#DanglFest2019 A reminder of two true things. Many great scientists are nice people and our biggest legacy are the people we train!

The Milky Way in a Sphere: the distribution of stars in our home galaxy, laser etched into a crystal sphere, according to the most recent telescopic surveys and mappings- including the stars in the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy ow.ly/K1qe30n8PQt

Most sobering use of a lookup table I've seen for a while can be found on the Guardian front page this morning.

Aww...awesome😍 Cytoplasmic streaming in the cells of living Elodea (aquatic plant) Technique: Differential interference contrast microscopy, 200-450x Credit: Mr. Ralph Grimm 2011 Olympus BioScapes International Digital Imaging Competition @OlympusLifeSci #plants #biology

Hang in there! Help is available.

Philip Hammond, ex-Chancellor, seriously suggests in today’s Times that one reason the Prime Minister may want a hard Brexit is so that his backers in the City don’t lose billions — corruption on a scale I wouldn’t dare put in fiction

We are inviting applications for a PhD project to understand how the plant cytoskeleton contributes to immunity: cpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.… Application deadline is midnight, Mon 2nd Dec. Potential students please feel free contact me for more info!

Friday 13th - unlucky for some. Thank you everyone who made this such a great day. PhDs are hard. Surround yourself with good people.

Former students Dr. Carl Harrison and Dr. Tobias Lutz graduated today. Carl (left) is now doing a postdoc in Sheffield, Toby (middle) has embarked on a a career with a Berlin based optics industry firm. Immensely proud of their outstanding achievements. Photo by Anna Meletiou.

Day 13 #artadventcalendar "Potato Blight: Phytophthora infestans infecting a Potato Leaf", stained glass panel made by me. #sciart #microbiology #oomycetes

Delighted to have been given an Early Career research award from the Biochemical Society! When all this is over can’t wait to get back into the lab so that we can go and image some more #cilia (and other things)! till then #keeponswimming and #beatcovid

I had an excuse to open this today because Francesco Valente passed his viva! Well done Francesco!!

My grandfather was in the headquarters of General Dempsey during the war in Europe. He did not talk about it much but after he passed away I found this typed copy of what he must have thought was a particularly significant message heralding the new peace #VEDay75

This is me, testing my new specs at Barnard Castle.

I've decided to return to Twitter thanks to a recent unexpected catastrophic drop in all-caps Tweets.

I'm very excited to advertise this collaborative EPSRC DTP PhD project with Wolfram Moebius to understand the dynamics of viral infection & evolution in plant tissue: moebiuslabexeter.uk/join-us.  Interested applicants should contact Wolfram or myself for more info.  Deadline 25 Jan

Abstract submission deadline for Dynamic Cell IV (co-hosted online by the Biochemical Society and BSCB) is 31 January, bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-IV  Plant, phytopathogen and algal speakers include Enrico Coen, Nick Talbot, Gohta Goshima and Kirsty Wan

We have a tiny bit of remaining electronic 'space' on the Dynamic Cell IV poster boards so we've reopened submission until Friday 26 Feb. Last chance! See the complete talk programme at bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-IV

Enjoyed presenting today at Dynamic Cell IV and listening to the great talks and questions bit.ly/Dynamic-Cell-IV

Lovely gift of jam from the amazing team I met today Food in Community who are currently hosting my University of Exeter student Amber as part of the SWBio DTP #PIPS scheme. Food in Community distributes surplus fresh produce to those who need it the most foodincommunity.org