Heather Brown-Harding
@microscopyed.bsky.social
Imaging Scientist at Harvard Center for Biological Imaging. I help people do cool science. Lover of all
things microscopy & microbiology 🔬🦠
things microscopy & microbiology 🔬🦠
Pinned
I created a starter pack for Imaging Scientists that work in core facilities.
I'm sure I missed lots of people since I searched for those that have "core" or "facility" in their bios, so let me know who else should be added!
go.bsky.app/2bbgRQU
I'm sure I missed lots of people since I searched for those that have "core" or "facility" in their bios, so let me know who else should be added!
go.bsky.app/2bbgRQU
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
Interested in Zebrafish brain imaging? We released a 3D printed mold that's is super helpful for us. Check it out
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Interested in Zebrafish brain imaging? We released a 3D printed mold that's is super helpful for us. Check it out
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
Customizable FDM-based zebrafish embryo mold for live imaging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Work by Marcela and Jaakko in the lab
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
A specialized appendage responds to female sex hormones, allowing male octopuses to find their sex organs in the dark. https://scim.ag/4roFry3
‘Superarm’ helps male octopuses deliver sperm to females
Specialized appendage responds to female sex hormones, allowing males to find sex organs in the dark
scim.ag
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A specialized appendage responds to female sex hormones, allowing male octopuses to find their sex organs in the dark. https://scim.ag/4roFry3
I might finish my Power App in the next few weeks, so HCBI users can report problems. It sends an email to our joint email, and then they can check the status of any problems without getting constant emails. Wish me luck! (Because every time I fix one thing, a new thing breaks 😆)
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I might finish my Power App in the next few weeks, so HCBI users can report problems. It sends an email to our joint email, and then they can check the status of any problems without getting constant emails. Wish me luck! (Because every time I fix one thing, a new thing breaks 😆)
I had a new coworker who had worked with us for 2 weeks. We were at a holiday party, and they asked, "Do they have anything other than beer and wine?" My response was, "they don't do liquor at work parties." She stared at me until I realized the question. "Oh, soda and seltzer." 😬
And this is 10x in academia and other work settings
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I had a new coworker who had worked with us for 2 weeks. We were at a holiday party, and they asked, "Do they have anything other than beer and wine?" My response was, "they don't do liquor at work parties." She stared at me until I realized the question. "Oh, soda and seltzer." 😬
It's a bit squished from being on a slide for yesterday's confocal images, but I hope you enjoy my uncleared tick imaged on the Zeiss Lightsheet 7, with multiview fusion.
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's a bit squished from being on a slide for yesterday's confocal images, but I hope you enjoy my uncleared tick imaged on the Zeiss Lightsheet 7, with multiview fusion.
Good.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Good.
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
Check out our latest issue where we interview Cassandra Extavour, who studies the evolution of the genetic mechanisms employed during early animal embryogenesis to specify cell fate, development, and differentiation at Harvard University. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Q & A
Interview with Cassandra Extavour, who studies the evolution of the genetic mechanisms
employed during early animal embryogenesis to specify cell fate, development, and
differentiation at Harvard Univ...
www.cell.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Check out our latest issue where we interview Cassandra Extavour, who studies the evolution of the genetic mechanisms employed during early animal embryogenesis to specify cell fate, development, and differentiation at Harvard University. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Check out this tick I collected ;-)
And by collected, I mean pulled off my pant leg after a walk in the woods
And by collected, I mean pulled off my pant leg after a walk in the woods
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Check out this tick I collected ;-)
And by collected, I mean pulled off my pant leg after a walk in the woods
And by collected, I mean pulled off my pant leg after a walk in the woods
TIL there is such a thing as "super lice" 😬
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
TIL there is such a thing as "super lice" 😬
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
Looking into possible networking apps for a future meeting. Why does every single one of them think we need "AI matchmaking?" If you want to narrow it down, it seems like filters for specific tags would be sufficient
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Looking into possible networking apps for a future meeting. Why does every single one of them think we need "AI matchmaking?" If you want to narrow it down, it seems like filters for specific tags would be sufficient
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Northern lights report: too many clouds in Boston
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Northern lights report: too many clouds in Boston
Who else's core suddenly took a huge hit in September? 😬
Yes, it's 9:30, but there should be someone on a few of the systems...
