Alex Keyes, PhD
@neuropharmnerd.bsky.social
neuro nerd. aspiring artist. UIowa PhD - Pharmacology. Interested in neuro-immune interactions in the spinal cord. my opinions are my own. they/them
a selection, since i've had a tumblr for ~13 years:
September 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
a selection, since i've had a tumblr for ~13 years:
i've been getting really into doing complex decorating of Yuumei Arts' koi lanterns!
September 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
i've been getting really into doing complex decorating of Yuumei Arts' koi lanterns!
finished another of Yuumei's beautiful koi lanterns (www.yuumeiart.com/koi-lanterns)
May 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
finished another of Yuumei's beautiful koi lanterns (www.yuumeiart.com/koi-lanterns)
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn‘t a selfie.
April 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn‘t a selfie.
just going to wander with a floral design up the front edge of the coat. no real plans on that beyond patching the major holes
April 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
just going to wander with a floral design up the front edge of the coat. no real plans on that beyond patching the major holes
stitch stitch stitch away
April 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
stitch stitch stitch away
using a floral lace blackwork pattern to fully anchor the stabilizing grey wool suiting fabric that i have stitched to the interior. tricky to freehand this, hard to get the stitch length perfect and i hesitate using a hoop on fragile wool, so i'm approximating appropriate thread tension
April 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
using a floral lace blackwork pattern to fully anchor the stabilizing grey wool suiting fabric that i have stitched to the interior. tricky to freehand this, hard to get the stitch length perfect and i hesitate using a hoop on fragile wool, so i'm approximating appropriate thread tension
start of the mending, the very very start. gonna do a little garden of flowers above the long-armed cross stitch on the pocket
April 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
start of the mending, the very very start. gonna do a little garden of flowers above the long-armed cross stitch on the pocket
this coat got really, really moth eaten, but it's well-made and wool.
some of these holes are so extensive that i'm using a thin wool suiting fabric just to stabilize some of this
some of these holes are so extensive that i'm using a thin wool suiting fabric just to stabilize some of this
April 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
this coat got really, really moth eaten, but it's well-made and wool.
some of these holes are so extensive that i'm using a thin wool suiting fabric just to stabilize some of this
some of these holes are so extensive that i'm using a thin wool suiting fabric just to stabilize some of this
![tumblr post from user tsarina-anadyomene: Cocaine was a stimulant used by a priestly caste of the middle period United States called businessmen in order to commune with The Market. [1]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:53ll4pdz463gn7fgzhtvglpx/bafkreidhvluafi32ss6jums2j4d7uqxjej5v7vnjhdpyvtd7nvxf5tht3i@jpeg)
i love my sweet but dumb cats very very much. the grey one is devoted to laps and the tuxedo loves to play fetch
March 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
i love my sweet but dumb cats very very much. the grey one is devoted to laps and the tuxedo loves to play fetch
heavy snow and winter warnings mean designing experiments and reading lit at home...and maybe a few snow angels
February 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
heavy snow and winter warnings mean designing experiments and reading lit at home...and maybe a few snow angels
We 💜 USASP
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February 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We 💜 USASP
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iris, water lily, sunflower. i appreciate the speed that watercolor is teaching me, each of these is about 30-60min to do
January 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
iris, water lily, sunflower. i appreciate the speed that watercolor is teaching me, each of these is about 30-60min to do
had good watercolor + ink floral practice recently - peonies, fuchsia, dahlia, tulip
January 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
had good watercolor + ink floral practice recently - peonies, fuchsia, dahlia, tulip
ohhhhhhh Neva is just as beautiful a game as i would have hoped for from Nomada studios.
it has both a story mode and an adventure (combat) mode, story mode still has some combat, but you can't die.
it has both a story mode and an adventure (combat) mode, story mode still has some combat, but you can't die.
December 1, 2024 at 5:54 PM
ohhhhhhh Neva is just as beautiful a game as i would have hoped for from Nomada studios.
it has both a story mode and an adventure (combat) mode, story mode still has some combat, but you can't die.
it has both a story mode and an adventure (combat) mode, story mode still has some combat, but you can't die.
oh heck yeah i can finally upload this GIF
this microglia just had this exquisite calcium event, delightful to watch and capture. love that it had all those beautiful little processes too
this microglia just had this exquisite calcium event, delightful to watch and capture. love that it had all those beautiful little processes too
November 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
oh heck yeah i can finally upload this GIF
this microglia just had this exquisite calcium event, delightful to watch and capture. love that it had all those beautiful little processes too
this microglia just had this exquisite calcium event, delightful to watch and capture. love that it had all those beautiful little processes too
i have a collection of these guys: the 1991 del monte ornaments. the googly eyes adds to the weird.
November 23, 2024 at 4:57 AM
i have a collection of these guys: the 1991 del monte ornaments. the googly eyes adds to the weird.
i'm a neuropharmacologist and i do both scientific art and fiber art! some neuro, some floral, etc
November 22, 2024 at 4:47 AM
i'm a neuropharmacologist and i do both scientific art and fiber art! some neuro, some floral, etc
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
happy #FluorescenceFriday!
here's a spinal microglia having a calcium event - i loved how it showed all the beautiful branching processes.
#NeuroSky #GliaSky
here's a spinal microglia having a calcium event - i loved how it showed all the beautiful branching processes.
#NeuroSky #GliaSky
November 15, 2024 at 3:41 PM
happy #FluorescenceFriday!
here's a spinal microglia having a calcium event - i loved how it showed all the beautiful branching processes.
#NeuroSky #GliaSky
here's a spinal microglia having a calcium event - i loved how it showed all the beautiful branching processes.
#NeuroSky #GliaSky