_of_the_10-19-2020_FlyBoard_Meeting.pdf | October 2020 minutes]] <br />
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[[Media:FlyBoardMeetingMinutes0720.pdf | July 2020 minutes]] <br />
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[[Media:2019DrosophilaBoardMinutesFinal.pdf | 2019 minutes]] <br />
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[[Media:2018 NationalDrosophilaBoardAgenda&Minutes.3.pdf | 2018 minutes]]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/6/6e/2017_Fly_Board_agenda_FINAL.pdf 2017 minutes]
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|[http://flybase.org/mediawiki/images/c/c2/2016_FlyBoard_Meeting_Minutes.pdf 2016 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/8/89/DrosBoardMinutes2015.pdf 2015 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2014.pdf 2014 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/a/a9/DrosBoardMinutes2014.pdf 2014 minutes]
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/FlyAgenda_Reports2014.pdf 2014 agenda & reports]
 
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2013.pdf 2013 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/5/52/DrosBoardMinutes2013.pdf 2013 minutes]
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMtgAgenda2013.pdf 2013 agenda]
 
 
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/7/7d/DrosBoardMinutes2012.pdf 2012 minutes]
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMtgAgenda2012.pdf 2012 agenda]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/ResourceReports2012.pdf 2012 resource reports]
 
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2011.pdf 2011 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/a/a9/DrosBoardMinutes2011.pdf 2011 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2010.pdf 2010 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/2/22/DrosBoardMinutes2010.pdf 2010 minutes]
 
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/3/3f/DrosBoardMinutes2009.pdf 2009 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2008.pdf 2008 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/1/1f/DrosBoardMinutes2008.pdf 2008 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2007.pdf 2007 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/9/96/DrosBoardMinutes2007.pdf 2007 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2006.pdf 2006 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/b/b3/DrosBoardMinutes2006.pdf 2006 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2005.pdf 2005 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/2/26/DrosBoardMinutes2005.pdf 2005 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2004.pdf 2004 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/6/6b/DrosBoardMinutes2004.pdf 2004 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2003.pdf 2003 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/d/d5/DrosBoardMinutes2003.pdf 2003 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2002.pdf 2002 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/f/f4/DrosBoardMinutes2002.pdf 2002 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2001.pdf 2001 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/d/dd/DrosBoardMinutes2001.pdf 2001 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes2000.pdf 2000 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/2/28/DrosBoardMinutes2000.pdf 2000 minutes]
 
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|[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/DrosBoardMinutes1998.pdf 1998 minutes]
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|[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/2/28/DrosBoardMinutes1998.pdf 1998 minutes]
 
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==The Drosophila Board 203-24==
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==The Drosophila Board 2015-16==
 
  
 
*''General contact: flyboard@morgan.harvard.edu''
 
*''General contact: flyboard@morgan.harvard.edu''
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<big>'''Officers'''</big>
 
<big>'''Officers'''</big>
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|Laura Johnston
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|Eric Lai
 
|President-elect
 
|President-elect
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|2027
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|laie@mskcc.org
 
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|David Bilder
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|Sally Horne-Badovinac
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|President
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|President (2024)
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|2019
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|2026
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|bilder@berkeley.edu
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|shorne@uchicago.edu
 
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|Ken Irvine
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|Harmit Malik
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|Past-President (2014)
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|Past-President (2023)
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|2018
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|2025
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|irvine@waksman.rutgers.edu
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|hsmalik@fredhutch.org
 
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|Amy Bejsovec
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|Michelle Arbeitman
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|Past-President (2013)
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|Past-Past-President (2022)
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|2017
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|2024
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|bejsovec@duke.edu
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|michelle.arbeitman@med.fsu.edu
 
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|Michael O'Connor
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|Tin Tin Su
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|Past-President (2012)
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|Past-Past-Past-President (2021)
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|2016
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|2023
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|moconnor@umn.edu
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|tin.su@colorado.edu
 
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|Deborah Andrew
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|Jessica Treisman
 
|Treasurer
 
|Treasurer
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|dandrew@jhmi.edu
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|jessica.treisman@med.nyu.edu
 
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! E-mail
 
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|Esther Verheyen
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|Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez
 
|Canada
 
|Canada
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|rodrigo.fernandez.gonzalez@utoronto.ca
 
