PhD neuroscientist, science writer and artist sharing my love for neurobio through photos of the brain's most beautiful cells.

Washington, DC
Joined June 2015
It's official: This is my last tweet. It's been wonderful meeting so many fellow science artists and fans through this platform and I don't want this to mean goodbye. You can always reach out through my website: dana-simmons.com. Thanks for everything! -Dana
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Please join us at the @HillCenterDC for an Artist Open House featuring me and three other artists! On Nov. 13 between 6 and 8 pm, we will welcome visitors and talk about our work. Learn more and get reminders: eventbrite.com/e/artist-open… cc: @theHillisHome #sciart #WashingtonDC
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Ahh! I meant December 13th!!
Hi friends! I'm going to step down my use of Twitter and ramp up on Instagram. Follow me at instagram.com/purkinjepatter… for more #sciart and #brainfacts.
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Just had a fabulous chat for the @EpilepsySparks Insights podcast with @TheNotoriousEEG 👏🏻! In fact, we may have to split it into two episodes! Get ready…! Out in December! PS Check out the work of @dhsimmons1 on the wall (the Purkinje neuron)! #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth #epilepsy – at Lewisham, London
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We're at the @HillCenterDC right now!! Join us in our gallery on the top floor!
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I'm going to be spending less time on Twitter. Follow my updates on my website and my newsletter! dana-simmons.com
Dana Simmons 🧠🎨 retweeted
Neurons labelled with fluorescent protein in the head region of a sea anemone. Source: @Gibson_Lab #neuroscience #neurotwitter
An incredible dissection by @anato_mind where you can appreciate perfectly some white matter tracts. Photography by @photobrain_mx. Always a pleasure to collaborate with great anatomists from the globe. Thanks @lanemiccat2 #neurosurgery #glioma #brain #whitefibers #neurotwitter
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Neuroscientist @dhsimmons1 brings life science into living color with her Pop Art–inspired images of Purkinje cells, highly branched neurons found in the cerebellum that are involved in balance, posture and coordination. Read more about this #CENChemPics fal.cn/3t73c
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A little pumpkin decorating in the style of Yayoi Kusama. #happyhalloween2022! #YayoiKusama @hirshhorn
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Dana Simmons 🧠🎨 retweeted
A dividing cell photographed through a microscope. #CellBiology
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I'm back at @HillCenterDC to check out the artwork. Come by to see mine and all the other beautiful work created by local artists!
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Dana Simmons 🧠🎨 retweeted
Recording of #mitochondria (cyan) and #ER (orange) for #FluorescenceFriday
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Dana Simmons 🧠🎨 retweeted
#FluorescenceFriday featuring alpha smooth muscle actin in yellow and Villin in magenta. #bioart #sciart #microscopy #histoart
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