IX International Conference "Drosophilà in Experimental Genetics and Biology" 16.06.2025 - 18.06.2025 Online and in-person. Dear colleagues! We are glad to invite you to take part in the IX International Conference «Drosophila in Experimental Genetics and Biology», which will be held at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University on 16-18 June 2025. Participants are required to fill the registration form in the link: https://forms.gle/Lrzu3qB1BYDLkFqX9 until April 1, 2023 Languages of the conference - Ukrainian and English. Conference venue: Volyn region, Shatsk district, village of Svityaz, field research station "Hart" of Lesya Ukrainka National University, Lutsk, Ukraine. The conference will include an online school with the participation of scientists from Ukraine, Finland, Serbia, United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and Italy. Participants will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with a wide range of topics in Drosophila research and take part in workshops dedicated to molecular biology methods and the basics of bioinformatics. Please note: The Organizing Committee does not pay for travel, accommodation and meals of the participants. All questions can be send to the following email address: zinchenko.maria@vnu.edu.ua, Zinchenko Maria The abstracts of the Conference will be published on the website of the Faculty of Biology and Forestry of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University. Abstract guidelines Abstract should not exceed one A4 page, in Microsoft Word format (doc or docx), written in Ukrainian or English. Tables and figures are not allowed. The font for the entire text is Arial, font size - 12 pt, line spacing - multiplier, 1.25.; all page margins should be 2 cm. Abstract may contain 1-4 sources of literature at the end. Thesis structure: 1) Abstract title (bold letters, aligned to center of page, font size 14 pt). 2) Last and first name (initial) of the author/authors of the abstract. 3) Author's (s') affiliation: name of the institution, city, country, e-mail of the author(s). Alignment - centered, font size - 11 pt, style - italic. 4) Main text, left-aligned. The indentation of the first line of the paragraph is 1 cm. The text of the abstract should not contain hyphens and bold letters. Latin names of species and names of genes should be italicized. 5) Abstract must contain information about the author's/authors' own research. The text must be proof-read, and does not contain spelling and punctuation errors. The name of the abstract file must correspond to the presenter's name in Latin. An example of abstract formatting Title of work Author A., Author B., Author C. Department, Official name of the institution, Email address: autorb@gmail.com Abstract text. The first sentence should have an indent of 1 cm. The font is Arial, the size is 12 pt. Alignment is on the left edge. Registration fees The registration fee for onsite participants is 10 Euro and 5 Euro for online participation. The costs from the registration fees will be spent for the organization of coffee-breaks, postal costs, and so forth. Fees can be paid using paypal account qwota@ukr.net. Please indicate the purpose of the payment: Online (or in-person) participation in 9th Drosophila conference, Name Surname. Recipient - Aleksandr Zhuravlev Please note: The Organizing Committee does not pay for travel, accommodation and meals of the participants. With best regards, Organizing Committee of the Conference Organizing Committee of the Conference: Oleksandr Zhuravlev - Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Forestry, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Chairman of the Organising Committee Mariia Zinchenko - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University. Iryna Kozeretska - Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, National Antarctic Scientific Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Co-Chair Maria Bayliak - Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. Dmytro Gospodaryov - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University Oleksandra Abrat - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University Oleksandr Maistrenko - PhD, PostDoc, Royal Netherlands Institute for Marine Research Oleksandra Protsenko - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, National Antarctic Scientific Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Pirko Nadiia - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Svitlana Serga - Candidate of Biological Sciences, CBGP, INRAE, Montpellier, France, National Antarctic Scientific Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Svitlana Bilokon - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Odesa I. I. Mechnykov National University. Tetiana Alieksieieva - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Odesa I. I. Mechnykov National University. Denys Radionov - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Odesa I. I. Mechnykov National University. Nataliya Matiytsiv - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Yaroslava Chernyk - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Natalia Volkova - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, V.N. Karazin National University of Kharkiv. Core organizing team: Golub Valentyna Ivantsiv Oksana Kotsun Larysa Kuzmishyna Iryna Fishchuk Oksana Sukhomlin Kateryna Zinchenko Oleksandr Oleksandr Maistrenko <oleksandr.maistrenko@nioz.nl> (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)