Proud son moment, my badass mom is giving a commencement speech at the Auburn Vet school.

Reached the “am I crazy or is it just sassy comment time” phase of the manuscript writing process.

There is no Benny, only Zuul.

Spent 10k on custom media from @thermofishersci.bsky.social which kills our neurons, unlike a similar in house made version. Complained to thermo about this, and after a month of “investigation” they refuse to refund or replace it- but will let us have a discount on a replacement.

Well done.

Want a change of scenery in these interesting times? Our institute is recruiting a director/head of school.

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Fluorescence Friday- DIV21 hippocampal neurons imaged with 10x expansion microscopy.

Magenta- Bassoon
Cyan- PSD95

Older photo of Dolly Parton holding a kitten. Dolly is wearing a flowy purple garment. The kitten is back with white mittens

There’s so much Miller on the timeline, cleansing with Dolly Parton and a cat ✨

Spending the first day of 2026 putting the finishing touches on this work. A few more layers of teal dendrites and axons left to go.

He’s trying to summit the Christmas tree before midnight.

Ongoing holiday break art project. The dendrite and axon induced hand cramping is real.

Christmas Eve tree naps are likely a new tradition.

❤️

Winter break art project- full size image will be 36”x36” for my office.

Layers upon layers of white dendrites and axons yet to come until little grey remains.

I really wish I could figure out why the lower branches of my new Christmas tree are so deformed.

A mystery beyond any sort of comprehension, really.

Less than a month to go before applications close for the Introduction to Image Analysis workshop in Cardiff (deadline 16th January)!

@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social

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Donlin-Asp lab holiday dinner 2025 edition.

5 minutes getting neutered, 2 hours trying to remove the cone of shame, 1 flipped food bowl, and 2 water fountains turned into feline water parks = one high happy kitten.

“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”

Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

Ever wanted to smell like a nmdar activation?

Must be a blissful existence when your only expectations are: be cute and cause chaos.

DIV21 hippocampal neurons
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
panSynGAP1a1/a2/y orange, 157003 SYSY)
5 min -20 methanol fixation

DIV21 hippocampal neurons
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1b (orange, F1D4L CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation

DIV21 hippocampal neurons
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1a2 (orange, E4Y6I CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation

DIV21 hippocampal neurons
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1a1 (orange, F8I5Q CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation

2 cats, only 1 brain.

Fair.

I need to invest in a birdseed subscription service.

Family bonding time in front of the telly.

Trigger warning: a cotton ball growling is a terrifying thing.