Shefali
@iamshef.bsky.social
PhD candidate | AHA Predoc Fellow | Grad student rep at Flyboard | Studying metabolism and development in the Tennessen Lab at IU Bloomington | She is into dancing and Drosophila 💃🏽🎶🎙️👩🏽🔬🔬
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Shefali
@iamshef.bsky.social
· Jul 21
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#FlyCROSS mentee surveys are open for #earlycareer #Drosophila scientists. If you're a #gradstudent #postdoc or pretenure faculty or equivalent - fill up the survey by Sept 1 to participate & be matched by #mentor of your preferences to gain guidance to your unique needs. @flybase.bsky.social
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📢 Important updates on @flybase.bsky.social
@steven-flybase.bsky.social and the team updated #Drosophila enzymes database by adding absent gene ontology annotations and removing or fixing problematic ones.
Learn more about these updates in #G3journal: buff.ly/dd3y2pN
@steven-flybase.bsky.social and the team updated #Drosophila enzymes database by adding absent gene ontology annotations and removing or fixing problematic ones.
Learn more about these updates in #G3journal: buff.ly/dd3y2pN
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
📢 Important updates on @flybase.bsky.social
@steven-flybase.bsky.social and the team updated #Drosophila enzymes database by adding absent gene ontology annotations and removing or fixing problematic ones.
Learn more about these updates in #G3journal: buff.ly/dd3y2pN
@steven-flybase.bsky.social and the team updated #Drosophila enzymes database by adding absent gene ontology annotations and removing or fixing problematic ones.
Learn more about these updates in #G3journal: buff.ly/dd3y2pN
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🛠️ December’s most-read Tools and Resources paper presents a new open-source, low-cost system that accurately tracks aggression and courtship in fruit flies: buff.ly/9dRgwve
Learn more about publishing your tools or resources with us: buff.ly/9u8ZA6k
Learn more about publishing your tools or resources with us: buff.ly/9u8ZA6k
January 26, 2026 at 11:44 AM
🛠️ December’s most-read Tools and Resources paper presents a new open-source, low-cost system that accurately tracks aggression and courtship in fruit flies: buff.ly/9dRgwve
Learn more about publishing your tools or resources with us: buff.ly/9u8ZA6k
Learn more about publishing your tools or resources with us: buff.ly/9u8ZA6k
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My UK visit kicked off with deeply stimulating science at the @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Whole Genome Doubling. Check out more in our recent post on @the-node.bsky.social. Many thanks to @mateusolisboa.bsky.social and @katiepickup.bsky.social!
thenode.biologists.com/decoding-who...
thenode.biologists.com/decoding-who...
Whole-Genome Doubling and Polyploidy: Cells, Cancer, and Evolution
Discover how whole-genome doubling and polyploidy drive cellular adaptations, shape cancer progression, and fuel evolutionary innovation across species.
thenode.biologists.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:40 AM
My UK visit kicked off with deeply stimulating science at the @biologists.bsky.social workshop on Whole Genome Doubling. Check out more in our recent post on @the-node.bsky.social. Many thanks to @mateusolisboa.bsky.social and @katiepickup.bsky.social!
thenode.biologists.com/decoding-who...
thenode.biologists.com/decoding-who...
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🚨Next DevBioConnect on the way‼️
Developmental Biology Author webinar
by Dr. Alexa Burger & Dr. Robert Huebner
🗓️ Feb 10th, 2026
⏰ 11 am–12 pm CST
To Register
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@socdevbio.bsky.social
@aburger2009.bsky.social
Developmental Biology Author webinar
by Dr. Alexa Burger & Dr. Robert Huebner
🗓️ Feb 10th, 2026
⏰ 11 am–12 pm CST
To Register
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@socdevbio.bsky.social
@aburger2009.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
🚨Next DevBioConnect on the way‼️
Developmental Biology Author webinar
by Dr. Alexa Burger & Dr. Robert Huebner
🗓️ Feb 10th, 2026
⏰ 11 am–12 pm CST
To Register
forms.gle/4J192L42y6sg...
@socdevbio.bsky.social
@aburger2009.bsky.social
Developmental Biology Author webinar
by Dr. Alexa Burger & Dr. Robert Huebner
🗓️ Feb 10th, 2026
⏰ 11 am–12 pm CST
To Register
forms.gle/4J192L42y6sg...
@socdevbio.bsky.social
@aburger2009.bsky.social
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Join us for your Ph.D.!
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Join us for your Ph.D.!
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Excited to be part of the Keystone Symposia Fellow's Class of 2026! Thank you @keystonesymposia.bsky.social for this opportunity and to all my mentors for their support! 🎉🧪🔬
Meet the #KSFellows Class of 2026! This cohort reflects remarkable scientific promise, leadership, and a commitment to advancing research with real-world impact. Learn more about these impressive rising stars! #InclusiveExcellence keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/welcomi...
Welcoming the Keystone Symposia Fellow's Class of 2026!
