Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 10/10/2026There's something beautiful about sitting at the confocal and visualizing different cell types, different tissues, different ideas .... It's such pure joy. Science is beautiful as it is. I hope we are able to protect this experience - esp in light of recent events of AI usage for image processing. 1328
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 09/10/2026As we are entering the fall season I am getting back to reading scandinavian #crime #drama stories - The corpse flower by Anne Mette so far is already so exciting. Hard to put the book down! #fall #reading 040
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ordering a biryani Monday evening because it's been a long day. 050
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My barista complimented me and my sweater ☺️🤭 #fall #coffee 030
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 01/10/2026As usual....maa sending me pictures of my namesake flowers. People often talk about pujor gondho - the fragrance of durga puja, which includes many things one of them being the shiuli flowers - which are also called shefalika or shefali ☺️ 🤩 030
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You know it's the beginning of a bad week when your Monday begins with finding out that the mass spec facility messed up your Friday samples and you won't have flies for an extra experiment. Not that I have to wrap up my thesis anytime soon 😢 210
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My cursive era never ended, I still pretty much write in cursive. And most people around me get surprised by it. 010
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Kicking off our Joint #Drosophila group meeting for this semester is Dr Kevin Cook from @bdsc.bsky.social @iubiology.bsky.social 🎉 Get your groove on !💃🏽👠 #Friyay #genetics 030
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Hey #Drosophila folks - the #flycross #mentee survey is open for #grad students, #postdoc and #pretenure faculty. ~95 mentors from across the world, with diverse expertise. The co-chairs @shyama13.bsky.social and @jocmcdonald.bsky.social have done a phenomenal work in taking the program forward 🎉 22018
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 05/09/2026#iucinema had Araṇyēra Dinarātri (Days and nights in the forest) playing this evening. And having seen this movie for the third time, it still has the same charm, same fun, such a fulfilling time. I am so happy to begin this long weekend on such a wonderful note. Will always be #SatyajitRay fan ❤️ 010
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Midweek snack post finishing my discussion section 😋 #panipuri 060
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This is what happens when one has over enthusiastic grad students 😅 Look at our lab mascot 🤩🦕 020
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Embarrassing our PI @tennessenlab.bsky.social post his amazingly phenomenal promotion seminar this afternoon ! @iubiology.bsky.social #IUBloomington 🥂🥳🎉 091
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 31/08/2026And the #heatwave begins ! I don't think I have ever seen Bloomington reach 35 °C 🥺 010
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The #beetle and the #bee The great Marsh trail #indianadunes #hikingday 000
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Ohh I'd highly recommend and there's a short trail nearby called the Beverly lake which has beautiful wilderness ! 010
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 30/08/2026First pre #fall hike ✅ #indianadunes with #thebeaches in the background ! 100
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 29/08/2026When you are at a biologist's wedding (who is also an entomologist)😅 #phdlife 030
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Our department has started an annual progress report at beginning of the year. It has a section of challenges/setbacks faced. I don't know what they want to know - being asked about it in my fifth year is quite interesting. 010
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Making mutton curry on the last day of my vacation with #rafi songs in background and cooking instructions from maa 🥹🎶🎵🍲 010
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The happiness of getting good food 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽 #indianfood #dosa 140
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 10/08/2026When the #deer is waiting on your way to work for you to say hello ! 👋🏽🦌 010
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The barista trying to send some sunshine my way on my writing day ! #writingday #phdlife 080
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 04/08/2026📢📢 #Drpsophila community! #FlyCROSS surveys are open for #mentors. The current chairs @shyama13.bsky.social and @jocmcdonald.bsky.social alongside the committee members have put in a lot of effort to begin the third cycle of this mentoring program. You may have already received an invite from GSA. 21511
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 27/07/2026When you have a beautiful campus 😍 #IUBloomington #Dunnwoods #hawk #birdwatch 040
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 20/07/2026This is how the past month was spent in the spirit of #Football - brought us all so much joy......returning to the normal world will be hard 🥺 #fifa26 ⚽🎉 050
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Omggg Germany vs Paraguay !!! Whaaaat gooo Paraguay !! #fifa26 000
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 19/06/2026It's a #dumpling #friday - if that's at all a thing 😅 #phdlife 020
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Finally became a member of this amazing adult amusement park ! #costco 110
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I have just begun watching this show - it's soooo good ! Seeing visuals of #Mumbai from the 1980s and 1990s 😍 And all the amazing old Hindi songs in the background 🤌🏽🤌🏽 #primevideo #titanstory 000
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Had some wonderful company this morning on my way to work ! #turtle #raccoon #iubloomington #phdlife 🐢🦝 030
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Getting nails done for some writing motivation 💅🏽👩🏽🔬👩🏽💻💻 #writing #motivation #nailart #phdlife 020
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Very grateful to the committee which joined us at the very beginning and had faith in a new idea. @armstrongflylab.bsky.social @jocmcdonald.bsky.social @shyama13.bsky.social , Jonathan Andrews and Frank Macabenta 🥳 They all did a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure smooth matches 🤩 120
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 18/05/2026#Drosophila community update: FlyCROSS is undergoing a new exciting transition. Me and Laurel Raftery are stepping down as co-chairs. We are beyond thrilled to announce that @shyama13.bsky.social and @jocmcdonald.bsky.social will be the new co-chairs of the FlyCROSS mentoring program! (1/N) 🥹🎊 2247
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 14/05/2026When your barista has more faith in you somehow ! #bloomington #writingday #manusctipt 120
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 10/05/2026#mothersday calls across continents ! There are days when you miss home a bit more - it's one of those days 🥹 😊🎂🎈🥂🎊 020
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Me spending my Sunday afternoon 🤷🏽♀️ 5 years of grad school and still can't be good at this 😳 #matchingsocks 010
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Look at the amazing turnout for the #eggdrop contest at @iubiology.bsky.social ! And all the creative ways of dropping eggs and at the winning team 🥹🥚🐣 #phdlife #gradlife #sciencing #friyay @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social @tennessenlab.bsky.social 040
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Stuff we are excited about at @iubiology.bsky.social is the end of semester celebrations and #eggdrop contest ! Look at the cool team names we all came up with. I am so looking forward to seeing the flying parachutes and boxes with eggs 😅🥚🐣🪂👩🏽🔬 #phdlife #community #spring 040
Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Whoever drew it - they did a good job. We did something very similar when we couldn't find Jason for a while (he disappeared on us) 🤣 020