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John Chilton

@axonology.bsky.social

Aquatic ape πŸŒŠπŸŠβ€β™‚οΈπŸ„β€β™‚οΈ cartoonophile ✏ recovering neurobiologist 🧠 Passionate about education and science communication πŸ‘¨β€πŸ«πŸ“’πŸ”¬πŸ¦ πŸ§« For more see www.axonology.com

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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! πŸ€“
Going to be a job making models for the whole pack tho!πŸ₯΄πŸ˜‚
#AR #3D #eduSky πŸ§ͺ #sciArt #blood

28.05.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Up for debate...?! πŸ˜‰πŸ₯Έ

26.03.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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....

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 πŸ§ͺ

18.03.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

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 πŸ§ͺ

16.02.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#EduSky

07.02.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

11.12.2024 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
Cartoon of retinal photoreceptor rod cells looking for photons

Cartoon of retinal photoreceptor rod cells looking for photons

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 πŸ§ͺ

13.01.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Diagram titled granulocytes, showing vector art images of a neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil and mast cell

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

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

05.01.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Made a table for axonology jr for Christmas. 52 sea creatures based on old engravings lovingly pyrographed on before being lacquered πŸ™πŸ¦‘πŸŸπŸ πŸ‘

22.12.2024 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arrived at work to find my insulin receptor model has been turned into a festive decoration for the daily timetable! πŸ˜…πŸŽ„
#eduSky πŸ§ͺ

10.12.2024 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...' πŸ’¨

06.12.2024 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vintage style illustration of the torso emphasising the cardiac anatomy titled Anatomy for Cardiologists

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

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Gently poke fun at your nearest and dearest cardiologist with this handy anatomical illustration πŸ’“
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 πŸ§ͺ

03.12.2024 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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 πŸ’‘

Please share! πŸ™

02.12.2024 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 πŸ§ͺ

25.11.2024 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 πŸ§ͺ #immunology #microbiology

24.11.2024 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

21.11.2024 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to AXON2025 - mark your calendars

17.11.2024 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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

19.11.2024 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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...

19.11.2024 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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

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

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 πŸ§ͺ

18.11.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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!

14.11.2024 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 16

I had no idea! Every day's a school day πŸ€“
In my defence I've not needed to go to a barber for 30 years πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

13.11.2024 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for a microglial barber shop

Poster for a microglial barber shop

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

12.11.2024 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Ali. Some fine choices in there!! πŸ˜‰πŸ˜πŸ‘

11.11.2024 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A spoof movie poster for the cover of a medical school newsletter showing a zombie appendix comig out of a graveyard

A spoof movie poster for the cover of a medical school newsletter showing a zombie appendix comig out of a graveyard

Taking a break from the serious side of the job on Friday afternoon to put together the cover of the School newsletter (the DLE is our loveably byzantine digital learning environment)
#edusky #sciart #meded

01.11.2024 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon of a microglia barber pruning the dendrites from a neuron

Cartoon of a microglia barber pruning the dendrites from a neuron

Finally finished this #wip from #SciArtSeptember the latest in my series of glial jobs - 'Synaptic Pruning' by Mike R O'Glia brain barber.
#neuroSkyence #SciArt πŸ§ͺ #immunoSky

15.10.2024 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Drawn to the Sea Design Original cartoons and designs from brain waves to beach waves, inspired by science and swimming. Available on a wide range of clothing, stationery, soft furnishings, mugs and accessories.

When I'm not doing #SciArt one of my other loves is #swimming you can see my aquatic designs here
www.drawntothesea.com/inthepool.html

03.10.2024 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon mast cell being bitten by a mosquito and degranulating #SciArtSeptember

Cartoon mast cell being bitten by a mosquito and degranulating #SciArtSeptember

A day late #epilogue for #SciArtSeptember the granulocyte I didn't find a prompt for (but was my favourite to draw) - the mast cell!
#SciArt πŸ§ͺ #immunoSky #microSky

01.10.2024 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you 😊

30.09.2024 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please do 😊

29.09.2024 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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