Painting by Adam Clague. ‘Fissures of fire 2026‘ Oil on board. Size 6 x 6 inches.

This is the most detailed 3D rendering of a eukaryotic cell to date, obtained using X-ray, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and cryo-electron microscopy datasets. 🔬🧪

Happy International #DayofImmunology! Have some of my art - a simple depiction of immunoregulation during blood-stage Plasmodium infection. Explanations in ALT, but TL;DR: Immunoregulation is a double-edged sword! (an immunologist's favorite phrase).

Happy International Day of Immunology! We are happy to contribute to the review of the latest preprints across diverse immunology fields. Read our preprint reviews here: www.preprintclub.com/preprint-rev... and join the initiative! 🦠🤓📗

Happy #DayOfImmunology to all who celebrate! 🤓 Check out these “Lukocytes” = watercolour white blood cells painted by Matilda Luk of #princeton for a 2022 review by Ed Schrom, @jessmetcalf.bsky.social & me. These cells are fascinating as well as gorgeous, in paintings or down the microscope 🧫🤩

🚨 New webinar alert! Join us on April 27 for a deep dive into tumor–stroma interactions with the experts: 🧬 Dr. @tme-caf-ecm.bsky.social and Dr. Yash Chhabra from Fox Chase Cancer Center 🕘 9AM EST / 3PM CEST 📍 Zoom Save your spot: forms.gle/sjXBTYbtGopL... More info 👇

Cambrian on my mind #sciart

My painting RUSSIAN OLIVE TREES

Today's #MicroscopyMonday: a whole-mount image of a larval zebrafish. Imaged by high school students from New Bedford Whaling Museum Internship Program in the CRISPR course with Zeiss 780 confocal. Special thanks to Billy Shogren from the Echeverri Lab for helping the students.

Hello epithelia enthusiasts! I’m @inesfournon.bsky.social and I study epithelial mechanics in sea anemones 🪼 Did you know epithelial cell extrusion had never been described outside bilaterian animals before? Well… not anymore 👀 Read ⬇️🧵1/9

Villars, A., Matamoro-Vidal, A., Levillayer, F., & Levayer, R. (2022). Microtubule disassembly by caspases is an important rate-limiting step of cell extrusion. Nature communications, 13(1), 3632. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/qjmjenx

Rosenblatt, J., Raff, M. C., & Cramer, L. P. (2001). An epithelial cell destined for apoptosis signals its neighbors to extrude it by an actin- and myosin-dependent mechanism. Current biology : CB, 11(23), 1847–1857. #EpithelialMechanics buff.ly/LrPRF9n

Galaga is one of my favorite games ever... This is Galaga, but with Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the enemy. 🦠 • • • 🔫🫁 🦠 • • 💥 🦠

Listeria-infected macrophages promote biomechanical alterations in endothelial cell monolayers for transmigration

As we sleep, our bodies may be quiet and largely immobile—but our brains are highly active. A special issue summarized recent insights into the basic mechanisms underlying sleep and the many functions our brains perform during it. Learn more on #WorldSleepDay: https://scim.ag/3Ntwp3I

Privileged to listen to an exciting talk from Dr. Eric Skaar, Ph.D., MPH today - Staph lesion heterogeneity, metal / PMN distribution kinetics, Staph activation within macrophages, thousands of wells!? Imaging mass spec captured spatially-driven S. aureus responses and the imagination 🧪

Awesome seminar from @danieljdrucker.bsky.social today on GLP-1 medicines - "Transforming outcomes for people with cardiometabolic disorders" at UAMS Student Research Day. 🧪

There are a lot of scientific illustrators and graphic designers who are building their portfolios and will take on work for less than you might imagine. It's not out of reach.

I've written a review on what I think is an extremely exciting direction in cryo-EM: Cryo-EM of endogenous membrane proteins in their native lipid bilayer Open access in Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics: doi.org/10.1017/S003...

🦠 First Friday Microbiome Seminar 坲March is coming！ 📅 March 6 | 12 PM 📍 Marsico Hall 2004 (+ Zoom) zoom.us/j/92459436676 Dr. José M. Bruno-Bárcena (NC State) will discuss how packed-bed reactors help us study microbial communities under flow and stress. #Microbiome #Biofilms #FFMS

Riedel, L., Wössner, V., Kempf, D., Ziebert, F., Bastian, P., & Schwarz, U. S. (2025). The positioning of stress fibers in contractile cells minimizes internal mechanical stress. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 195, 105950. #EpithelialMechanics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Late Devonian (~380 MYA) was an era dominated by armored fish like Dunkleosteus terrelli here. They were primarily cartilaginous, like the sharks they hunted, but covered by armor plates up to 3 in. (7.6 cm) thick. They were also among the first animals to give live birth.

