Paul Donlin-Asp
@pdaphd.bsky.social
ESAT fellow SIDB University of Edinburgh. opinions solely mine and very 🏳️🌈.
https://www.donlin-asp-lab.com/
https://www.donlin-asp-lab.com/
Fluorescence Friday- DIV21 hippocampal neurons imaged with 10x expansion microscopy.
Magenta- Bassoon
Cyan- PSD95
Magenta- Bassoon
Cyan- PSD95
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Fluorescence Friday- DIV21 hippocampal neurons imaged with 10x expansion microscopy.
Magenta- Bassoon
Cyan- PSD95
Magenta- Bassoon
Cyan- PSD95
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.
January 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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.
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
He’s trying to summit the Christmas tree before midnight.
Ongoing holiday break art project. The dendrite and axon induced hand cramping is real.
December 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ongoing holiday break art project. The dendrite and axon induced hand cramping is real.
Christmas Eve tree naps are likely a new tradition.
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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.
Layers upon layers of white dendrites and axons yet to come until little grey remains.
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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.
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.
A mystery beyond any sort of comprehension, really.
December 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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.
A mystery beyond any sort of comprehension, really.
Donlin-Asp lab holiday dinner 2025 edition.
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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.
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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.
Ever wanted to smell like a nmdar activation?
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ever wanted to smell like a nmdar activation?
Must be a blissful existence when your only expectations are: be cute and cause chaos.
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
panSynGAP1a1/a2/y orange, 157003 SYSY)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
DIV21 hippocampal neurons
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
panSynGAP1a1/a2/y orange, 157003 SYSY)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
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
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1b (orange, F1D4L CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
DIV21 hippocampal neurons
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1b (orange, F1D4L CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
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
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1a2 (orange, E4Y6I CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
DIV21 hippocampal neurons
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1a2 (orange, E4Y6I CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
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
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1a1 (orange, F8I5Q CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
DIV21 hippocampal neurons
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1a1 (orange, F8I5Q CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
MAP2 (cyan, ab5392 abcam)
SynGAP1a1 (orange, F8I5Q CST)
5 min -20 methanol fixation
2 cats, only 1 brain.
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
2 cats, only 1 brain.
I need to invest in a birdseed subscription service.
October 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I need to invest in a birdseed subscription service.
Family bonding time in front of the telly.
September 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Family bonding time in front of the telly.
Trigger warning: a cotton ball growling is a terrifying thing.
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Trigger warning: a cotton ball growling is a terrifying thing.
Enjoying a morning in York.
September 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Enjoying a morning in York.
Late summer in the burbs of Chicago has its charms.
August 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Late summer in the burbs of Chicago has its charms.
*Walking around thinking about turning 40 in a few years*
The universe:
The universe:
August 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
*Walking around thinking about turning 40 in a few years*
The universe:
The universe:
Horrid awful morning in Central Park
August 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Horrid awful morning in Central Park
On Wednesday I had to say goodbye to my loving George after 13 years. He was sweet, needy, dumb as a rock, and an all around amazing loaf of orange fur. I’m going to miss this bestest dude.
August 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
On Wednesday I had to say goodbye to my loving George after 13 years. He was sweet, needy, dumb as a rock, and an all around amazing loaf of orange fur. I’m going to miss this bestest dude.