Anthony Dornan
@dornan.bsky.social
🔬Deputy Lead - Cellular Analysis Facility - Shared Research Facilities MVLS, University of Glasgow.
Fly Geneticist that liked Microscopy - now a Microscopist that likes Genetics.
All views - generally - my own. (He/Him) 🇨🇦🏴
ORCID: 0000-0002-5228-2893
Fly Geneticist that liked Microscopy - now a Microscopist that likes Genetics.
All views - generally - my own. (He/Him) 🇨🇦🏴
ORCID: 0000-0002-5228-2893
@nameshiv.bsky.social you were saying you miss ‘Old Twitter’? I would say this definitely had that vibe.
What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@nameshiv.bsky.social you were saying you miss ‘Old Twitter’? I would say this definitely had that vibe.
“That work has affirmed that childhood vaccines are safe for the general population with long-established benefits of preventing illness and averting death.”
It’s madness that NAS has to put out a statement counter-acting misinformation promulgated by the CDC on behalf of a lunatic Health Secretary.
It’s madness that NAS has to put out a statement counter-acting misinformation promulgated by the CDC on behalf of a lunatic Health Secretary.
National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
www.nationalacademies.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“That work has affirmed that childhood vaccines are safe for the general population with long-established benefits of preventing illness and averting death.”
It’s madness that NAS has to put out a statement counter-acting misinformation promulgated by the CDC on behalf of a lunatic Health Secretary.
It’s madness that NAS has to put out a statement counter-acting misinformation promulgated by the CDC on behalf of a lunatic Health Secretary.
You mean “The most dangerous loon cloaked In pseudoscience.”?
He is demonstrably not a scientist - neither showing any understanding of the Scientific Method nor displaying any Scientific Integrity.
He is demonstrably not a scientist - neither showing any understanding of the Scientific Method nor displaying any Scientific Integrity.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You mean “The most dangerous loon cloaked In pseudoscience.”?
He is demonstrably not a scientist - neither showing any understanding of the Scientific Method nor displaying any Scientific Integrity.
He is demonstrably not a scientist - neither showing any understanding of the Scientific Method nor displaying any Scientific Integrity.
In Science integrity is not optional.
Important video from fellow scientist and microscopist @stephanie-shiers.bsky.social. Please respect our work.
#Microscopy #MicroscopyMonday
#Microscopy #MicroscopyMonday
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
In Science integrity is not optional.
Reposted by Anthony Dornan
Important video from fellow scientist and microscopist @stephanie-shiers.bsky.social. Please respect our work.
#Microscopy #MicroscopyMonday
#Microscopy #MicroscopyMonday
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Important video from fellow scientist and microscopist @stephanie-shiers.bsky.social. Please respect our work.
#Microscopy #MicroscopyMonday
#Microscopy #MicroscopyMonday
Reposted by Anthony Dornan
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
Reposted by Anthony Dornan
ZEISS Lightfield 4D has been nominated for the prestigious Thuringian Innovation Award! 🎉The jury has made their selections - now it's your turn to decide on the "Audience Award 2025". 👉 Support us with a "thumbs up" : zeiss.ly/innovationspreis2025-voting
Voting is open until Nov 21, 2025. ⌛
Voting is open until Nov 21, 2025. ⌛
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
ZEISS Lightfield 4D has been nominated for the prestigious Thuringian Innovation Award! 🎉The jury has made their selections - now it's your turn to decide on the "Audience Award 2025". 👉 Support us with a "thumbs up" : zeiss.ly/innovationspreis2025-voting
Voting is open until Nov 21, 2025. ⌛
Voting is open until Nov 21, 2025. ⌛
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🏆 Proud to share that @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social & BioImagingUK have been awarded the @tech-commit.bsky.social Award of Impact!
This recognises our support of imaging technicians through:
✈️ 85 travel grants
📚 60 training subsidies
🔬 84K+ pupils engaged in outreach
📝 Core Facilities Poster & Policy
This recognises our support of imaging technicians through:
✈️ 85 travel grants
📚 60 training subsidies
🔬 84K+ pupils engaged in outreach
📝 Core Facilities Poster & Policy
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🏆 Proud to share that @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social & BioImagingUK have been awarded the @tech-commit.bsky.social Award of Impact!