Yes, it's 9:30, but there should be someone on a few of the systems...
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Who else's core suddenly took a huge hit in September? 😬
Yes, it's 9:30, but there should be someone on a few of the systems...
Yes, it's 9:30, but there should be someone on a few of the systems...
Obligatory Northern lights report. Visible outside of Boston
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Obligatory Northern lights report. Visible outside of Boston
It is always great to see the dissertation of a super user. We often don't see the whole picture of a project in the core.
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It is always great to see the dissertation of a super user. We often don't see the whole picture of a project in the core.
What's some random autofluorescent stuff that I can find outside that would look cool on a microscope?
Looking for weird samples to highlight some of the instruments in the faciliity
Looking for weird samples to highlight some of the instruments in the faciliity
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
What's some random autofluorescent stuff that I can find outside that would look cool on a microscope?
Looking for weird samples to highlight some of the instruments in the faciliity
Looking for weird samples to highlight some of the instruments in the faciliity
I had to turn down the position last Friday, but that means the HCBI gets stuck with me indefinitely!
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I had to turn down the position last Friday, but that means the HCBI gets stuck with me indefinitely!
A response to a new story saying Watson didn't credit Franklin. Tells you a lot about how the public sees scientists in general and women scientists in general 😡
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A response to a new story saying Watson didn't credit Franklin. Tells you a lot about how the public sees scientists in general and women scientists in general 😡
I suppose it's fortunate that the explosion was caused by idiots rather than a dangerous mastermind
abcnews.go.com/US/2-men-arr...
abcnews.go.com/US/2-men-arr...
2 young men arrested in explosion at Harvard Medical School: FBI
Two men have been arrested in connection with Saturday's explosion at Harvard Medical School, the FBI announced on Tuesday.
abcnews.go.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I suppose it's fortunate that the explosion was caused by idiots rather than a dangerous mastermind
abcnews.go.com/US/2-men-arr...
abcnews.go.com/US/2-men-arr...
Got to check out the MBF "SLICE" this morning. It's so little, I wish I had a banana for scale 😂
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Got to check out the MBF "SLICE" this morning. It's so little, I wish I had a banana for scale 😂
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
🔬 THREAD: UK Bioimaging User Access Fund is OPEN!
Up to £5k for imaging experiments, £2k for image analysis
Access world-class facilities at Crick, ESRIC, KCL, Liverpool, Oxford Brookes & York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
🧵👇
Up to £5k for imaging experiments, £2k for image analysis
Access world-class facilities at Crick, ESRIC, KCL, Liverpool, Oxford Brookes & York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
🧵👇
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🔬 THREAD: UK Bioimaging User Access Fund is OPEN!
Up to £5k for imaging experiments, £2k for image analysis
Access world-class facilities at Crick, ESRIC, KCL, Liverpool, Oxford Brookes & York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
🧵👇
Up to £5k for imaging experiments, £2k for image analysis
Access world-class facilities at Crick, ESRIC, KCL, Liverpool, Oxford Brookes & York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
🧵👇
Putting good vibes out there and singing "Let it go" while throwing out or putting things in a donate box
So good news, I got a job offer in London! 🎉
Bad news, my husband has applied for 30 positions with no interviews.
If anyone has any connections in London in the information security space, I would be eternally grateful
Bad news, my husband has applied for 30 positions with no interviews.
If anyone has any connections in London in the information security space, I would be eternally grateful
November 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Putting good vibes out there and singing "Let it go" while throwing out or putting things in a donate box
With SNAP benefits suspended for now, I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should consider donating to your local food bank. No one should be going hungry in this day and age
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
With SNAP benefits suspended for now, I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should consider donating to your local food bank. No one should be going hungry in this day and age