I found this immune cell (🔴) prying open the junction between the ectoderm cells from underneath. You can see its protrusions probing (yellow arrow) and threading through between the other cells before the whole cell body is squeezed through in 1 sweeping motion. So cool! #FluorescenceFriday

Traveling writing nook tip #2: flowing water is a good source of background noise to keep you focused

Traveling writing nook tip #1: bring a small plant for maximal productivity!

I am not ashamed to admit that I thought bioRxiv was pronounced "bio are ex eye vee" until last semester's journal club

Today's afternoon highlight: Danielle A. Garsin, Ph.D. presenting her research on interkingdom microbial interactions with(in) the host. The first of our Student Chapter Seminar Series for the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) South Central Branch (SCB) Meeting! 🎉

Crystal structure of malaria parasite fusogen PfHAP2 domain 3 and nanobodies - unsolved mysteries galore! 🦟🦙💎 PfHAP2 is part of family of ancient fusogens involved in fertilisation processes in algae, plants to malaria parasites. Check out the first crystal structure of PfHAP2 D3 and nanobodies

Nearly 15% (over 10,000 people) of the total number of Ph.D.s in science, technology, engineering, and math or health fields employed at the end of 2024 left their jobs in 2025. This is a science extinction event in the US. Rebuilding the lost expertise will take decades

"Actually, you working hard and pushing forward instead of getting distracted by weird things happening is an important patriotic thing to do. In addition to being in your own interest." - my Grandpa, lover of science, assuaging some concerns about the world as I job search and finish this Ph.D.

wise words from the lab freezer door today

If you get a chance, I recommend taking a break to brew coffee at the top of your local mountain. Then, kinda just relax with it and read a book up there >>>

Materials and Methods cont. Plasmodium parasites were passaged & frozen in liquid nitrogen. Students in this lab working with P. yoelii don't feel the need to gameplay exactly what they would do if they injected themselves i.v. with the P. falciparum stock tube that the PI has for some reason.

maybe you've seen the anime "Cells at Work!"... i love the idea of humanizing the body's immune cells as a storytelling mechanism, so have my drawing of me as a Commander Helper T cell with a latte and morning CH&M article 📝☕️

coffee + reading a paper before work = +1 mental health?

Our 2025 October issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews Malaria transmission rhythms, anti-CSP antibody-mediated sporozoite neutralization, Toxoplasma endodyogeny, bacterial RNAi for mosquito control, onchocerciasis diagnostic challenges, Mansonella perstans, ectoparasites in environmental monitoring, & more

Our 2025 Sep issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews species sanitation & structural resilience in malaria control, animal trypanosomosis control, parasite genome organization, Leishmania attachment in sandflies, nonchemotherapeutic nematode control, tick & host microbiotas, parasitic neural manipulation &more

wow, today I presented this intriguing research article in journal club, and I'm excited to say that this baby parasitologist (🙋🏼‍♀️) has finally found another favorite subject in an unexpected field - www.cell.com/developmenta...

Our 2025 August issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews Trypanosoma cruzi cAMP compartments, Plasmodium apicoplast transportome, malaria transmission-blocking solutions, microbe-based mosquito control, miRNA-based cystic echinococcosis management, East Coast fever mRNA vaccines, & more

Finishing up a poster route with science activism posters and remaining native plant posters. Perfect night for a stroll around the neighborhood. The plant poster project is wrapped for the year but you can get the activism posters at squidfacts.bigcartel.com

My painting GOLDEN HAY BALES

wood's end

Therapist: 10 flow cytometry panels can't hurt you Me: u right 10 flow cytometry panels: 🤕

how lucky am I to live somewhere green

indie bookstore for the win

farm fresh, thanks arkansas

First morning pre-conference accomplishments: ✔️ support local coffee shop ✔️ talk with some locals and learn a lot ✔️ freeze balls off in beautiful rainy windy weather

A little latte in the morning is essential for my microbiome 🦠☕️

This was fun to paint. Inspired by coastal marshes in the lowcountry. The richly saturated jewel tones stand out nicely against the dark grass making for a dramatic scene. I hope you enjoy the results! TIDAL WETLANDS, 16x16”, Acrylic ©2025 Jim Musil