there are many great online resources for new drosopholists (drosophila workers unite, bloomington resources, flying thru science, https://www.kaunlab.com/behavior-blog). I have informally taught the following topics to new labmates and fellow students and have found that many resources explain some things well but not everything well. Here, ill compile what I think is useful, and point to where to go for more. its a slow work in progress, adding as I have time.
genetics
- general drosophila genetics
- binary expression systems
- gene markers
- balancer chromosomes
- recombination
- mutations
fly pushing
- fly life cycle
- maintaining stocks
- making crosses
- collecting virgins
tools
- genetic toolbox in flies
- quick introduction to optogenetics
- quick introduction to RNAi
behavior
- best practices for behavior experiments
- best practices for imaging experiments