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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · 12d

My 'Drawing Blood' series of artwork is now featured on The Blood Project! 🩸
There's even reflective Qs to consider after viewing them. It's brilliant to be collaborating on this:
www.thebloodproject.com/red-blood-ce...
#SciArt #SciComm 🧪 #eduSky

Red Blood Cells and Granulocytes • The Blood Project

"The Granulocytes" Consider the following after viewing the artwork: How does the artistic representation of blood cells and granulocytes influence your

www.thebloodproject.com

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · May 28

Boosting the learning from Wordotomy by adding augmented reality!!
I sculpted the RBC in #blender and used Halo AR for visualisation.
Really excited by the potential! 🤓
Going to be a job making models for the whole pack tho!🥴😂
#AR #3D #eduSky 🧪 #sciArt #blood

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Mar 26

Up for debate...?! 😉🥸

John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Mar 18

Interested in #outreach? Want to use #games to make it more effective but don't know where to start? Help is at hand with our new paper! The underexplored opportunity of gamifying outreach, using #anatomy as an example with @mikaelastiver.bsky.social
Open access: doi.org/10.1002/ase....
#EduSky 🧪

Gamifying anatomy outreach: An underexplored opportunity

This article explores the underutilized potential of incorporating gamified approaches into anatomy outreach initiatives. While gamification and game-based learning approaches have been widely adopte....

doi.org

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Feb 16

I've co-opted two of my favourite artists personified as cone cells to illustrate how we perceive colour and thus many great works of art.
axonology.com/cartoon/cones/
#SciArt #neuroscience #neuroSkyence 🧪

Cartoon of photoreceptor cone cells, a cyan one resembling Salvador Dali and a red one resembling Vincent Van Gogh, both responding to a magenta drawing of them.

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Feb 7

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Shape the future of #globalhealth learn more & apply today:
www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/post...
#EduSky

MSc Global Health

MSc Global Health (distance). This programme will empower you to confidently meet the clinical and logistical challenges of working in complex and...

www.plymouth.ac.uk

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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · Dec 11

We’re excited to join the Bluesky community! If you’re part of the molecular biosciences, follow us for updates on all our activities from across the Society and Portland Press. We will be posting about upcoming events, webinars, grants, published articles, and more.

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Jan 13

Struggling to get going on those dark January mornings? - thank your rod photoreceptors for picking out the photons in the gloom!
axonology.com/cartoon/rods/
#neuroSky #neuroscience #SciArt 🧪

Cartoon of retinal photoreceptor rod cells looking for photons

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Jan 5

Happy new year folks! I've made some more free vector art at scidraw.io hope these help with your fresh presentations and figures 🤓
#SciArt #immunosky #immunology #microbiology 🧪

Diagram titled granulocytes, showing vector art images of a neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil and mast cell

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Dec 22

Made a table for axonology jr for Christmas. 52 sea creatures based on old engravings lovingly pyrographed on before being lacquered 🐙🦑🐟🐠🐡

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Dec 10

Arrived at work to find my insulin receptor model has been turned into a festive decoration for the daily timetable! 😅🎄
#eduSky 🧪

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Dec 6

Get up for the swim stay for the sunrise.
As the old saying goes 'Red in the morning, shepherd's warning of Storm Darragh approaching...' 💨

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Dec 3

Gently poke fun at your nearest and dearest cardiologist with this handy anatomical illustration 💓
Soften the blow by gifting it to them on some smart merch now added to my 'Drawing Blood' collection
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1668...
#SciArt #medSky 🧪

Vintage style illustration of the torso emphasising the cardiac anatomy titled Anatomy for Cardiologists

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Petra Mocellin @petramoce.bsky.social · Dec 2

Help #neurosky #neuroskyence

Are you (or do you know) someone studying the transcription factor Ascl4/Mash4? 🧠 #neurodevelopment #differentiation #neurons #wiring

N.b. This is not the same as the acyl CoA synthetase protein ASCL4

I have some questions 💡

Please share! 🙏

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Nov 25

I've just added this brain (dorsal view) for free download from scidraw.io a fantastic library of *free* vector art of all things scientific.
Exactly what you needed for that important figure/presentation/tattoo...
#eduSky #SciArt #neuroSky 🧪

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Nov 24

Can't decide which is your favourite granulocyte? Don't worry we've all been there.
Problem solved - now you can have all 4 on the same design!
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1666...
#immunoSky #microSky #SciArt 🧪 #immunology #microbiology

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Nov 21

This is beautiful 🤩 the exact opposite of Winnie the Pooh: 'a bear of very much brain'

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Scheiffele Lab @scheiffelelab.bsky.social · Nov 17

Looking forward to AXON2025 - mark your calendars

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Nov 19

Glad it's not just me with the astronomy (beautiful tho many of the pics are) 😅 lots of seismic plots too...

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Ana Kozomara-Lund @ananeurogeek.bsky.social · Nov 19

Oldie But Goldie:
Don’t you just love little #neurobollocks from time to time? 🧠🤯😭
A funny blog post about a serious problem in #psychotherapy

#NeuroTherapy #TherapistSky #neuroscience #NeuroCounseling #mentalhealth
www.neuroscienceandpsychotherapy.com/post/neuro-b...

Neuro Bollocks(And Psychotherapy)

What is it about humans and the prefix 'neuro-'? What makes us so susceptible to suspending our disbelief in its presence? And why, as thera

www.neuroscienceandpsychotherapy.com

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Nov 18

Some of my designs are available as one-off pyrographed handmade chopping boards. No chance to digitally retouch these if I slip!
Here's the pyramidal neuron
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
(*lime not included)
#neuroSky #neuroscience #SciArt 🧪

Wooden chopping board pyrograph etched with a cartoon pyramidal neuron, a lime and a knife next to the original cartoon of a pyramidal neuron shown as an ancient Egyptian pharaoh

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Shane Liddelow @liddelowsa.bsky.social · Nov 14

go.bsky.app/Lyzro3M

!WELCOME!

thought we might need a starter pack for all those coming over from the birdhouse - here's a GliaSky list.

apologies for missing many of you - please do reply to get added

and remember to repost so the newbies can find us!

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Nov 13

I had no idea! Every day's a school day 🤓
In my defence I've not needed to go to a barber for 30 years 😂😂

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Nov 12

The eagle eyed might have spotted this in the back of Mike R O'Glia's barbershop in my recent post 'Synaptic Pruning' 👀
Now you can get your own copy from my RedBubble store
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1662...
#SciArt 🧪 #neuroskyence #immunoSky

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John Chilton @axonology.bsky.social · Nov 11

Thanks Ali. Some fine choices in there!! 😉😏👍

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