The Keystone Symposia Fellows Class of 2026 is announced, showcasing rising stars in biomedical research across the United States for this formative leadership training program.
keypoint.keystonesymposia.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Excited to be part of the Keystone Symposia Fellow's Class of 2026! Thank you @keystonesymposia.bsky.social for this opportunity and to all my mentors for their support! 🎉🧪🔬
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Madhabi Mukherjee should more often be in discussion for India's greatest actresses, IMO, but she is very mis-cast as a
Vyjayanthimala-style Mughal-era princess in this. Biwajeet and his pompadour are similarly out of place. (Garh Nasimpur, 1968) #desiwatch
Vyjayanthimala-style Mughal-era princess in this. Biwajeet and his pompadour are similarly out of place. (Garh Nasimpur, 1968) #desiwatch
January 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Madhabi Mukherjee should more often be in discussion for India's greatest actresses, IMO, but she is very mis-cast as a
Vyjayanthimala-style Mughal-era princess in this. Biwajeet and his pompadour are similarly out of place. (Garh Nasimpur, 1968) #desiwatch
Vyjayanthimala-style Mughal-era princess in this. Biwajeet and his pompadour are similarly out of place. (Garh Nasimpur, 1968) #desiwatch
When the #snowstorm is snowstorming 🌨️🥶
15 hours more to go ....
Meanwhile my doorway and the sidewalks 🤷🏽♀️
#bloomington #snow #snowweekend
15 hours more to go ....
Meanwhile my doorway and the sidewalks 🤷🏽♀️
#bloomington #snow #snowweekend
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
When the #snowstorm is snowstorming 🌨️🥶
15 hours more to go ....
Meanwhile my doorway and the sidewalks 🤷🏽♀️
#bloomington #snow #snowweekend
15 hours more to go ....
Meanwhile my doorway and the sidewalks 🤷🏽♀️
#bloomington #snow #snowweekend
Calling and telling mother how your collection of three sarees is over (has been worn). Since you couldn't go home this winter, she needs to do some saree shopping to send you some 😭
#internationalstudentlife
#internationalstudentlife
January 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Calling and telling mother how your collection of three sarees is over (has been worn). Since you couldn't go home this winter, she needs to do some saree shopping to send you some 😭
#internationalstudentlife
#internationalstudentlife
Trying to make sense of my brand new hot rna seq dataset in the middle of the night with old #bollywood songs in background and trying to not think about the predicted incoming snow storm over the weekend 🤷🏽♀️ 👩🏽🔬💻🎬🎶🎵
#phdlife #oldiesmusic
#phdlife #oldiesmusic
January 24, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Trying to make sense of my brand new hot rna seq dataset in the middle of the night with old #bollywood songs in background and trying to not think about the predicted incoming snow storm over the weekend 🤷🏽♀️ 👩🏽🔬💻🎬🎶🎵
#phdlife #oldiesmusic
#phdlife #oldiesmusic
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We are delighted to announce that @rashmi-priya.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Women in Cell Biology Early Career medal
You can read about Rashmi's prize-winning work on heart morphogenesis here:
bscb.org/wicb-early-c...
You can read about Rashmi's prize-winning work on heart morphogenesis here:
bscb.org/wicb-early-c...
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 AM
We are delighted to announce that @rashmi-priya.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Women in Cell Biology Early Career medal
You can read about Rashmi's prize-winning work on heart morphogenesis here:
bscb.org/wicb-early-c...
You can read about Rashmi's prize-winning work on heart morphogenesis here:
bscb.org/wicb-early-c...
Conversation between me & maa be like -
Maa : wear yellow kurti (Indian outfit) tomorrow for vasant panchmi (an Indian festival to celebrate the onset of spring)
Me : maa there's no sight of spring here. It's so cold that I can't really wear yellow kurti but instead I'll wear a yellow hoodie 💛🎉
Maa : wear yellow kurti (Indian outfit) tomorrow for vasant panchmi (an Indian festival to celebrate the onset of spring)
Me : maa there's no sight of spring here. It's so cold that I can't really wear yellow kurti but instead I'll wear a yellow hoodie 💛🎉
January 23, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Conversation between me & maa be like -
Maa : wear yellow kurti (Indian outfit) tomorrow for vasant panchmi (an Indian festival to celebrate the onset of spring)
Me : maa there's no sight of spring here. It's so cold that I can't really wear yellow kurti but instead I'll wear a yellow hoodie 💛🎉
Maa : wear yellow kurti (Indian outfit) tomorrow for vasant panchmi (an Indian festival to celebrate the onset of spring)
Me : maa there's no sight of spring here. It's so cold that I can't really wear yellow kurti but instead I'll wear a yellow hoodie 💛🎉
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David Fay shares what he has learned over the years on #AlphaFold protein interaction modelling in this tutorial and workshop. 👇
thenode.biologists.com/https-www-yo...
thenode.biologists.com/https-www-yo...
AlphaFold protein interaction modeling tutorial and workshop - the Node
This video is the culmination of several years attempting to: (1) Figure out best practices for modeling protein-protein interactions; (2) Understand the This video is the culmination of several years...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
David Fay shares what he has learned over the years on #AlphaFold protein interaction modelling in this tutorial and workshop. 👇
thenode.biologists.com/https-www-yo...
thenode.biologists.com/https-www-yo...
