Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam

Ph.D. Student at the University of Toronto, Ensminger Lab | OTU, WLU | (she/her) |

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Pregnant Tigriopus copepod! This is my first time using a graphics tablet to illustrate an animal. I previously used it to draw mechanistic diagrams but I thought I’d change things up a bit 🦐✨

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

I have the best most interesting morning walks to the lab, here at @UTM, thanks to their lovely garden arrangements 🌶️ 🍓

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Mealybugs, be gone!!!! 🕸️

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Loving the new growth 😌🌲🩵

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

@Kexin0214 I just love tulips… and WBs 😌 I hope you’re doing well Kexin!

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Tulip szn in full bloom !!!!

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Check out the seedlings we planted at the @UTM research greenhouse @ensmingerlab 🌲🩵! #TikTok https://t.co/hXGhMWeRfD

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

@malaikamaraya I’m not ready for it 😔

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Look at the lil tamarack hold her lil water droplets!!! Spring is here!! 💗🥺

[Cincinnati Zoo @CincinnatiZoo]

Fiona and Fritz Friday!

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Wow this is the cutest thing ever!!!!

[B&S @_B___S]

Arctic hares are very cute in a snowball type of way.

[Dr. Allison McDonald @AEMcDonaldWLU]

Does the mitochondrial electron transport system keep you up at night for all the right reasons? Recruiting for undergrad thesis projects, 1 MSc project, and 1 PhD project for Sept. 2023. Details at: https://t.co/WZ76yu8V2t under Student Opportunities.

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Walk back home was so pretty tonight 🤍

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

All I want for Christmas is my western blots to work 😔💔

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

@danimanitoba1 Cute little copepod !!!! 💕

[liv ☮️ (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈 @liv_laugh_lab]

I’m an autoclave.
I’m an essential machine widely used across many fields.
This is my daily routine:

[Dr. Allison McDonald @AEMcDonaldWLU]

Remembering 14 women today. Women in STEM: You belong. Persist, resist, succeed, dismantle, make a world that is better. I am amazed by all that you do in a system designed to be hostile to you. I see you and am thankful to be on this journey with you.

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

My first ever in-person conference, and alongside my amazing lab mates!! Thank you for the wonderful experience @cspbscbv ☺️

[Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee]

The Ensminger lab representing at the @cspbscbv Eastern Regional Meeting. We all gave our talks in the same session so everyone got a comprehensive on conifer biology and abiotic stress @ensmingerlab 🌲

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

It’s not a lab win for me unless I fail twice trying 😴

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Published papers with NUMEROUS grammatical errors and incorrect figures/schematics make me want to rip my hair out. New PhD frustration unlocked 😃

[Anchalya Anna Balasubramaniam @anchalyab]

Why am I constantly tired/sleepy or is this normal grad student behaviour 🦥