Heather Brown-Harding
@microscopyed.bsky.social
Imaging Scientist at Harvard Center for Biological Imaging. I help people do cool science. Lover of all
things microscopy & microbiology 🔬🦠
things microscopy & microbiology 🔬🦠
Pinned
I created a starter pack for Imaging Scientists that work in core facilities.
I'm sure I missed lots of people since I searched for those that have "core" or "facility" in their bios, so let me know who else should be added!
go.bsky.app/2bbgRQU
I'm sure I missed lots of people since I searched for those that have "core" or "facility" in their bios, so let me know who else should be added!
go.bsky.app/2bbgRQU
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Northern lights report: too many clouds in Boston
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Northern lights report: too many clouds in Boston
Who else's core suddenly took a huge hit in September? 😬
Yes, it's 9:30, but there should be someone on a few of the systems...
Yes, it's 9:30, but there should be someone on a few of the systems...
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Who else's core suddenly took a huge hit in September? 😬
Yes, it's 9:30, but there should be someone on a few of the systems...
Yes, it's 9:30, but there should be someone on a few of the systems...
Obligatory Northern lights report. Visible outside of Boston
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Obligatory Northern lights report. Visible outside of Boston
It is always great to see the dissertation of a super user. We often don't see the whole picture of a project in the core.
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It is always great to see the dissertation of a super user. We often don't see the whole picture of a project in the core.
What's some random autofluorescent stuff that I can find outside that would look cool on a microscope?
Looking for weird samples to highlight some of the instruments in the faciliity
Looking for weird samples to highlight some of the instruments in the faciliity
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
What's some random autofluorescent stuff that I can find outside that would look cool on a microscope?
Looking for weird samples to highlight some of the instruments in the faciliity
Looking for weird samples to highlight some of the instruments in the faciliity
I had to turn down the position last Friday, but that means the HCBI gets stuck with me indefinitely!
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I had to turn down the position last Friday, but that means the HCBI gets stuck with me indefinitely!
A response to a new story saying Watson didn't credit Franklin. Tells you a lot about how the public sees scientists in general and women scientists in general 😡
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A response to a new story saying Watson didn't credit Franklin. Tells you a lot about how the public sees scientists in general and women scientists in general 😡
I suppose it's fortunate that the explosion was caused by idiots rather than a dangerous mastermind
abcnews.go.com/US/2-men-arr...
abcnews.go.com/US/2-men-arr...
2 young men arrested in explosion at Harvard Medical School: FBI
Two men have been arrested in connection with Saturday's explosion at Harvard Medical School, the FBI announced on Tuesday.
abcnews.go.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I suppose it's fortunate that the explosion was caused by idiots rather than a dangerous mastermind
abcnews.go.com/US/2-men-arr...
abcnews.go.com/US/2-men-arr...
Got to check out the MBF "SLICE" this morning. It's so little, I wish I had a banana for scale 😂
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Got to check out the MBF "SLICE" this morning. It's so little, I wish I had a banana for scale 😂
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🔬 THREAD: UK Bioimaging User Access Fund is OPEN!
Up to £5k for imaging experiments, £2k for image analysis
Access world-class facilities at Crick, ESRIC, KCL, Liverpool, Oxford Brookes & York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
🧵👇
Up to £5k for imaging experiments, £2k for image analysis
Access world-class facilities at Crick, ESRIC, KCL, Liverpool, Oxford Brookes & York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
🧵👇
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🔬 THREAD: UK Bioimaging User Access Fund is OPEN!
Up to £5k for imaging experiments, £2k for image analysis
Access world-class facilities at Crick, ESRIC, KCL, Liverpool, Oxford Brookes & York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
🧵👇
Up to £5k for imaging experiments, £2k for image analysis
Access world-class facilities at Crick, ESRIC, KCL, Liverpool, Oxford Brookes & York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
🧵👇
Putting good vibes out there and singing "Let it go" while throwing out or putting things in a donate box
So good news, I got a job offer in London! 🎉
Bad news, my husband has applied for 30 positions with no interviews.
