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Shyama Nandakumar

@shyama13.bsky.social

Drosophila biologist studying cell stress in growth and development. Will talk to you about polyploidy at all times. Microscope and camera nerd. Always willing to discuss science + philosophy + sports www.shyamanandakumar.in

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Shefali@iamshef.bsky.social · 5d ago

Hey #Drosophila folks ! The deadline is approaching - please consider filling up the mentoring survey and support our next generation and #earlycareer fly scientists! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social @evodevopanam.bsky.social @official-smbe.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social

Shyama Nandakumar@shyama13.bsky.social · last wk.

#drosophila folks, the Mentor survey for FlyCROSS closes soon! Please sign up using the link below, please RT and spread the word!! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social @fly-jedi.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social @iamshef.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Shyama Nandakumar@shyama13.bsky.social · 5d ago

Please sign up to mentor! The time commitment is minimal but it makes a real difference. @genetics-gsa.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social @interactivefly.bsky.social @flybase.bsky.social @fly-broadcast.bsky.social

Shefali@iamshef.bsky.social · 5d ago

Hey #Drosophila folks ! The deadline is approaching - please consider filling up the mentoring survey and support our next generation and #earlycareer fly scientists! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social @evodevopanam.bsky.social @official-smbe.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social

Shyama Nandakumar@shyama13.bsky.social · last wk.

#drosophila folks, the Mentor survey for FlyCROSS closes soon! Please sign up using the link below, please RT and spread the word!! @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social @fly-jedi.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social @iamshef.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

2026 FlyCROSS Survey For Mentors

We appreciate you taking the time and volunteering to be a mentor! Add dmelcross@gmail.com to your email address book or safe sender list, so that you can receive our emails. To be a participating men...

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Shyama Nandakumar@shyama13.bsky.social · 3w ago

Please note that you can sign up to be a FlyCROSS mentor: 1.even if you used Drosophila in the past but do not work with it anymore 2.even if you are in Industry not (especially if you are in Industry or non-academic careers!) 3. even if you are retired! #drosophila

Shyama Nandakumar@shyama13.bsky.social · 3w ago

Please note that you can sign up to be a FlyCROSS mentor: 1.even if you used Drosophila in the past but do not work with it anymore 2.even if you are in Industry not (especially if you are in Industry or non-academic careers!) 3. even if you are retired! #drosophila

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 3w ago

One thing I love about the Drosophila community is its collegiality. FlyCROSS pairs early & mid- career scientists in our community with experienced mentors who help them navigate the world of fly research while offering seasoned researchers an chance to share their knowledge & pay it forward 1/n

Shyama Nandakumar@shyama13.bsky.social · 3w ago

Please sign up to mentor as a part of FlyCROSS! @genetics-gsa.bsky.social @flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social #drosophila

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 3w ago

One thing I love about the Drosophila community is its collegiality. FlyCROSS pairs early & mid- career scientists in our community with experienced mentors who help them navigate the world of fly research while offering seasoned researchers an chance to share their knowledge & pay it forward 1/n

Shyama Nandakumar@shyama13.bsky.social · last mo.

@flybase.bsky.social @fly-eds.bsky.social @interactivefly.bsky.social @fly-broadcast.bsky.social @fly-jedi.bsky.social @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

Shefali@iamshef.bsky.social · last mo.

📢📢 #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.

Neha Ghosh@nehaghosh.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I am excited to share my new paper in @plosbiology.org . Here we show the role of chitin, a polysaccharide, in controlling the shape of the fly corneal lens. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Curvature of the Drosophila corneal lens depends on localized chitin secretion

How does the corneal lens in the fly eye acquire its light-focusing shape? This study shows that centrally located cells produce large amounts of chitin to form the thick central corneal lens, while p...

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Ben Hopkins@brhopkins92.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Quick plug for our new resource, the Drosophila Species Stock Exchange. This is a database and mailing list that documents species currently in culture and the labs holding them. If you want to know more or sign up then please get in touch. See attached for more info and please share!

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Shefali@iamshef.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#Drosophila #FlyCROSS 2025-26 updates - 84 mentor-mentee matches were made ✅ Out of which 90 % of mentees were matched to one of their preferred mentors. Keep and eye for the future program notifications. See you all at #Dros26 Below are the mentee demographics and response summary. (1/n)

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Crystal Rogers, PhD@rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Applications for Life Science Editors Foundation JEDI awards are open! Do you have a paper for grant you are working on that could use a little editing help or guidance? Please apply! lifescienceeditors.org/apply/

Apply for a JEDI Award - Life Science Editors Foundation

“Before this backlash worsens, DEI advocates, the scientific community, universities, and federal agencies need to collectively call out the dangers of setting aside DEI and come up with robust ways t...

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Harmit Singh Malik@harmitmalik.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on. (Please repost to reach a broad audience.)

Mark Peifer (He, him)@peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

You are embarrassing yourself by lauding this monster. Do you defend these views, which he held lifelong. Where is the "nuance in these words?" Shame! liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...

James Watson in his own words

“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…

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Nathaniel Comfort@nccomfort.bsky.social · 10mo ago

James D. Watson is dead. Stay tuned for some thoughts, based on my research on his biography, to be published soon. While I write that up, y'all can throw tomatoes at this if you like. But I will offer a more nuanced take. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

Christopher Michel@christophermichel.com · 10mo ago

Mariana Wolfner Mariana Wolfner has spent her life studying a creature so small it could rest on the tip of her finger. In her hands, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster becomes something extraordinary, a key to understanding how life is shaped, sustained, and passed on. On a windy fall…

Mariana Wolfner

Mariana Wolfner has spent her life studying a creature so small it could rest on the tip of her finger. In her hands, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster becomes something extraordinary, a key to understanding how life is shaped, sustained, and passed on. On a windy fall afternoon at Cornell, she sat surrounded by papers, notes, and journals. The light came through the window in soft bands as she lifted a golden model of a fly and smiled.

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