Drosophila Facility

Welcome to the Drosophila Facility @SNIoE

Our state-of-the-art Drosophila Facility is dedicated to supporting cutting-edge research in genetics, developmental biology, disease modeling, and beyond. We provide comprehensive resources, advanced instrumentation, and expert technical support to foster innovative research using Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism.

Our Mission
We aim to empower scientists by providing a centralized support for Drosophila culture that supports innovative research and advances our understanding of biological processes. By maintaining high standards of quality and fostering a collaborative research community, we strive to accelerate discoveries that translate into meaningful scientific and societal impacts using the humble fruit fly model system.

Get Involved
Whether you’re an established researcher or a newcomer to the field, our facility aims to meet your research needs. Explore our website for detailed information on our services, equipment, and upcoming training events. We welcome collaborations and look forward to contributing to your next breakthrough.

Join us in harnessing the power of Drosophila to unlock the mysteries of biology!

Infrastructure and Equipment

Leica fluorescent stereomicroscope M205 FA
Leica S9D Stereomicroscope
Leica SAPO Stereomicroscope
Nikon SMZ745T Stereo Microscope
Fly food maker
AICIL Cooling incubator 200L
ORBITEK Cooling Incubator CINC200L
Percival Cooling Incubator Drosophila chamber DR-41VL
Panasonic cooling incubator MIR254

Other infrastructure

Centralized stock room maintained with Light controller

Fly Food preparation area

Decontamination and washing area

Common wet lab bench

Facility Advisory Committee (faculty)

Geetanjali Chawla – Associate Professor and founding member of our Fly Facility at SNIoE

https://snu.edu.in/faculty/geetanjali-chawla/

Kamalesh Kumari- Ramalingaswami Re-entry fellow, SNIoE

https://snu.edu.in/faculty/kamalesh-kumari/

Colin Jamora- HOD, Department of Life Sciences, SNIoE

https://snu.edu.in/faculty/colin-jamora/

Support Personnels (staff)

Subhash Chandra Jha – Supervises facility operations and instrument management
Kapil Kumar – Maintenance staff

Available positions

Publications and Acknowledgement of the Facility

The advisory committee recommends the users of Drosophila Facility to acknowledge the facility in their scientific publications. The facility can be acknowledged as "Fly Facility at Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence". Please send a copy of your publication in which Drosophila Facility is acknowledged.

Important resources*

Learning about flies

Drosophila Cultures Maintenance Video

Drosophila genetics

Introduction

Genetics on the Fly: A Primer on the Drosophila Model System (https://academic.oup.com/genetics/article/201/3/815/5930114)

How to design genetic screens in Drosophila

(https://www.nature.com/articles/nrg751)

Online Drosophila Databases:

FlyBase (A database for Drosophila genes and Genomes): A repository of a large amount of information about the Drosophila genes, associated allele, stocks, publications, expressions, phenotypes and much more.

https://flybase.org/

BDGP (Berkeley Drosophila genome project): Repository of sequences, methods, transcriptomes, mutants and much more

https://fruitfly.org/

Drosophila CRISPR: Tools for gRNA design, protocols and other resources

DKFZ Drosophila Genome Engineering

(https://crisprflydesign.org/)

FlyCRISPR(Wisconsin)

http://flycrispr.molbio.wisc.edu/

FlyCas9(NIG-FLY)

https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/fly/nigfly/cas9/

Drosophila Stock Centres and other resources:

Bloomington Drosophila Stock Centre