Anthony Dornan
@dornan.bsky.social
🔬Deputy Lead - Cellular Analysis Facility - Shared Research Facilities MVLS, University of Glasgow.
Fly Geneticist that liked Microscopy - now a Microscopist that likes Genetics.
All views - generally - my own. (He/Him) 🇨🇦🏴
ORCID: 0000-0002-5228-2893
Fly Geneticist that liked Microscopy - now a Microscopist that likes Genetics.
All views - generally - my own. (He/Him) 🇨🇦🏴
ORCID: 0000-0002-5228-2893
Also never have been anywhere that’s put up a flag before. Can’t thank @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social Customer Care enough for their hospitality including Zeiss Cocktails in the hotel! Especially as KLM lost my bag - so Zeiss kitted me out with shirts & a hoodie etc so I had a change of clothes.
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Also never have been anywhere that’s put up a flag before. Can’t thank @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social Customer Care enough for their hospitality including Zeiss Cocktails in the hotel! Especially as KLM lost my bag - so Zeiss kitted me out with shirts & a hoodie etc so I had a change of clothes.
Just back from an intense/incredibly productive trip to Oberkochen @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social testing out the Lightfield4D & LSM990 microsystems. Completely being blown away by their speed & resolution.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
November 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Just back from an intense/incredibly productive trip to Oberkochen @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social testing out the Lightfield4D & LSM990 microsystems. Completely being blown away by their speed & resolution.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
The range/capabilities of the systems on show at Zeiss customer care centre is overwhelming.
#BlueJays #let’splayball
I usually decry the tribal nationalism of sports but, I’ve supported the Jays since inception. I was at the Expos/Jays Canada Day game. My family go to games every summer we’re home.
& now this series seems a metaphor for a fight against encroaching Kleptocracy. #ElbowsUp!
I usually decry the tribal nationalism of sports but, I’ve supported the Jays since inception. I was at the Expos/Jays Canada Day game. My family go to games every summer we’re home.
& now this series seems a metaphor for a fight against encroaching Kleptocracy. #ElbowsUp!
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#BlueJays #let’splayball
I usually decry the tribal nationalism of sports but, I’ve supported the Jays since inception. I was at the Expos/Jays Canada Day game. My family go to games every summer we’re home.
& now this series seems a metaphor for a fight against encroaching Kleptocracy. #ElbowsUp!
I usually decry the tribal nationalism of sports but, I’ve supported the Jays since inception. I was at the Expos/Jays Canada Day game. My family go to games every summer we’re home.
& now this series seems a metaphor for a fight against encroaching Kleptocracy. #ElbowsUp!
An image from Ed Kravitz’s Obit - speaks very much to the point that Josh has made in his piece.
Science - by attempting to discern underlying truths, demanding that findings are tested & hypotheses are driven by results & are not bent to suit the needs of kleptocrats - is by definition political.
Science - by attempting to discern underlying truths, demanding that findings are tested & hypotheses are driven by results & are not bent to suit the needs of kleptocrats - is by definition political.
October 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
An image from Ed Kravitz’s Obit - speaks very much to the point that Josh has made in his piece.
Science - by attempting to discern underlying truths, demanding that findings are tested & hypotheses are driven by results & are not bent to suit the needs of kleptocrats - is by definition political.
Science - by attempting to discern underlying truths, demanding that findings are tested & hypotheses are driven by results & are not bent to suit the needs of kleptocrats - is by definition political.
After a very long hard day at work - came home and noticed this notification from @currentbiology.bsky.social and my spirits were immediately lifted.
@mads100tist.bsky.social is it wrong that this makes me feel validated?
@mads100tist.bsky.social is it wrong that this makes me feel validated?
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
After a very long hard day at work - came home and noticed this notification from @currentbiology.bsky.social and my spirits were immediately lifted.
@mads100tist.bsky.social is it wrong that this makes me feel validated?
@mads100tist.bsky.social is it wrong that this makes me feel validated?
I’d worry more that this appears to be something out of The Matrix.
“In a simulated world, which is built both on illusion and deception, distraction is the perfect weapon for keeping one complacent and from asking questions.”
“In a simulated world, which is built both on illusion and deception, distraction is the perfect weapon for keeping one complacent and from asking questions.”
October 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I’d worry more that this appears to be something out of The Matrix.
“In a simulated world, which is built both on illusion and deception, distraction is the perfect weapon for keeping one complacent and from asking questions.”
