Cell-to-tissue architecture || Drosophila Secretion Traffic Lysosomes Matrix Cytoskeleton Morphogenesis and more at @neuroalc

San Juan de Alicante, España
Joined January 2024
📢A funded PhD position is available in our lab for an exceptionally motivated student with prior Drosophila research experience and an outstanding academic record 🪰🔬🧬
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#SciencePhoto_IN “Larvae Diptych” Author: Dr. Mercedes Martín Lab: @PastorParejaLab "Beneath the translucent cuticle of a fruit-fly larva, Collagen IV fused to GFP highlights the architecture of the extracellular matrix. With a @LeicaMicro MZFLIII and recolored in ImageJ."
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Speaking at the 68th Annual Drosophila Research Conference: Philadelphia #Dros27 🪰. Looking forward to this 😎✌️
Who's speaking at #Dros27? Here's a preview! 🧠 @yulonglilab 🪰 Kim McCall 🧬 José (Pepe) Pastor-Pareja From biosensors & cell death to tissue communication & metabolism, these plenary speakers will showcase exciting advances in Drosophila research. 🔗 buff.ly/d7MwGz1
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Ha sido un gran honor participar en el evento anual de la Asociación de Afectados y Familiares de Cáncer de Iniesta y recibir su premio a la investigación 2026 – at Iniesta, España
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Our new study on how endoplasmic reticulum exit sites are formed is out in @J_Cell_Sci: "Cooperative definition of ER exit sites by Tango1, Sec16 and Sec12" journals.biologists.com/jcs/…
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Getting excited for #Dros27? Meet our keynote speaker, @perrimonlab! His pioneering work has transformed Drosophila genetics and advanced discoveries in development, physiology, and signal transduction. See the full lineup: buff.ly/OxPE4SJ
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Leading international experts in #mechanobiology gathered in Sant Joan d’Alacant for the ‘Mechanobiology of Physiological Systems’ conference, to share and discuss the latest breakthroughs in this rapidly advancing field🔬🧠#Neuroscience Read more👇 in.umh-csic.es/en/el-institu…
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The @NeuroAlc has hosted the II Spanish Drosophila Conference @drosospain, bringing together over 100 researchers to share the latest advances using the fruit fly as a model organism 🧬🪰 Read more 👇 in.umh-csic.es/en/el-institu…
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Our lab closed today its participation in the second edition of @drosospain which included a tribute to Antonio García-Bellido
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Forces shaping the peripodial side of the wing disc in Drosophila doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.0…. We comment on great work by @StefanHarmansa @LecuitLab in @CurrentBiology: doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.0…
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Pastor_Pareja Lab retweeted
The cell biology community mourns the loss of Catherine Rabouille, an exceptional scientist whose determination, innovation, and fearless engagement with ideas reshaped how we think about cellular organization. #InMemoriam from Adam Grieve and colleagues: hubs.la/Q0485Qkc0
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La investigadora Mercedes Martín @PastorParejaLab visita el CEIP Lo Romero para acercar la ciencia al alumnado de primaria dentro de las actividades del Día Internacional de la Mujer #8M En la charla han descubierto cómo la mosca de la fruta se usa como modelo en investigación🪰
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Este viernes a las 19:00h, la Residencia de Estudiantes y el CBM organizamos una sesión de homenaje a Antonio García-Bellido, con la participación de sus discípulos, amigos y colegas. Estáis todos invitados a venir.
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Antonio García-Bellido: one of the greatest minds in 20th century biology. May he rest in peace
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Con profundo pesar comunicamos el fallecimiento de Antonio García Bellido, cofundador e investigador principal del CBM y padre de la Escuela española de Biología del Desarrollo. El velatorio será hoy a partir de las 10:30 h en el Tanatorio La Paz de Madrid. D.E.P.
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Pastor_Pareja Lab retweeted
Setecientas mil moscas de la fruta para estudiar el cáncer, el cerebro y los ovarios en Alicante informacion.es/alicante/2025…
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We are happy to announce that many fly strains generated by our lab (128!!) are now available from the Vienna VDRC stock center @VDRC_flies 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰 shop.vbc.ac.at/vdrc_store/vd…
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Very proud of our small contribution to this roadmap piece on ERES 😁
New Online! Towards a unified framework for the function of endoplasmic reticulum exit sites bit.ly/4nT8VS2
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🪰 More than 750 scientists from 40+ countries gathered in Alicante for the XXVIII European Drosophila Research Conference (#EDRC2025). For 4 days, the fruit fly took center stage as a model to study health, aging, and disease👏 @edrc2025
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