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Simon Walker

@smonw.bsky.social

Head of Imaging, Babraham Institute UK. Scientist, cyclist, technology nerd from the 3D Monster Maze generation. All opinions my own.

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I am now seeing structured illumination in the clouds. Perhaps it’s time for a holiday.

08.10.2025 16:23 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Isabel San Martin Molina, Simon Walker and Kirsty MacLellan-Gibson stood in a walled garden smiling

Isabel San Martin Molina, Simon Walker and Kirsty MacLellan-Gibson stood in a walled garden smiling

"Blackberry fields" - Irene Zorzan and Teresa Rayon's image of human embryo-like structures derived from human embryonic stem cells (blastoids) that form balls of cells with an inside cavity that look very much like blackberries. Blue marks all nuclei of the structure, the green label marks the cells that will generate the embryo proper (Nanog), and the pink label is a readout of a ribosomal protein (pS6).

"Blackberry fields" - Irene Zorzan and Teresa Rayon's image of human embryo-like structures derived from human embryonic stem cells (blastoids) that form balls of cells with an inside cavity that look very much like blackberries. Blue marks all nuclei of the structure, the green label marks the cells that will generate the embryo proper (Nanog), and the pink label is a readout of a ribosomal protein (pS6).

An image that looks like a galaxy. The spleen is an organ of the lymphatic system that plays an important role in the immune system. In this video, multiple markers were used to characterize the structure of the germinal centres in the spleen. 25 different cellular markers were targeted including B cells, T cells, plasma cells, fibroblasts, macrophages, stromal cells, granulocytes, red blood cells and dendritic cells. Images were taken by using the ultra-high content MACSima imaging platform at the Imaging Facility by Isabel

An image that looks like a galaxy. The spleen is an organ of the lymphatic system that plays an important role in the immune system. In this video, multiple markers were used to characterize the structure of the germinal centres in the spleen. 25 different cellular markers were targeted including B cells, T cells, plasma cells, fibroblasts, macrophages, stromal cells, granulocytes, red blood cells and dendritic cells. Images were taken by using the ultra-high content MACSima imaging platform at the Imaging Facility by Isabel

Celia Raimondi's image of collections of nematode worms in different colours - DNA staining (DAPI) of D1 in adulthood of mutant strain (glp-1(e2144)) of Caenorhabditis elegans. Image acquired with Nikon A1R Confocal, objective X20. Modification of the colour with ImageJ

Celia Raimondi's image of collections of nematode worms in different colours - DNA staining (DAPI) of D1 in adulthood of mutant strain (glp-1(e2144)) of Caenorhabditis elegans. Image acquired with Nikon A1R Confocal, objective X20. Modification of the colour with ImageJ

We love that #MicroscopyMonday is still a thing! Let us introduce our Imaging facility team, led by @smonw.bsky.social, together they make these beautiful images possible! 👇 Here are our favourite images but can you match them to our research programmes - #Epigenetics, #Immunology and #Signalling ?🧪

18.11.2024 13:47 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Postdoc positions available in the Röper lab at the University of Cambridge @PDN_Cambridge!
Join us and help discover the role that supracellular actomyosin assemblies and cell adhesion play in sculpting organs in Drosophila!
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48942/

14.11.2024 00:59 — 👍 32    🔁 29    💬 0    📌 0
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Microscopy | Ashburn, VA, USA | Advanced Imaging Center The Advanced Imaging Center at HHMI Janelia creates access to microscopy and imaging technologies and expertise available to the world, available at no cost.

Hello Bluesky! The AIC makes HHMI Janelia imaging technologies and expertise available to the world at no cost. Learn more about our instruments and programs at our website: www.aicjanelia.org

14.11.2024 14:15 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Great talks. Thanks for organising.

14.11.2024 10:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hoping to find fellow survivors who’ve jumped the shipwreck X.

12.11.2024 07:49 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1

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