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|Scott Barolo
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|Laura Musselman
 
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|sbarolo@umich.edu
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|lmusselm@binghamton.edu
 
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|Sarah Certel
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|Laurel Raftery
 
|Mountain
 
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|2026
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|sarah.certel@umontana.edu
+
|laurel.raftery@unlv.edu
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Andrea Page-McCaw
+
|Don Fox
 
|Southeast
 
|Southeast
−
|2018
+
|2027
−
|andrea.page-mccaw@vanderbilt.edu
+
|don.fox@duke.edu
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Angelika Stathopoulos
+
|Blake Riggs
 
|California
 
|California
−
|2016
+
|2025
−
|angelike@caltech.edu
+
|riggs@sfsu.edu
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Michael Galko
+
|Jocelyn MacDonald
 
|Heartland
 
|Heartland
−
|2018
+
|2027
−
|mjgalko@mdanderson.edu
+
|jmcdona@ksu.edu
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Giovanni Bosco
+
|Barbara Mellone
 
|New England
 
|New England
−
|2017
+
|2026
−
|giovanni.bosco@dartmouth.edu
+
|barbara.mellone@uconn.edu
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Jessica Triesman
+
|Hakeem Lawal
 
|Mid-Atlantic
 
|Mid-Atlantic
−
|2016
+
|2025
−
|treisman@saturn.med.nyu.edu
+
|hlawal@desu.edu
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Bing Zhang
+
|Daniela Drummond-Barbosa
 
|Midwest
 
|Midwest
−
|2018
+
|2027
−
|
+
|ddbarbosa@wisc.edu
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
 
<big>'''Primarily Undergraduate Institution Representative'''</big>
 
<big>'''Primarily Undergraduate Institution Representative'''</big>
  
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! E-mail
 
! E-mail
 
|-
 
|-
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|Alexis Nagengast
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|Ruth Johnson
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|2017
+
|2026
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|aanagengast@mail.widener.edu
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|rijohnson@wesleyan.edu
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! E-mail
 
! E-mail
 
|-
 
|-
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|Gary Hime
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|Louise Cheng
 
|Australia/Oceania
 
|Australia/Oceania
−
|2017
+
|2026
−
|grhime@unimelb.edu.au
+
|louise.cheng@petermac.org
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Shigeo Hiyashi
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|Mousumi Mutsuddi
 
|Asia
 
|Asia
−
|2016
+
|2025
−
|shayashi@cdb.riken.jp
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|mousumi@bhu.ac.in
 
|-
 
|-
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|Daniel St. Johnston
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|Daria Siekhaus
 
|Europe
 
|Europe
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|2016
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|2025
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|d.stjohnston@gurdon.cam.ac.uk
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|daria.siekhaus@ist.ac.at
 
|-
 
|-
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|Mariana Melani
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|John Ewer
 
|Latin America
 
|Latin America
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|2016
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|2025
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|mmelani@leloir.org.ar
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|john.ewer@uv.cl
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<big>'''Postdoc and Student Representatives'''</big>
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{| class = "wikitable" width = 700
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! Name
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! Role
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| Year
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! Institution
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! E-mail
 +
|-
 +
|Shyama Nandakumar
 +
|Postdoc Representative
 +
|2026
 +
|University of Pittsburgh
 +
|shyama.n@pitt.edu
 +
|-
 +
|Shefali Shefali
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|Student Representative
 +
|2026
 +
|Indiana University
 +
|sshefali@iu.edu
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! E-mail
 
! E-mail
 
|-
 
|-
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|Bill Gelbart
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|Norbert Perrimon
 
|FlyBase
 
|FlyBase
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|gelbart@morgan.harvard.edu
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|perrimon@receptor.med.harvard.edu
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|-
 +
|Susan Russo Gelbart
 +
|FlyBase
 +
|russo@morgan.harvard.edu
 +
|-
 +
|Brian Calvi
 +
|FlyBase
 +
|bcalvi@indiana.edu
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Susan Celniker
 
|Susan Celniker
 
|BDGP
 
|BDGP
 
|celniker@fruitfly.org
 
|celniker@fruitfly.org
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|-
 
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|Thom Kaufman
 
−
|Bl'ton S.C. & FlyBase
 
−
|kaufman@bio.indiana.edu
 
−
|-
 
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|Kathy Matthews
 
−
|Bl'ton S.C. & FlyBase
 
−
|matthewk@indiana.edu
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Kevin Cook  
 