“In a simulated world, which is built both on illusion and deception, distraction is the perfect weapon for keeping one complacent and from asking questions.”
On Arran the coastal rd between Brodick & Corrie is out. So what should be a 12min drive is ~1.5hrs. But worth it to get to Mara Fish Arran for the freshest tastiest seafood. The food is too good to give Mac any despite his best begging efforts.
And the drive to get here ain’t half bad either.
And the drive to get here ain’t half bad either.
October 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
On Arran the coastal rd between Brodick & Corrie is out. So what should be a 12min drive is ~1.5hrs. But worth it to get to Mara Fish Arran for the freshest tastiest seafood. The food is too good to give Mac any despite his best begging efforts.
And the drive to get here ain’t half bad either.
And the drive to get here ain’t half bad either.
In Oxford, Magdalen College Senior Common Room has robotic wine dispenser for the Fellows.
How the other half lives….
How the other half lives….
October 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In Oxford, Magdalen College Senior Common Room has robotic wine dispenser for the Fellows.
How the other half lives….
How the other half lives….
I know I should marshall some cogent statement involving the decades of scientific research surrounding Autism, but … really… all I want to say is …
‘These guys can go fuck themselves’.
‘These guys can go fuck themselves’.
September 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I know I should marshall some cogent statement involving the decades of scientific research surrounding Autism, but … really… all I want to say is …
‘These guys can go fuck themselves’.
‘These guys can go fuck themselves’.
Scrolling through my photo library when these 2 photos jump out & 2 things immediately sprang to mind.
1) 26 years separates these photos &, while we may be greyer & slower, the smiles are still the same.
2) I still have the microscope that’s beside me on the bench.
@stephenfgoodwin.bsky.social
1) 26 years separates these photos &, while we may be greyer & slower, the smiles are still the same.
2) I still have the microscope that’s beside me on the bench.
@stephenfgoodwin.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Scrolling through my photo library when these 2 photos jump out & 2 things immediately sprang to mind.
1) 26 years separates these photos &, while we may be greyer & slower, the smiles are still the same.
2) I still have the microscope that’s beside me on the bench.
@stephenfgoodwin.bsky.social
1) 26 years separates these photos &, while we may be greyer & slower, the smiles are still the same.
2) I still have the microscope that’s beside me on the bench.
@stephenfgoodwin.bsky.social
That’s a good looking quilt.
I admit I have no capacity to quilt myself, but I have a daughter who does so I can understand the effort involved (daughter’s quilt by way of evidence - she used it as part of her submission to get into art school).
I admit I have no capacity to quilt myself, but I have a daughter who does so I can understand the effort involved (daughter’s quilt by way of evidence - she used it as part of her submission to get into art school).
September 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
That’s a good looking quilt.
I admit I have no capacity to quilt myself, but I have a daughter who does so I can understand the effort involved (daughter’s quilt by way of evidence - she used it as part of her submission to get into art school).
I admit I have no capacity to quilt myself, but I have a daughter who does so I can understand the effort involved (daughter’s quilt by way of evidence - she used it as part of her submission to get into art school).
Two Great Canadian Icons - @timhortonsofficial.bsky.social and #TheBeerStore.
July 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Two Great Canadian Icons - @timhortonsofficial.bsky.social and #TheBeerStore.
As may be inferred from my recent spate of random posts I am on vacation.
One of the highlights so far has been discovering you enter the Wolfe Island Ferry Terminal via The Tragically Hip Way. About as Canadian as you can get.
I have of course been listening to Road Apples non-stop.
Elbows Up! 🇨🇦❤️
One of the highlights so far has been discovering you enter the Wolfe Island Ferry Terminal via The Tragically Hip Way. About as Canadian as you can get.
I have of course been listening to Road Apples non-stop.
Elbows Up! 🇨🇦❤️
July 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
As may be inferred from my recent spate of random posts I am on vacation.
One of the highlights so far has been discovering you enter the Wolfe Island Ferry Terminal via The Tragically Hip Way. About as Canadian as you can get.
I have of course been listening to Road Apples non-stop.
Elbows Up! 🇨🇦❤️
One of the highlights so far has been discovering you enter the Wolfe Island Ferry Terminal via The Tragically Hip Way. About as Canadian as you can get.
I have of course been listening to Road Apples non-stop.
Elbows Up! 🇨🇦❤️
Na’s to the left, Na’s to the right.
July 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Na’s to the left, Na’s to the right.
