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Potassium ion channel
A procedural animation of a phospholipid bilayer, potassium ion channels and potassium ions passing through them.
Ligand binding to receptor
Depicted are two cells, one with Notch receptors (red), and the other with Delta ligands (blue). This short animation uses data from the Protein Data Bank to show an accurate final binding position of the receptor and ligand. The membrane is procedurally animated.
Neurulation: the developing spinal cord
The process of neurulation. The ectoderm forms the spinal cord by first folding in on itself to form the neural tube, which is made up of neural progenitors that go on to form the neurons and glia of the spinal cord, brain, and retina.
Abstract stem cells
An abstract still of the 3D file used to make the neuroepithelia animation featured on this page. The desired effect was backlit frosted glass.
Graphical abstract
Graphical abstract for a paper soon to be published.
The PhD process
Concept art for a PhD recruitment advert. This image depicts the journey of taking on a scientific research area during a PhD.
Interkinetic nuclear migration in neuroepithelia
A procedural animation of neuroepithelia, with a focus on visualising interkinetic nuclear migration.
Quiescent cells
An experiment in physics simulation and dynamic materials.
The effects of radiotherapy on the tumour microenvironment
An illustration created for The University of Manchester Research Hive Blog. Article link
Acetylcholine released from a synaptic vesicle
Synaptic vesicles are absolutely packed with glutamate - around 8000 molecules on average - this concentration is depicted here in a 40nm diameter vesicle. Also shown are some of the main vesicle proteins present in their reported average abundance, such as V-ATPase, glutamate transporters and SNARE complexes.
Rollout banner
Rollout banner designed for a conference.