|Kevin Cook  
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|Bl'ton S.C. & Nomenclature Comm.
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|Bloomington Stock Center & Nomenclature Committee
 
|kcook@bio.indiana.edu
 
|kcook@bio.indiana.edu
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Teri Markow
+
|Cale Whitworth
−
|UCSD Dros. Sp. S.C.
+
|Bloomington Stock Center
−
|tmarkow@ucsd.edu
+
|calewhit@iu.edu
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Maxi Richmond
+
|Patrick O'Grady
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|UCSD Dros. Sp. S.C.
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|Drosophila Species Stock Center, Cornell
−
|mrichmond@ucsd.edu
+
|pmo43@cornell.edu
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Jim Thompson
 
|Jim Thompson
 
|DIS
 
|DIS
 
|jthompson@ou.edu
 
|jthompson@ou.edu
−
|-
 
−
|Liz Perkins
 
−
|Harvard TRiP
 
−
|lperkins@genetics.med.harvard.edu
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Hugo Bellen
 
|Hugo Bellen
−
|Bl'ton S.C. Adv. Comm. & P element project
+
|Bloomington Stock Center Advisory Committee & P element project
 
|hbellen@bcm.tmc.edu
 
|hbellen@bcm.tmc.edu
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|Stephanie Mohr
 
|Stephanie Mohr
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|Harvard DRSC
+
|Director, DRSC/TRiP, Harvard
 
|smohr@genetics.med.harvard.edu
 
|smohr@genetics.med.harvard.edu
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|-
 +
|Jonathan Zirin
 +
|Assistant Director, DRSC/TRiP, Harvard
 +
|jzirin@genetics.med.harvard.edu
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Scott Hawley
 
|Scott Hawley
−
|Nomenclature Comm
+
|Nomenclature Committee
−
|rsh@stowers-institute.org
+
|RSH@stowers.org
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Lisa Meadows
 
|Lisa Meadows
 
|VDRC
 
|VDRC
−
|lisa.meadows@viennabiocenter.org
+
|lisa.meadows@vbcf.ac.at
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Masanobu Itoh
 
|Masanobu Itoh
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|DGRC, Kyoto
 
|DGRC, Kyoto
 
|fruitfly@kit.ac.jp
 
|fruitfly@kit.ac.jp
 +
|-
 +
|Kuniaki Saito
 +
|DGRC, National Institutes of Genetics
 +
|saitok@nig.ac.jp
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Chuck Langley
 
|Chuck Langley
 
|At large
 
|At large
−
| chlangley@ucdavis.edu  
+
|chlangley@ucdavis.edu  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Brian Oliver
 
|Brian Oliver
 
|FlyBase Advisory Board
 
|FlyBase Advisory Board
−
|oliver@helix.nih.gov
+
|brian.oliver@nih.gov
 +
|-
 +
|Andrew Zelhof
 +
|DGRC, Bloomington
 +
|azelhof@indiana.edu
 +
|-
 +
|Shinya Yamamoto
 +
|Human cDNA Transgenic Project & Model Matcher
 +
|yamamoto@bcm.edu
 +
|-
 +
|Oguz Kanca
 +
|The Genome Disruption Project
 +
|kanca@bcm.edu
 
|}
 
|}
  
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! E-mail
 
! E-mail
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Adam Fagen
+
|Mariana Wolfner
−
|Executive Director
+
|GSA Board of Directors
−
|afagen@genetics-gsa.org
+
|mariana.wolfner@cornell.edu
 +
|-
 +
|Tin Tin Su
 +
|GSA Board of Directors
 +
|tin.su@colorado.edu
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Suzy Brown
 
|Suzy Brown
−
| Senior Director
+
|Senior Director
 
|sbrown@genetics-gsa.org
 
|sbrown@genetics-gsa.org
 +
|-
 +
|Tracy DePellegrin
 +
|Executive Director
 +
|tracey.depellegrin@thegsajournals.org
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 +
== Request for FlyBoard Nominations ==
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 +
[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/f/fc/RequestNominations.FlyBoard.2020.pdf Request for Fly Board Nominations 2020 (PDF)]
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 +
== Funding Opportunity for Drosophila Outreach ==
 +
 +
The Drosophila Board invites applications for funding to support efforts to increase trainee participation, equity and diversity in the Drosophila research community. Non-profit programs that introduce middle school, high school or college students to Drosophila research are eligible to apply. Please provide your name, contact information, and a 1-page summary of the program including an explanation of how the program would promote diversity, equity and inclusion among Drosophila scientists, as well as a budget of up to $2000. Applications are due by Dec. 31st 2020 to Nancy.Rodriguez@nyulangone.org.
  
