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Fruit fly

CUBE NATIONAL MEET 2023

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Introduction to fruitfly -

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Group Discussion on fruit fly.

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Why do we use them as model organisms

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75% Human Disease genes conserved in fruit fly.

  • Available everywhere

GENETIC MODEL FOR -

Parkinson’s

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How to culture fruitfly - Media

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Life cycle

Setup - Bhagwati Sahu

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Fruit fly egg

Larva

Eggs - Smiti Gupta

Larvae - Amritha K.

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Pupal Stage - Seema S.

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Adult fruit fly - Bhagwati Sahu

Late Pupa - Seema S.

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Circadian rhythm

Circadian rhythm observed by Seema Suthar on 5 and 6 September 2021

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CUBE CHATSHAALA DISCUSSION

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Fruit preferences (recently observed)

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Goof ups

  1. Evidence
  2. Labels
  3. Update
  4. Discription
  5. Active discussion

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Future plan :

  • Trap & Culture
  • Single line culture
  • Identify the flies
  • Induce diabetes
  • Reverse it

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CONTEXT TO CURRICULUM MAP

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COLLABORATORS

  • Smiti Gupta: CUBE Elphinstone College, Mumbai
  • Prithviraj B. : CUBE Kerala
  • Swaha Saha: CUBE Jalpaiguri West Bengal
  • Amritha K. : CUBE Allathur
  • Seema Suthar: CUBE Goa
  • Shrudhiga S. : CUBE Alathur
  • Kishan Gupta: CUBE DSC College
  • Bhagwati Sahu: CUBE Pamgarh Chahtisgarh
  • Sonal Minj : CUBE Ranchi
  • Lakshmy P J : CUBE S N College Nattika Kerala