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Bloo
@bloomitchell.bsky.social
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
University of Memphis
www.kohlmeierlab.com

All my flies are named Jimmy.
The tiniest baby grasshopper.
April 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This is Stacy. She was quite popular.
April 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
April 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Additional images from last Friday, a thread:
April 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I had an absolutely wonderful time with the UofM bio graduates tonight! Many of us gathered to search out and identify sp. for the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge~ 😁
April 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
When you’re in a rush but your file won’t save. 😬
April 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Hi Bluesky! 👋🏻 Today is Trans Day of Visibility, and I’m a trans nonbinary scientist studying mate choice copying in #Drosophila at the University of Memphis! #TDOV
April 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
First adult progeny have eclosed! One step closer to oenocyte-free #drosophila!
March 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And so the crosses begin. Anyone wanna bet on how quickly I accidentally kill these #drosophila? 😅
March 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Exciting things to come in our little #drosophila lab~
February 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Happy v-day from me and the Jimmies.
February 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Post your current read:

Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke
January 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
First experiments of the semester completed, introducing more questions than answers. 😅 #gradlife #PhD
January 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Day 27483837363 of writing data notes anywhere but where they should be. #gradlife
January 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Have you ever seen a stink bug flip itself over?
January 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
“Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.” —Rachel Carson
January 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Happy Holidays from all of us in the Kohlmeier Lab at UofM!! May in the new year we be filled with curiosity, wisdom, discernment for our research, and a deep appreciation for the wonders of the natural world. ⭐️
December 24, 2024 at 9:14 PM