 
==White Papers==
 
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===Drosophila Board White Papers===
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/DrosBoardWP2012.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2012 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/e/e1/DrosBoardWP2021.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2021]
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 +
[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/e/e7/DrosBoardWP2016.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2016]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/8/86/DrosBoardWP2012.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2012]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/DrosBoardWP2009.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2009 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/1/1f/DrosBoardWP2009.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2009]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/DrosBoardWP2007.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2007 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/f/f3/DrosBoardWP2007.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2007]
  
−
[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/DrosBoardWP2005.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2005 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/d/d9/DrosBoardWP2005.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2005]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/DrosBoardWP2003.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2003 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/9/91/DrosBoardWP2003.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2003]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/DrosBoardWP2001.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2001 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/2/23/DrosBoardWP2001.pdf Drosophila Board White Paper 2001]
  
 
=== Other Drosophila Community White Papers===
 
=== Other Drosophila Community White Papers===
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/modENCODE_Comp_Genomics_wp_2009.pdf modENCODE Comparative Genomics White Paper 2009 (PDF)]
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[[Media:FlyBase_WhitePaper_062821.pdf | FlyBase White Paper 2021 (PDF)]] <br />
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/a/ac/ModENCODE_Comp_Genomics_wp_2009.pdf modENCODE Comparative Genomics White Paper 2009 (PDF)]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf ENCODE-modENCODE Consortia Data Release Policy White Paper 2008 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/b/b9/ENCODEDataReleasePolicyFinal2008.pdf ENCODE-modENCODE Consortia Data Release Policy White Paper 2008 (PDF)]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/Drosophila_Genetic_Reference_Panel_Whitepaper.pdf Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel White Paper 2008 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/5/50/Drosophila_Genetic_Reference_Panel_Whitepaper.pdf Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel White Paper 2008 (PDF)]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/ENCODE_whitepaper.pdf Drosophila ENCODE White Paper 2006 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/7/70/ENCODE_whitepaper.pdf Drosophila ENCODE White Paper 2006 (PDF)]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/DrosBACWP2003.pdf Drosophila BAC White Paper 2003 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/5/52/DrosBACWP2003.pdf Drosophila BAC White Paper 2003 (PDF)]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/GenomesWP2003.pdf Genomes White Paper 2003 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/b/bc/GenomesWP2003.pdf Genomes White Paper 2003 (PDF)]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/SimYakWP2003.pdf Simulans Yakuba Genomes White Paper 2003 (PDF)]
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/SimYakWP2002review.pdf Simulans Yakuba Genomes White Paper 2002 review (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/4/46/SimYakWP2002review.pdf Simulans Yakuba Genomes White Paper 2002 review (PDF)]
  
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[http://flybase.org/static_pages/news/whitepapers/SimYakWP2002.pdf Simulans Yakuba Genomes White Paper 2002 (PDF)]
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[https://wiki.flybase.org/mediawiki/images/b/bc/SimYakWP2002.pdf Simulans Yakuba Genomes White Paper 2002 (PDF)]
  
  
 
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Fly Board Mission Statement

The Drosophila Board (“Fly Board”) is a group of researchers and educators who represent the Drosophila community to further its interests in research, education, and public outreach. The Fly Board currently comprises 21 elected representatives and 22 ex officio members; the latter represent various fly-community resources and/or the Genetics Society of America (GSA). The Fly Board strives to ensure and promote equal opportunity and diversity of all types amongst its members and the community it serves. The mission of the Fly Board is to: 1) Advocate for the Drosophila research community by representing its interests to funding agencies, other scientific organizations, and the general public; 2) Facilitate transparent, productive relationships between the research community and resources such as FlyBase, Drosophila stock centers, groups maintaining and distributing other Drosophila research-related materials, and groups developing Drosophila research tools and information resources; 3) Promote education and career development in Drosophila genetics and biology at all levels; 4) Ensure a successful annual North American Drosophila Research Conference in conjunction with the GSA; 5) Administer funds and awards for this Conference, such as the Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture Award(s), travel awards for students and trainees, and the Drosophila Image Award.