This weekend escaped the rain of Glasgow for sunny Dundee to watch my daughter Darcy, as the God Aries, participate in ‘Meet the Gods’, part of Jeremy Deller’s Triumph of Art installations supported by DJCAD x the National Gallery.
A fantastic interactive display.
A fantastic interactive display.
May 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This weekend escaped the rain of Glasgow for sunny Dundee to watch my daughter Darcy, as the God Aries, participate in ‘Meet the Gods’, part of Jeremy Deller’s Triumph of Art installations supported by DJCAD x the National Gallery.
A fantastic interactive display.
A fantastic interactive display.
No Fluorescence Friday as we’ve been told that a sewage pipe is threatening to disgorge it contents. No taps/toilets can bd used & so we’ve been told to exit the bldg. & enjoy the sunshine.
Minutes later I’m out the door, but not before the Tarp of Doom is used to cover the Elyra - just in case….
Minutes later I’m out the door, but not before the Tarp of Doom is used to cover the Elyra - just in case….
May 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
No Fluorescence Friday as we’ve been told that a sewage pipe is threatening to disgorge it contents. No taps/toilets can bd used & so we’ve been told to exit the bldg. & enjoy the sunshine.
Minutes later I’m out the door, but not before the Tarp of Doom is used to cover the Elyra - just in case….
Minutes later I’m out the door, but not before the Tarp of Doom is used to cover the Elyra - just in case….
Quote post this with a picture of the airplane you’ll accept as a bribe.
May 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Quote post this with a picture of the airplane you’ll accept as a bribe.
Trust me my “exceptional leadership and groundbreaking contributions to stem cell research and regenerative” are going to feature heavily in my next Professional & Development Review.
May 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Trust me my “exceptional leadership and groundbreaking contributions to stem cell research and regenerative” are going to feature heavily in my next Professional & Development Review.
Inhabitants of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis - birthplace of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump - with a very motherly remonstration.
Not that the narcissistic orange buffoon would take notice.
Not that the narcissistic orange buffoon would take notice.
April 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Inhabitants of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis - birthplace of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump - with a very motherly remonstration.
Not that the narcissistic orange buffoon would take notice.
Not that the narcissistic orange buffoon would take notice.
In Inverness - gateway to the Scottish highlands - a remnant from a not so distant era. Amazingly it still seems to work, has not been vandalised (much) nor used as an outdoor toilet.
April 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In Inverness - gateway to the Scottish highlands - a remnant from a not so distant era. Amazingly it still seems to work, has not been vandalised (much) nor used as an outdoor toilet.
A fantastic day at the 2025 Glasgow Imaging Network Symposium, learning about developments & research using imaging techniques through outstanding talks & posters.
& the @glasgowimaging.bsky.social organisers gave me the opportunity to promote the @mvls-srf.bsky.social Cellular Analysis Facility.
& the @glasgowimaging.bsky.social organisers gave me the opportunity to promote the @mvls-srf.bsky.social Cellular Analysis Facility.
April 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A fantastic day at the 2025 Glasgow Imaging Network Symposium, learning about developments & research using imaging techniques through outstanding talks & posters.
& the @glasgowimaging.bsky.social organisers gave me the opportunity to promote the @mvls-srf.bsky.social Cellular Analysis Facility.
& the @glasgowimaging.bsky.social organisers gave me the opportunity to promote the @mvls-srf.bsky.social Cellular Analysis Facility.
This is Teddy. He’s only sticking his tongue out because he can’t be arsed hauling it in. It’s called being old.
March 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is Teddy. He’s only sticking his tongue out because he can’t be arsed hauling it in. It’s called being old.
Wait … there’s meant to be appropriate workwear?
Uh oh.
I refer you to this visual demonstration of my normal dress-sense.
Uh oh.
I refer you to this visual demonstration of my normal dress-sense.
March 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Wait … there’s meant to be appropriate workwear?
Uh oh.
I refer you to this visual demonstration of my normal dress-sense.
Uh oh.
I refer you to this visual demonstration of my normal dress-sense.
Showing my support for #standupforscience.
Trust us - with all the problems in today’s modern world you’re going to need all the expertise (& lab coats) you can muster.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Trust us - with all the problems in today’s modern world you’re going to need all the expertise (& lab coats) you can muster.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Showing my support for #standupforscience.
Trust us - with all the problems in today’s modern world you’re going to need all the expertise (& lab coats) you can muster.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Trust us - with all the problems in today’s modern world you’re going to need all the expertise (& lab coats) you can muster.
@standupforscience.bsky.social