Lewis Collins
@drlewisac.bsky.social
Biologist - entomology, behaviour, neuroscience, cancer, Evo-devo... There's not a lot I haven't been involved in. Technician demonstrator and researcher looking to rebuild a science community from the ashes of the Twitter dumpster fire.
I thought the Bluetooth logging system on the lab freezer was a waste of money, but on the offer it was cheaper with than without.
Today students told me the alarm was going off but they definitely hadn't had it open too long and I got to show them this
Today students told me the alarm was going off but they definitely hadn't had it open too long and I got to show them this
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I thought the Bluetooth logging system on the lab freezer was a waste of money, but on the offer it was cheaper with than without.
Today students told me the alarm was going off but they definitely hadn't had it open too long and I got to show them this
Today students told me the alarm was going off but they definitely hadn't had it open too long and I got to show them this
Happy new shiny toy day to me... I mean the department
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Happy new shiny toy day to me... I mean the department
I found love, lifelong friendships and experienced great collegial spirit, but seriously, good riddance to the place!
October 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I found love, lifelong friendships and experienced great collegial spirit, but seriously, good riddance to the place!
Yesterday there was a special celebration to (almost finally) close the building where I spent 13 years at Leicester. Famous for DNA fingerprinting, Richard III and countless other discoveries and developments. It was amazing to hear stories from people who were there significantly longer than me
October 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Yesterday there was a special celebration to (almost finally) close the building where I spent 13 years at Leicester. Famous for DNA fingerprinting, Richard III and countless other discoveries and developments. It was amazing to hear stories from people who were there significantly longer than me
Flashback to 10 years ago when someone foolishly said "Lewis, you're a photographer, you could do a professional looking lab photo"
June 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Flashback to 10 years ago when someone foolishly said "Lewis, you're a photographer, you could do a professional looking lab photo"
Some days I'm very happy to be on campus
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Some days I'm very happy to be on campus
A colleague forgot about this plate and left it at 37 degrees for 3 weeks, but it looks glorious. I'm currently testing out a photo box to get more consistent images of Petri dishes and it seemed a good candidate
June 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM
A colleague forgot about this plate and left it at 37 degrees for 3 weeks, but it looks glorious. I'm currently testing out a photo box to get more consistent images of Petri dishes and it seemed a good candidate
Shiny new lab storage. I'm so happy
January 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Shiny new lab storage. I'm so happy
When you're a sensible adult... A sensible, mature adult responsible for staff, students and cutting edge research. And then you're confronted with the task of naming your robot vacuum cleaner during setup and your brain panics and can think only of this
January 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
When you're a sensible adult... A sensible, mature adult responsible for staff, students and cutting edge research. And then you're confronted with the task of naming your robot vacuum cleaner during setup and your brain panics and can think only of this
I bought 16 pipettes and now have 16 pipette repair tools. They stack in a very satisfying manner
January 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I bought 16 pipettes and now have 16 pipette repair tools. They stack in a very satisfying manner
University of Northampton enter a pioneering partnership with British rail to provide new facilities for the swimming team.
November 26, 2024 at 10:31 AM
University of Northampton enter a pioneering partnership with British rail to provide new facilities for the swimming team.
classic IBM 386 running DOS and windows 3.1. I should stress I was very young to have a first computer, honest
November 24, 2024 at 1:07 PM
classic IBM 386 running DOS and windows 3.1. I should stress I was very young to have a first computer, honest
As a drosophilist I'm not always aware of the equipment used in the laboratories for other fields. Can any of my human biology colleagues shed light on how this apparatus is utilised in your field?
November 14, 2024 at 7:51 AM
As a drosophilist I'm not always aware of the equipment used in the laboratories for other fields. Can any of my human biology colleagues shed light on how this apparatus is utilised in your field?
Step one of every procedure should be "do not eat the reagents"
October 18, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Step one of every procedure should be "do not eat the reagents"
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
September 20, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?