Communications

The Fly Board maintains an email list for occasional communication with active fly Principal Investigators/Group Leaders.  If you want to be included in the Fly Board’s email list please sign up for the FlyBase newsletter.

Each year the FlyBoard has important information to share with the Drosophila community. This communication is important, not only so that members can stay abreast of important resource developments and community elections, but also in unusual cases where the community needs to be mobilized for advocacy purposes. The current email list depends on self-enrollment for the FlyBase newsletter or attendance at a recent ADRC, and reaches only a fraction of the community; it also contains many individuals who no longer work with Drosophila. 

The FlyBoard has decided to add a new element that may increase the reach and sustainability of communication.   In addition to maintaining current arrangements, the Board will solicit an email list of PIs or their equivalents, who maintain accounts at the Bloomington stock center (other stock centers will follow).  Each PI/Equivalent will be asked by Bloomington to ‘opt-in’ to receive a handful of important emails from the Board annually. 

Every effort will be made to limit emails, but these will include information about:

  • -annual FlyBoard election announcement
  • -annual FlyNews from FlyBoard President
  • -time-sensitive critical advocacy information (e.g. Model Organism Database support letter)
  • -major changes to widely-used Drosophila resources (e.g. Flybase, stock centers)

PIs/Equivalents will be asked to distribute this information to their trainees/employees, through simple email forwarding. 

The Board recognizes that some fly workers may prefer to receive information directly, and also that some fly community PIs/Equivalents do not maintain Bloomington stock center accounts.  Those individuals can sign up directly for FlyBase Newsletter; FlyBoard communications will be sent to these addresses as well.


Rules of Charter

Preamble

Over time, the Drosophila research community has experienced significant expansion. New activities, with potentially dramatic impact on the community as a whole, have been initiated by various individuals. In recognition of these facts and to ensure and facilitate inter-communal communication, some changes to the Drosophila Board are warranted. The present document embodies these changes and provides a historical framework for the benefit of newer community members.

A Short History of the Drosophila Board

The Drosophila community has held an annual research conference for more than 50 years. In the early days of the group, the community was small and less than a hundred individuals would attend these meetings, which could therefore be organized in an informal fashion. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, however, the community had grown to such an extent that attendance at the conference was typically over 1000 individuals. Consequently, organization of the conference became an overwhelming task for any one individual, and the University dormitory housing traditionally used for the meetings became inadequate. Furthermore, meeting registration fees exceeded expenditure, and moneys began to accumulate. As the number of conference attendees and as the fund increased, and when the housing for the conference was moved to commercial hotels, questions of personal liability began to trouble the individual organizers. It was at this point that Linda Hall and Dan Lindsley suggested the creation of a Drosophila Board and drew up an agreement with the administrative offices of the Genetics Society of America (GSA) to run the annual meetings. The agreement with the GSA offered two advantages: (1) the administrative details would be handled by professionals, and meeting cancellation insurance could be more readily obtained, (2) the Drosophila fund could be held in trust by the GSA to help defray meeting costs, while avoiding IRS problems for individual scientific program organizers. When, following his untimely death, the Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture Fund was established, the GSA agreed to set up and manage a separate account for this fund.

During the first few years, the Board was made up of individuals who had been actively involved in organizing previous conferences with an attempt to include members from across the U.S. and Canada so that the board would represent the interests of the entire North American Drosophila research community. More recently, International representatives were added to facilitate communication and coordination of Drosophila resource efforts throughout the world.

Composition of the Drosophila Board

The Drosophila Board is a representative group of working scientists who use Drosophila as their primary model organism.

The Board meets once a year in conjunction with the North American Drosophila Research Conference. Additional business is conducted by email, and, if necessary, by telephone or video conferences.

Officers

The Drosophila Board will have a President, elected by the community, who will serve for one year as President elect and for one year as President. To ensure long-term memory of the Board, the President will serve three additional years, as "past-President", "past-past President" then "Member-At-Large" in sequential years. The President-elect and Past Presidents will be actively involved in providing leadership to the Fly Board by providing assistance, advice, and counsel to the President.