If anyone has any connections in London in the information security space, I would be eternally grateful
Bad news, my husband has applied for 30 positions with no interviews.
If anyone has any connections in London in the information security space, I would be eternally grateful
November 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Putting good vibes out there and singing "Let it go" while throwing out or putting things in a donate box
With SNAP benefits suspended for now, I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should consider donating to your local food bank. No one should be going hungry in this day and age
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
With SNAP benefits suspended for now, I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should consider donating to your local food bank. No one should be going hungry in this day and age
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Registration for Halfway to I2K is now OPEN! And workshop submission is still too (for a bit)! Join 20+ presenters and counting, and hundreds of attendees in learning about image analysis, whether you're a complete beginner or a total pro.
#HappyFluorescenceFriday #microscopycommunity
Got an idea for an image analysis workshop? Share it at Halfway to I2K: Online Tutorials on Image Analysis (Nov 17–19, 2025), held with Zoom Events!
Submit by Oct 31: buff.ly/lMhK4vz
Website: buff.ly/QP36RZB
Register for the workshops: buff.ly/8nNAI18
Got an idea for an image analysis workshop? Share it at Halfway to I2K: Online Tutorials on Image Analysis (Nov 17–19, 2025), held with Zoom Events!
Submit by Oct 31: buff.ly/lMhK4vz
Website: buff.ly/QP36RZB
Register for the workshops: buff.ly/8nNAI18
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October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Registration for Halfway to I2K is now OPEN! And workshop submission is still too (for a bit)! Join 20+ presenters and counting, and hundreds of attendees in learning about image analysis, whether you're a complete beginner or a total pro.
So good news, I got a job offer in London! 🎉
Bad news, my husband has applied for 30 positions with no interviews.
If anyone has any connections in London in the information security space, I would be eternally grateful
Bad news, my husband has applied for 30 positions with no interviews.
If anyone has any connections in London in the information security space, I would be eternally grateful
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
So good news, I got a job offer in London! 🎉
Bad news, my husband has applied for 30 positions with no interviews.
If anyone has any connections in London in the information security space, I would be eternally grateful
Bad news, my husband has applied for 30 positions with no interviews.
If anyone has any connections in London in the information security space, I would be eternally grateful
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
It's Halloween 🎃 #FlourescenceFriday! Here is a microscopic pumpkin generated by showing a cell nucleus in 🟠 with the primary cilium "stem" in 🟢! I hope everyone has a spooky 👻 day! 🔬 by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social grad student Christina Wang. 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's Halloween 🎃 #FlourescenceFriday! Here is a microscopic pumpkin generated by showing a cell nucleus in 🟠 with the primary cilium "stem" in 🟢! I hope everyone has a spooky 👻 day! 🔬 by @stjuderesearch.bsky.social grad student Christina Wang. 🧪
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
Hippocampus masquerading as a 🦇 for Halloween 🎃
#FluorescenceFriday
Image credit to the @lieberinstitute.bsky.social Microscopy and Spatial Biology Core 🧠🔬🧪
#FluorescenceFriday
Image credit to the @lieberinstitute.bsky.social Microscopy and Spatial Biology Core 🧠🔬🧪
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Hippocampus masquerading as a 🦇 for Halloween 🎃
#FluorescenceFriday
Image credit to the @lieberinstitute.bsky.social Microscopy and Spatial Biology Core 🧠🔬🧪
#FluorescenceFriday
Image credit to the @lieberinstitute.bsky.social Microscopy and Spatial Biology Core 🧠🔬🧪
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Tomorrow! Come join us for MicRoN’s Open House Symposium. Learn about the research we get to support, meet our staff and instruments.
micron.hms.harvard.edu/micron-open-...
micron.hms.harvard.edu/micron-open-...
MicRoN Open House & Symposium 2025
Please join MicRoN at celebrating our trainees in Oct 29th 2025, 12:45-6:30 pm VSC1031 for our Open House Symposium. Discover how MicRoN can support your image-based research, meet our trainees and co...
micron.hms.harvard.edu
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Tomorrow! Come join us for MicRoN’s Open House Symposium. Learn about the research we get to support, meet our staff and instruments.
micron.hms.harvard.edu/micron-open-...
micron.hms.harvard.edu/micron-open-...
