Vrinda Ravi Kumar
@vrindarvkm.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist, or bug science lady · Postdoc at Czech Academy of Sciences · PhD from NCBS Bangalore · Science writing · Improv, effective storytelling & comedy
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Working any sort of within-organism conflict?
Submit a paper to our special issue in @jevbio.bsky.social!
Submit a paper to our special issue in @jevbio.bsky.social!
Call for Papers for a special issue on "Foundations of Internal Conflicts" in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Submit by Feb 28, 2026. Contact Martijn Schenkel for details: martijn.schenkel@wur.nl
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October 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Working any sort of within-organism conflict?
Submit a paper to our special issue in @jevbio.bsky.social!
Submit a paper to our special issue in @jevbio.bsky.social!
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Join us in Montpellier if you are interested in #evolution #genomics #adaptation #invasive species or if you want to get to know a collegial group of #Drosophila enthusiasts
🪰 🧬16th #DrosEU2026 Workshop & Satellite #DrosophilaSuzukii Meeting Conference will take place 13–17 April 2026 in #Montpellier, France 🇫🇷.
We look forward to connecting with colleagues across Europe to discuss new research in #Drosophila #genomics #evolution & #CitizenScience +info 👉 droseu.net
We look forward to connecting with colleagues across Europe to discuss new research in #Drosophila #genomics #evolution & #CitizenScience +info 👉 droseu.net
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Join us in Montpellier if you are interested in #evolution #genomics #adaptation #invasive species or if you want to get to know a collegial group of #Drosophila enthusiasts
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Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu
October 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu
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I wrote a commentary about the recent paper by @deepaagashe.bsky.social and @vrindarvkm.bsky.social
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
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October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I wrote a commentary about the recent paper by @deepaagashe.bsky.social and @vrindarvkm.bsky.social
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Our work on evolutionary rescue is finally out in this week's issue of PNAS! Check out the NCBS communications team piece on our work quoted below.
#LatestPublication
Vrinda & team from Dr Deepa Agashe's lab tracked beetle populations for 5+ years in harsh environments. Findings show how traits of founders influenced the long-term survival of their descendants.
🔗 bit.ly/42hsviC
@deepaagashe.bsky.social
🧵Check out the thread to know more!👇
Vrinda & team from Dr Deepa Agashe's lab tracked beetle populations for 5+ years in harsh environments. Findings show how traits of founders influenced the long-term survival of their descendants.
🔗 bit.ly/42hsviC
@deepaagashe.bsky.social
🧵Check out the thread to know more!👇
September 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Our work on evolutionary rescue is finally out in this week's issue of PNAS! Check out the NCBS communications team piece on our work quoted below.
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Some of the #Bengaluru representation at #ESEB2025 in Barcelona!
@shikharabhat.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @vrindarvkm.bsky.social @gauravathreya.bsky.social @utharasrini.bsky.social
@shikharabhat.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @vrindarvkm.bsky.social @gauravathreya.bsky.social @utharasrini.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Some of the #Bengaluru representation at #ESEB2025 in Barcelona!
@shikharabhat.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @vrindarvkm.bsky.social @gauravathreya.bsky.social @utharasrini.bsky.social
@shikharabhat.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @vrindarvkm.bsky.social @gauravathreya.bsky.social @utharasrini.bsky.social
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This year I’m teaching a science writing course. When the course started, I had this exact conversation with the students - Your thoughts are fuzzy phantoms that ping around in your brain. If you want to catch and share those thoughts you need to pin them to the page.
Writing is thinking. We get students to write so that they learn how to think and use their brains. Using LLMs to do your work is like trying to be an athlete by getting someone else to do your training for you.
What is the point of what we do if the interactions are not authentic? It is evident that students are increasingly turning to LLMs to "help" them do their work, with such dreary results - from handwaving generalizations that are rhetorically fluent but vacuous to outright hallucinations.
March 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This year I’m teaching a science writing course. When the course started, I had this exact conversation with the students - Your thoughts are fuzzy phantoms that ping around in your brain. If you want to catch and share those thoughts you need to pin them to the page.
📜 New preprint alert. Our work on evolutionary rescue is now up on bioRxiv! We tracked flour beetle populations for ~5 years (70 generations) to understand how populations adapt to harsh environments, and which traits help them survive.
March 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
📜 New preprint alert. Our work on evolutionary rescue is now up on bioRxiv! We tracked flour beetle populations for ~5 years (70 generations) to understand how populations adapt to harsh environments, and which traits help them survive.
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If making chemical tools for biology excites you, consider applying to the NCBS graduate program! My lab plans to hire 1–2 graduate students this cycle. More info on my lab @ dyecraftlab.com
#AdmissionsAlert!
The National Centre for Biological Sciences announces the opening of online applications for admission to its PhD programme through National Exam Route.
Application Deadline: 24th March 2025
Joining: 1st August 2025
Apply here: bit.ly/4igBGFK
The National Centre for Biological Sciences announces the opening of online applications for admission to its PhD programme through National Exam Route.
Application Deadline: 24th March 2025
Joining: 1st August 2025
Apply here: bit.ly/4igBGFK
February 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
If making chemical tools for biology excites you, consider applying to the NCBS graduate program! My lab plans to hire 1–2 graduate students this cycle. More info on my lab @ dyecraftlab.com
Some weekend fly art can really lift your Monday blues. Mixed media.
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Some weekend fly art can really lift your Monday blues. Mixed media.