The Drosophila Research Conference, informally known as "the fly meeting", is an annual meeting of ''
Drosophila
''Drosophila'' (), from Ancient Greek δρόσος (''drósos''), meaning "dew", and φίλος (''phílos''), meaning "loving", is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or p ...
'' researchers held in North America since 1958.
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"Larry Sandler: Personal Recollections"
''Genetics
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'' 151: 1233–1237 (April 1999) It is the principal research gathering for "Drosophilists", and is international in scope, drawing 1500 participants in a typical year.
The conference is sponsored by the
Genetics Society of America
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is a scholarly membership society of more than 5,500 genetics researchers and educators, established in 1931. The Society was formed from the reorganization of the Joint Genetics Sections of the
American Soc ...
(GSA).
Several significant awards are made annually at the conference, including:
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Larry Sandler Memorial Award (established 1988; a platform lecture is made)
* Drosophila Image Award (established 2004)
* GSA Novitski Prize
* GSA Medal
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External links
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Twitter Hashtag for 2013 conference
Biology conferences
Recurring events established in 1958
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