I am "take an ibuprofen before a transatlantic flight" years old
October 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I am "take an ibuprofen before a transatlantic flight" years old
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💥 🍃 🏛️ 🧪 Paul Maddox for Congress
Paul is a scientist running for Congress to cure the sickness in Washington - become a donor to Paul Maddox’s campaign!
Paul is a scientist running for Congress to cure the sickness in Washington - become a donor to Paul Maddox’s campaign!
Dear all, A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill, Paul Maddox, is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign #Standupforscience secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-...
Donate to Paul Maddox for Congress in NC 11
Paul is running for Congress because there’s a sickness in Washington, and no one is working to cure it.
secure.actblue.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
💥 🍃 🏛️ 🧪 Paul Maddox for Congress
Paul is a scientist running for Congress to cure the sickness in Washington - become a donor to Paul Maddox’s campaign!
Paul is a scientist running for Congress to cure the sickness in Washington - become a donor to Paul Maddox’s campaign!
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When I was at UTMB, I had raw sewage leak on my confocal. It became known as the poop scope.
It's a haunted house for microscopists but it's just a burst pipe over a microscope
October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
When I was at UTMB, I had raw sewage leak on my confocal. It became known as the poop scope.
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
5-color STORM with a single laser using cos/sin filters and phasor plots: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We discussed along those lines with @malacridalab.bsky.social in Montevideo last year, great to see that it works!
We discussed along those lines with @malacridalab.bsky.social in Montevideo last year, great to see that it works!
October 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
5-color STORM with a single laser using cos/sin filters and phasor plots: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We discussed along those lines with @malacridalab.bsky.social in Montevideo last year, great to see that it works!
We discussed along those lines with @malacridalab.bsky.social in Montevideo last year, great to see that it works!
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
🔬 UK Researchers: Up to £5K for bioimaging access now available!
Access state-of-the-art facilities at 6 leading UK sites:
🔬 Francis Crick Institute
🔬 ESRIC Edinburgh
🔬 King's
🔬 Liverpool
🔬 Oxford Brookes
🔬 York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
Apply: www.rms.org.uk/user-access-fund
Please re-post!
Access state-of-the-art facilities at 6 leading UK sites:
🔬 Francis Crick Institute
🔬 ESRIC Edinburgh
🔬 King's
🔬 Liverpool
🔬 Oxford Brookes
🔬 York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
Apply: www.rms.org.uk/user-access-fund
Please re-post!
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🔬 UK Researchers: Up to £5K for bioimaging access now available!
Access state-of-the-art facilities at 6 leading UK sites:
🔬 Francis Crick Institute
🔬 ESRIC Edinburgh
🔬 King's
🔬 Liverpool
🔬 Oxford Brookes
🔬 York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
Apply: www.rms.org.uk/user-access-fund
Please re-post!
Access state-of-the-art facilities at 6 leading UK sites:
🔬 Francis Crick Institute
🔬 ESRIC Edinburgh
🔬 King's
🔬 Liverpool
🔬 Oxford Brookes
🔬 York
First deadline: 9 Dec 2025 📅
Apply: www.rms.org.uk/user-access-fund
Please re-post!
It's a haunted house for microscopists but it's just a burst pipe over a microscope
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It's a haunted house for microscopists but it's just a burst pipe over a microscope
Reposted by Heather Brown-Harding
I just finished my @unileipzig.bsky.social #LunchLecture. Thanks everyone for the vivid discussion and Nicole Koburger for hosting us!
The slides are online #openaccess 🧑🏫🔓 zenodo.org/records/1742...
The slides are online #openaccess 🧑🏫🔓 zenodo.org/records/1742...
October 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I just finished my @unileipzig.bsky.social #LunchLecture. Thanks everyone for the vivid discussion and Nicole Koburger for hosting us!
The slides are online #openaccess 🧑🏫🔓 zenodo.org/records/1742...
The slides are online #openaccess 🧑🏫🔓 zenodo.org/records/1742...