This recognises our support of imaging technicians through:
✈️ 85 travel grants
📚 60 training subsidies
🔬 84K+ pupils engaged in outreach
📝 Core Facilities Poster & Policy
This recognises our support of imaging technicians through:
✈️ 85 travel grants
📚 60 training subsidies
🔬 84K+ pupils engaged in outreach
📝 Core Facilities Poster & Policy
Reposted by Anthony Dornan
Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Axonal pathfinding of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells forms the optic nerve. Credit to Dr. Matthew Bostock @houartlab.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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I updated the Image Viewer and the wiki page with many small bug fixes and features! If you haven't tried it yet, now it's even better ;)
#microscopy #ImageJ #FluorescenceFriday #microscopyMonday
#microscopy #ImageJ #FluorescenceFriday #microscopyMonday
My new ImageJ / Fiji toolkit is out 🔥! The goal is to make image handling & visualization easy, with an intuitive interface! Install it on Fiji with the "Image Viewer" update site
#microscopy #ImageJ #FluorescenceFriday #microscopyMonday
imagej.net/plugins/imag...
#microscopy #ImageJ #FluorescenceFriday #microscopyMonday
imagej.net/plugins/imag...
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I updated the Image Viewer and the wiki page with many small bug fixes and features! If you haven't tried it yet, now it's even better ;)
#microscopy #ImageJ #FluorescenceFriday #microscopyMonday
#microscopy #ImageJ #FluorescenceFriday #microscopyMonday
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November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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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.)
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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.)
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
WTF?!
"This represents a setback, but it is also reversible”.
A setback?!
If only there was some medical program that would prevent the resurgence of measles…oh…wait…
"This represents a setback, but it is also reversible”.
A setback?!
If only there was some medical program that would prevent the resurgence of measles…oh…wait…
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
WTF?!
"This represents a setback, but it is also reversible”.
A setback?!
If only there was some medical program that would prevent the resurgence of measles…oh…wait…
"This represents a setback, but it is also reversible”.
A setback?!
If only there was some medical program that would prevent the resurgence of measles…oh…wait…
Reposted by Anthony Dornan
We are delighted to announce the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course 2026 (SOMC26), taking place in Glasgow from 21st July – 30th July 2026!
Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We are delighted to announce the Strathclyde Optical Microscopy Course 2026 (SOMC26), taking place in Glasgow from 21st July – 30th July 2026!
Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
Please find more details at shorturl.at/xmUiZ and apply at shorturl.at/MxTlI. Deadline 16 January 2026.
Now that is a great idea - when my kids were young enough to trick or treat I would have been delighted if they had come home with a Foldscope.
Success. Nearly 259 Foldscope deployed in hands of unsuspecting candy crazy kids. Halloween is always more colorful with the microscopes - specially in a few weeks they could look at the micro-fauna of the teeth with so much sugar consumption.
November 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Now that is a great idea - when my kids were young enough to trick or treat I would have been delighted if they had come home with a Foldscope.
Should have said this trip was to ensure that the Cellular Analysis Facility @mvls-srf.bsky.social remains current with cutting edge imaging technologies available.
Just back from an intense/incredibly productive trip to Oberkochen @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social testing out the Lightfield4D & LSM990 microsystems. Completely being blown away by their speed & resolution.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Should have said this trip was to ensure that the Cellular Analysis Facility @mvls-srf.bsky.social remains current with cutting edge imaging technologies available.
Just back from an intense/incredibly productive trip to Oberkochen @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social testing out the Lightfield4D & LSM990 microsystems. Completely being blown away by their speed & resolution.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
November 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Just back from an intense/incredibly productive trip to Oberkochen @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social testing out the Lightfield4D & LSM990 microsystems. Completely being blown away by their speed & resolution.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
Let’s f*cking do this! & Respect ma’ authoritaeee!
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Let’s f*cking do this! & Respect ma’ authoritaeee!
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Saw this art posted on FB & wanted to share it.
Indigenous Blue Jays logo (made by Kory Parkin/@paintsbyparkin)
#LetsGoBlueJays !
Indigenous Blue Jays logo (made by Kory Parkin/@paintsbyparkin)
#LetsGoBlueJays !
October 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Saw this art posted on FB & wanted to share it.
Indigenous Blue Jays logo (made by Kory Parkin/@paintsbyparkin)
#LetsGoBlueJays !
Indigenous Blue Jays logo (made by Kory Parkin/@paintsbyparkin)
#LetsGoBlueJays !
#BlueJays #let’splayball
I usually decry the tribal nationalism of sports but, I’ve supported the Jays since inception. I was at the Expos/Jays Canada Day game. My family go to games every summer we’re home.
& now this series seems a metaphor for a fight against encroaching Kleptocracy. #ElbowsUp!
I usually decry the tribal nationalism of sports but, I’ve supported the Jays since inception. I was at the Expos/Jays Canada Day game. My family go to games every summer we’re home.
& now this series seems a metaphor for a fight against encroaching Kleptocracy. #ElbowsUp!