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Check this out!
Seungsoo Kim from the University of California, Irvine, candidly talks about the #faculty job search—from preparing application materials and more! #GSA#ECLP #academia
🔗 Read the full interview: interview: buff.ly/J4DhTeG
Seungsoo Kim from the University of California, Irvine, candidly talks about the #faculty job search—from preparing application materials and more! #GSA#ECLP #academia
🔗 Read the full interview: interview: buff.ly/J4DhTeG
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Check this out!
Seungsoo Kim from the University of California, Irvine, candidly talks about the #faculty job search—from preparing application materials and more! #GSA#ECLP #academia
🔗 Read the full interview: interview: buff.ly/J4DhTeG
Seungsoo Kim from the University of California, Irvine, candidly talks about the #faculty job search—from preparing application materials and more! #GSA#ECLP #academia
🔗 Read the full interview: interview: buff.ly/J4DhTeG
As someone who saw #sinners in a theater would highly recommend watching it on the big screen - it hits you in ways you could not ever think of !
Everybody knows Sinners is in theaters again this weekend, right?
You’re welcome!
You’re welcome!
Me and Sinners
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
As someone who saw #sinners in a theater would highly recommend watching it on the big screen - it hits you in ways you could not ever think of !
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Towards the end of typological thinking in cell biology?
"To answer these questions, we must link variability in cell phenotypes to underlying genetic variation and determine the evolutionary forces that gave rise to that genetic variation. This is not an easy task."
"To answer these questions, we must link variability in cell phenotypes to underlying genetic variation and determine the evolutionary forces that gave rise to that genetic variation. This is not an easy task."
Evolutionary cell biology comes of age
Summary: This Perspective discusses how the discipline of evolutionary cell biology, by integrating evolutionary theory, comparative physiology and modern molecular approaches, works to understand how...
journals.biologists.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Towards the end of typological thinking in cell biology?
"To answer these questions, we must link variability in cell phenotypes to underlying genetic variation and determine the evolutionary forces that gave rise to that genetic variation. This is not an easy task."
"To answer these questions, we must link variability in cell phenotypes to underlying genetic variation and determine the evolutionary forces that gave rise to that genetic variation. This is not an easy task."
a woman in a yellow sweater is using a laptop
ALT: a woman in a yellow sweater is using a laptop
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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In uncertain times, it’s grounding to be reminded what still works. 💪
A strong score doesn’t drop alone. It reflects: team that execute, collaborators elevating the work & peers valuing rigorous work
Surrounding yourself with phenomenal people + doing work you actually care about… is what’s needed
A strong score doesn’t drop alone. It reflects: team that execute, collaborators elevating the work & peers valuing rigorous work
Surrounding yourself with phenomenal people + doing work you actually care about… is what’s needed
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
In uncertain times, it’s grounding to be reminded what still works. 💪
A strong score doesn’t drop alone. It reflects: team that execute, collaborators elevating the work & peers valuing rigorous work
Surrounding yourself with phenomenal people + doing work you actually care about… is what’s needed
A strong score doesn’t drop alone. It reflects: team that execute, collaborators elevating the work & peers valuing rigorous work
Surrounding yourself with phenomenal people + doing work you actually care about… is what’s needed
Got this cute backpack for winning one of the best talk awards at the Midwest #Drosophila #Research #Conference this fall at Allerton Park Illinois 👩🏽🔬🔬🧬
#midwestdrosophila #scicomm
#midwestdrosophila #scicomm
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Got this cute backpack for winning one of the best talk awards at the Midwest #Drosophila #Research #Conference this fall at Allerton Park Illinois 👩🏽🔬🔬🧬
#midwestdrosophila #scicomm
#midwestdrosophila #scicomm
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January 20, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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Curt Cignetti has done the unthinkable, turning the biggest loser in college football history into a 16-0 national champion in just two seasons.
With the win, he has proven to be the best coach in the sport, @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social writes.
With the win, he has proven to be the best coach in the sport, @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social writes.
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Curt Cignetti has done the unthinkable, turning the biggest loser in college football history into a 16-0 national champion in just two seasons.
With the win, he has proven to be the best coach in the sport, @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social writes.
With the win, he has proven to be the best coach in the sport, @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social writes.
I can literally hear the #Bloomington folks going crazy on the streets from my place. 😂🎉
#football #indianaUniversity #iu
#football #indianaUniversity #iu
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I can literally hear the #Bloomington folks going crazy on the streets from my place. 😂🎉
#football #indianaUniversity #iu
#football #indianaUniversity #iu
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From @theathletic.com: Indiana won its first college football national championship, finishing the season undefeated with a 27-21 win over Miami. nyti.ms/49Q0Icb
Indiana completes one of sport’s most astonishing turnarounds with first national title
Indiana wins the national championship and breaks college football in the process.
nyti.ms
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 AM
From @theathletic.com: Indiana won its first college football national championship, finishing the season undefeated with a 27-21 win over Miami. nyti.ms/49Q0Icb