The Drosophila Board will have an elected Treasurer who will serve for three years.

Regional Representatives

The Board consists of one elected Representative from each of the following regions of the U.S. and Canada:

New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
Mid-Atlantic (Downstate New York, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia)
Southeast (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Puerto Rico)
Midwest (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri)
Great Lakes (Upstate New York, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Michigan)
Heartland (Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas)
Mountain (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Alaska)
California (California, Hawaii)
Canada (Canada)

In addition, there will be a representative for:

Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (U.S.)

as well as International Representatives from each of the following regions:

Australia/Oceania

Asia

Europe

Latin America

These delegates will be elected, and serve for a term of three years. If it is not possible to find two interested candidates in a region, a single candidate may instead be appointed by the board. The board is open to potential changes in international representation, or differences in the manner of selection of international representatives.

There shall also be a Trainee Representative (Senior graduate student or Post-doctoral researcher), who shall serve for a term of 2 years. The Trainee representative shall be selected by the elections committee from among interested candidates.

Ex officio members

The following individuals from the research community (or their designated representative) will serve on the Board as ex officio members:

  • The Director of FlyBase, and the chair of the FlyBase SAB
  • The Director of the Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
  • The Director of the Bloomington Stock Center
  • The Directors of other major national and international Drosophila stock centers, including the Drosophila Species Stock Center, the VDRC, and the Kyoto DGGR
  • The Chairs of the Stock Center Advisory Committees
  • The Director of the DGRC
  • The PI of the Drosophila Gene Disruption Project
  • The Directors of the DRSC/TRiP
  • The Editor of DIS and
  • The current chair of the Sandler Memorial Lectureship selection committee
  • The current chair or a representative of the Image Award Committee
  • The Chairs of the Scientific Organizing committee of the previous, current, and upcoming North American National Drosophila Research Conference.
  • Leaders of other Drosophila community resource projects and centers, by invitation of the President
  • Any Drosophila researchers serving on the board of the GSA


The Board's discussion of community issues benefit from input from the entire community. It is the responsibility of the Regional Representatives to canvass Drosophila researchers residing in their regions so input can be obtained on major issues of concern. Advice from the ex officio members is invaluable and will be solicited on all Board issues. However, the Officers, including the Treasurer, and Regional Representatives, as the elected officials of the Board, constitute its voting body.


Elections

The Fly Board has made a strong commitment to truly represent the diverse community of researchers who work on Drosophila. To that end, we have started an Open Nomination Process for all elected positions on the Fly Board. We invite you to nominate people who you think would do a great job representing the fly community. Self-nominations are welcome. We especially encourage nominations of women and individuals from groups that have been historically underrepresented on the Fly Board, and faculty at any career stage are eligible. Although you must live and work in the region you represent, you can nominate individuals for any region and you can vote for representatives from all regions in the final elections.

Responsibilities of the Drosophila Board

The primary functions of the Board are:

1. 1 To serve as advocates for the Drosophila research community and represent community interests to funding agencies, other scientific organizations, and the general public. 2 To facilitate a free and productive relationship between the research community, the administrators of FlyBase, leaders of community resource and information projects, and the Directors of the Stock Centers. 3 To insure a successful annual North American Drosophila Research Conference. The Board selects the venue, based on recommendations from GSA. The President-elect appoints the chair of the Scientific Organizing committee for the next meeting to be organized (2-3 years in advance). 4 To administer the meeting fund of the Drosophila research community. 5 To administer awards, including the Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture fund, undergraduate travel awards, including the Victoria Finnerty Award, and the Image Award.

Responsibilities of the Drosophila Board Presidents:

President-elect elect – Attends the first meeting after being elected, to observe

President-elect (1) Takes the minutes at board meeting, circulates the minutes to the board by email so that they can be approved and posted on Flybase in a timely fashion. (2) Chooses the meeting organizers for the next Fly meeting to be planned.