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#BlueJays #let’splayball
I usually decry the tribal nationalism of sports but, I’ve supported the Jays since inception. I was at the Expos/Jays Canada Day game. My family go to games every summer we’re home.
& now this series seems a metaphor for a fight against encroaching Kleptocracy. #ElbowsUp!
I usually decry the tribal nationalism of sports but, I’ve supported the Jays since inception. I was at the Expos/Jays Canada Day game. My family go to games every summer we’re home.
& now this series seems a metaphor for a fight against encroaching Kleptocracy. #ElbowsUp!
An image from Ed Kravitz’s Obit - speaks very much to the point that Josh has made in his piece.
Science - by attempting to discern underlying truths, demanding that findings are tested & hypotheses are driven by results & are not bent to suit the needs of kleptocrats - is by definition political.
Science - by attempting to discern underlying truths, demanding that findings are tested & hypotheses are driven by results & are not bent to suit the needs of kleptocrats - is by definition political.
October 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
An image from Ed Kravitz’s Obit - speaks very much to the point that Josh has made in his piece.
Science - by attempting to discern underlying truths, demanding that findings are tested & hypotheses are driven by results & are not bent to suit the needs of kleptocrats - is by definition political.
Science - by attempting to discern underlying truths, demanding that findings are tested & hypotheses are driven by results & are not bent to suit the needs of kleptocrats - is by definition political.
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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
After a very long hard day at work - came home and noticed this notification from @currentbiology.bsky.social and my spirits were immediately lifted.
@mads100tist.bsky.social is it wrong that this makes me feel validated?
@mads100tist.bsky.social is it wrong that this makes me feel validated?
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
After a very long hard day at work - came home and noticed this notification from @currentbiology.bsky.social and my spirits were immediately lifted.
@mads100tist.bsky.social is it wrong that this makes me feel validated?
@mads100tist.bsky.social is it wrong that this makes me feel validated?
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Want to automate workflows in #FIJI?
Don't know where to start?
We (@lankylaste.bsky.social, Alicja Skórkowska and Sara Salgueiro Torres) have added a step-by-step tutorial to the wiki to get you started.
Thanks @ctrue.bsky.social for adding!
imagej.github.io/tutorials/ba...
Don't know where to start?
We (@lankylaste.bsky.social, Alicja Skórkowska and Sara Salgueiro Torres) have added a step-by-step tutorial to the wiki to get you started.
Thanks @ctrue.bsky.social for adding!
imagej.github.io/tutorials/ba...
Batch Processing with the ImageJ Macro Language
The ImageJ wiki is a community-edited knowledge base on topics relating to ImageJ, a public domain program for processing and analyzing scientific images, and its ecosystem of derivatives and variants...
imagej.github.io
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Want to automate workflows in #FIJI?
Don't know where to start?
We (@lankylaste.bsky.social, Alicja Skórkowska and Sara Salgueiro Torres) have added a step-by-step tutorial to the wiki to get you started.
Thanks @ctrue.bsky.social for adding!
imagej.github.io/tutorials/ba...
Don't know where to start?
We (@lankylaste.bsky.social, Alicja Skórkowska and Sara Salgueiro Torres) have added a step-by-step tutorial to the wiki to get you started.
Thanks @ctrue.bsky.social for adding!
imagej.github.io/tutorials/ba...
Reposted by Anthony Dornan
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
This seems rad: overexpressing FruM in a set of proboscis-motorneuron-projecting neurons makes melanogaster males add food-sharing to their courtship repertoire.
It is fascinating to see evolutionary shifts in behavior be tied so concretely to shifts in brain development!
This seems rad: overexpressing FruM in a set of proboscis-motorneuron-projecting neurons makes melanogaster males add food-sharing to their courtship repertoire.
It is fascinating to see evolutionary shifts in behavior be tied so concretely to shifts in brain development!
Cross-species implementation of an innate courtship behavior by manipulation of the sex-determinant gene
In accepting a courting male, Drosophila subobscura females require nuptial gift giving in which a male gives regurgitated crop contents to her mouth to mouth. No similar behavior is found in D. melan...
doi.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
This seems rad: overexpressing FruM in a set of proboscis-motorneuron-projecting neurons makes melanogaster males add food-sharing to their courtship repertoire.
It is fascinating to see evolutionary shifts in behavior be tied so concretely to shifts in brain development!
This seems rad: overexpressing FruM in a set of proboscis-motorneuron-projecting neurons makes melanogaster males add food-sharing to their courtship repertoire.
It is fascinating to see evolutionary shifts in behavior be tied so concretely to shifts in brain development!