President (3) Presides over the board meeting: solicits reports from the meeting organizers, GSA director, Treasurer, Sandler committee chair, Finnerty award chair, Image award chair, Elections committee, Communications committee, and all of the community resources and projects. (4) Writes “FlyNews” newsletter, updates fly community on resources, meetings, and other news, distributed ~ twice/year. (5) May be responsible for organizing writing of the next White Paper. (6) Writes letters of support for resource project proposals, on behalf of the fly community. These normally cite community support for the goals of the project by referring to the White Paper. (7) Updates the lists of plenary speakers, historical speakers, session chairs, Sandler award winners and selection committees, and sends copies to the next meeting organizers. (8) Reminds past-past-president that they need to run the next election in September. (9) Oversees formation of Drosophila board committees and assignment of members to these committees. (10) Addresses, with help and support of the Drosophila board, any other matters arising that affect the fly community.

Past-president (10) Aids current president and attends next meeting for continuity.

Past-past president (11) Selects and chairs Election Committee for the board, and organizes elections. Include in board meeting report the master list of board members, with their term limits. Submit this to Flybase.

Responsibilities of the Regional Representatives:

To effectively carry out the responsibilities of the Drosophila Board, standing committees may be formed, and each regional representative is encouraged to serve on at least one committee. These committees can also include non-board members. Possible committees include:

Advocacy: Develop and implement plans to advocate for Drosophila Research.

White Paper: Review and approve or update White Paper.

Infrastructure: Develop recommendations for new resources that would benefit the Drosophila community. Review annual reports of community resources that report to the Fly Board.

Community: Develop plans to enhance communication and exchange of information and resources among Drosophila researchers

Fly Meeting: Review organization of the North American Drosophila Conference, make recommendations for changes.

SAB: Support oversight of Drosophila resources and resource projects by serving on Scientific Advisory Boards.

The incoming President shall determine which committees need to be formed and encourage regional representatives to choose an appropriate assignment.


Meeting Site

The site of the annual Drosophila Research Conference will rotate in the following order: East, West, Center of the U.S.

This charter was prepared for the Board by Th. Kaufman and J. Lucchesi and was revised by the Board at its meetings on March 31, 1993, at the Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA, on April 5, 1995, at the Westin Peachtree, Atlanta, GA, by an electronic vote in February 2003, on March 20, 2003 at Chicago and on March 23, 2004 at Washington D.C., and July 2016 in Orlando, FL.


FlyBoard Policy Documents

Drosophila Service Award Policy (PDF)

Policy for Drosophila Reserve Fund - Trainee Awards (PDF)

Board Meetings

2024 minutes
2023 minutes
2022 minutes
2021 combined minutes
October 2020 minutes
July 2020 minutes
2019 minutes
2018 minutes
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The Drosophila Board 203-24

  • General contact: flyboard@morgan.harvard.edu
  • Year indicates the last Fly Meeting through which Board Members will serve as Officers or Regional Reps.
  • Past-Presidents serve as members-at-large until the end of the indicated term.


Officers

Name Office Year E-mail
Eric Lai President-elect 2027 laie@mskcc.org
Sally Horne-Badovinac President (2024) 2026 shorne@uchicago.edu
Harmit Malik Past-President (2023) 2025 hsmalik@fredhutch.org
Michelle Arbeitman Past-Past-President (2022) 2024 michelle.arbeitman@med.fsu.edu
Tin Tin Su Past-Past-Past-President (2021) 2023 tin.su@colorado.edu
Jessica Treisman Treasurer 2026 jessica.treisman@med.nyu.edu

Regional Representatives

Name Region Year E-mail
Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez Canada 2027 rodrigo.fernandez.gonzalez@utoronto.ca
Laura Musselman Great Lakes 2027 lmusselm@binghamton.edu
Laurel Raftery Mountain 2026 laurel.raftery@unlv.edu
Don Fox Southeast 2027 don.fox@duke.edu
Blake Riggs California 2025 riggs@sfsu.edu
Jocelyn MacDonald Heartland 2027 jmcdona@ksu.edu
Barbara Mellone New England 2026 barbara.mellone@uconn.edu
Hakeem Lawal Mid-Atlantic 2025 hlawal@desu.edu
Daniela Drummond-Barbosa Midwest 2027 ddbarbosa@wisc.edu

Primarily Undergraduate Institution Representative

Name Year E-mail
Ruth Johnson 2026 rijohnson@wesleyan.edu

International Representatives

Name Region Year E-mail
Louise Cheng Australia/Oceania 2026 louise.cheng@petermac.org
Mousumi Mutsuddi Asia 2025 mousumi@bhu.ac.in
Daria Siekhaus Europe 2025 daria.siekhaus@ist.ac.at
John Ewer Latin America 2025 john.ewer@uv.cl

Postdoc and Student Representatives

Name Role Year Institution E-mail
Shyama Nandakumar Postdoc Representative 2026 University of Pittsburgh shyama.n@pitt.edu
Shefali Shefali Student Representative 2026 Indiana University sshefali@iu.edu

Ex Officio

Name Affiliation E-mail
Norbert Perrimon FlyBase perrimon@receptor.med.harvard.edu
Susan Russo Gelbart FlyBase russo@morgan.harvard.edu
Brian Calvi FlyBase bcalvi@indiana.edu
Susan Celniker BDGP celniker@fruitfly.org
Kevin Cook Bloomington Stock Center & Nomenclature Committee kcook@bio.indiana.edu
Cale Whitworth Bloomington Stock Center calewhit@iu.edu
Patrick O'Grady Drosophila Species Stock Center, Cornell pmo43@cornell.edu
Jim Thompson DIS jthompson@ou.edu
Hugo Bellen Bloomington Stock Center Advisory Committee & P element project hbellen@bcm.tmc.edu
Allan Spradling P-element project spradling@ciwemb.edu
Stephanie Mohr Director, DRSC/TRiP, Harvard smohr@genetics.med.harvard.edu
Jonathan Zirin Assistant Director, DRSC/TRiP, Harvard jzirin@genetics.med.harvard.edu
Scott Hawley Nomenclature Committee RSH@stowers.org
Lisa Meadows VDRC lisa.meadows@vbcf.ac.at
Masanobu Itoh DGRC, Kyoto mitoh@kit.ac.jp
Toshiyuki Takano-Shimizu DGRC, Kyoto fruitfly@kit.ac.jp
Kuniaki Saito DGRC, National Institutes of Genetics saitok@nig.ac.jp
Chuck Langley At large chlangley@ucdavis.edu
Brian Oliver FlyBase Advisory Board brian.oliver@nih.gov
Andrew Zelhof DGRC, Bloomington azelhof@indiana.edu
Shinya Yamamoto Human cDNA Transgenic Project & Model Matcher yamamoto@bcm.edu
Oguz Kanca The Genome Disruption Project kanca@bcm.edu

GSA

Name Office E-mail
Mariana Wolfner GSA Board of Directors mariana.wolfner@cornell.edu
Tin Tin Su GSA Board of Directors tin.su@colorado.edu
Suzy Brown Senior Director sbrown@genetics-gsa.org
Tracy DePellegrin Executive Director tracey.depellegrin@thegsajournals.org

Request for FlyBoard Nominations

Request for Fly Board Nominations 2020 (PDF)

Funding Opportunity for Drosophila Outreach

The Drosophila Board invites applications for funding to support efforts to increase trainee participation, equity and diversity in the Drosophila research community. Non-profit programs that introduce middle school, high school or college students to Drosophila research are eligible to apply. Please provide your name, contact information, and a 1-page summary of the program including an explanation of how the program would promote diversity, equity and inclusion among Drosophila scientists, as well as a budget of up to $2000. Applications are due by Dec. 31st 2020 to Nancy.Rodriguez@nyulangone.org.

White Papers

Drosophila Board White Papers

Drosophila Board White Paper 2021

Drosophila Board White Paper 2016

Drosophila Board White Paper 2012

Drosophila Board White Paper 2009

Drosophila Board White Paper 2007

Drosophila Board White Paper 2005

Drosophila Board White Paper 2003

Drosophila Board White Paper 2001

Other Drosophila Community White Papers

FlyBase White Paper 2021 (PDF)

modENCODE Comparative Genomics White Paper 2009 (PDF)

ENCODE-modENCODE Consortia Data Release Policy White Paper 2008 (PDF)

Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel White Paper 2008 (PDF)

Drosophila ENCODE White Paper 2006 (PDF)

Drosophila BAC White Paper 2003 (PDF)

Genomes White Paper 2003 (PDF)

Simulans Yakuba Genomes White Paper 2003 (PDF)

Simulans Yakuba Genomes White Paper 2002 review (PDF)

Simulans Yakuba Genomes White Paper 2002 (PDF)

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