christine liu / two photon art

@christineliu.art

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🧠 ucsf neuroscience postdoc 🍄 psychedelic researcher 🎨 www.twophotonart.com 🪡 weekend tattoo artist

A flat lay of pink and orange items with a sparkly pink Erlenmeyer flask enamel pin in the center
A photo of a flyer showing: The future of neuroscience: An early career researcher seminar series THURSDAYS FROM 1:30-2:30 P.M. // BBRB 170 Daniel Gray, Ph.D. October 2, 2025 Postdoctoral Fellow University of California Los Angeles Zach Pennington, Ph.D. October 23, 2025 Neuroscientist Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Stephanie Staszko, Ph.D. February 12, 2026 Postdoctoral Associate Yale University Christine Liu, Ph.D. May 1, 2025 Postdoctoral Scholar University of California San Francisco
a banner that reads "UCSF Neuroscience Postdoc-to-Faculty Symposium. A day of research talks, mock chalk talks, a faculty panel, and poster gallery to celebrate postdocs and prepare them for the faculty job market!"
A bunch of protein shakes and instant noodles
A display of featured books, including When Trees Tesify in a prominent spot
A monstera and Swiss cheese plant with new sprouts, but also dead crispy leaves
Aarron from Biocompass kids at our booth in the Art of Neuroscience
Tera’s face through the device
Four people seated around a table smiling
A sign reading Journal of Neuroscience Early Career Researcher Advisory Board Meeting
Tera restocking earrings
Smiling scientists taking a selfie!
4 people in a booth with neuroscience jewelry
Cute little doggy looking up at the camera while sitting next to an open suitcase
A packaged bar of soap labeled “GRC Psy Soap” and a list of ingredients, in front of bathroom vanity containers and an art print depicting the discovery of LSD.
My dog looking at a mushroom toy based off of amanita
Bunny at night
A hand holding a pair of dangly neuron earrings in a laboratory
Three pairs of hoop earrings being hung on a display, first the rose gold, then silver, and gold. The silver earrings are pulled down to demonstrate that the hinge clasp can open on its own with downward force
Image of Claire Danes as Temple Grandin in the film, “Temple Grandin”
A scientist necklace, an enamel pin and sticker of a biological heart with a banner that reads “science”
Summer Research Program in Neuroscience & Computation For undergrads interested in exploring the brain and learning how to code No prior experience necessary! June - August 2025 UCSF Mission Bay campus 25-30 hours/week commitment Learn more & apply: http://tiny.cc/ucsfcompneuro/ Students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in STEM are encouraged to apply!
A PowerPoint slide titled “supporting UGs this summer”. The words “Fostering Undergraduate Career Knowledge & Training in Research Under Mentorship Program” are stacked on the left to highlight the first letter to form an acronym. Additional bullet points describe a “mentored laboratory experience” and “1x week professional development meetings”
Two smiling students standing behind a table covered with science jewelry and enamel pins, with a sign that says “50% of proceeds will directly support undergraduate researchers” and a banner that says “Support young scientists “
Two versions of hoop earrings depicting phylogenetic trees, the old version has a fuller tree with more branches but an inferior clasp. The proposed new version has an improved spring hinge clasp but requires that the design is simpler, and thus a branch of the phylogenetic trees must be removed.
A bunch of pinback buttons with slogans advocating for science, peace, research, and human rights etc
Buttons that say “science saves lives” , “science saved my life”, “science saved the life of someone I love”, and “I dedicated my life to science and all I got was this stupid coup”
Pin back buttons that say “fund science not war”, “you can’t spell felon without Elon”, “mad scientist”, “I do research because I heart you”, “scientists for trans rights”, “algae for equity” “science not silence”
Sweater with pin buttons that say “fuck all y’all fund science”, “resist”,”science cures”, and “mad scientist”
Hand holding a button that says “mad scientist “ with an angry mouse
A pin that says “fuck all y’all fund science”
Table of pin back buttons with slogans like “resist” and “I heart science”
A button press and some scientific political postcards
A hand holding an enamel pin with a red DNA strand and the words “Science Advocate”
TO IMMIGRATION OR OTHER OFFICER: “i am exercising my 5th Amendment right under the U.S. Constitution to remain silent. I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or give you any documents without a lawyer present. I do not give you permission to enter my home or search my person or belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution, unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name and correct address on it that you slide under the door. “
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1. Will University Police Officers work with federal immigration officers to apprehend and remove individuals from campus? No. On November 30, 2016, the University issued Principles in Support of Undocumented Members of the University Community; you can find the full document here. The Principles explain that jurisdiction over enforcement of federal immigration laws rests with the federal government and not with UCPD. UC Police are devoted to maintaining a safe and secure environment to support the University's research, education and public service missions. University of California police departments will not divert their resources from this mission to enforce federal immigration laws, unless legally required to do so.
A video of a search bar containing trump and the results having “cancer” and “eugenics and scientific racism” in bolded text
A painting of a pug wearing a slice of Hawaiian pizza on its head, with striations from cardboard slightly visible underneath the painting
An acrylic painting of an orange cat wearing a large slice of vegetarian pizza on its head via a hole in the pizza for its face
Two rows of microscopy images, the top row containing images in their original colors of red and green and the bottom row with greyscale images of the individual channels and a colored composite in cyan and magenta
Screenshot from the linked reference showing grayscale images from each channel plus composites in high contrast colors such as green/magenta rather than green/red
Screenshot of Microsoft color filter with color images that lean toward blues, green, and purples, with no red
Two racks of neuroscience themed jewelry, with necklaces in the foreground and earrings in the background
Me standing in front of a Rocky statue doing the same triumphant pose
A screenshot of an Instagram post from the account ai.noodle containing mark up text that reads: ai.noodle ... H2 Chickpeas & Cheese Ingredients:: = #Chickpeas, #Cheese #SesameSeeds , #Spices ] | Chickpeas and cheese With so many variables that can affect the final dish. But one variable that always surprises me is the use of sesame seeds. Sesame is a super-secret ingredient in many cheeses. It makes them taste better when spread with lots of nutrition info. Like most spices, it's a research area! I've been eating so much spice in my life that I'm waiting for the results of a mission to be published. Until then, I'm going to keep trying to make the most of my meager resources. Missions are great for connecting with people who are struggling with identity and oppression. They can be quite overwhelming at first but you can make it better with practice and connections! Slackchat is now closed closed **AI-generated recipe**_ Sept 2020_ @ai.noodle
A photo of an iPad with three doodles of charms. top left is a circular gold charm with black background and two gold stars framed by axons. Top right is a tripartite synapse with two boutons and an astrocyte above it, bottom left is a black brain silhouette with stars and dots inside it
My dog Cornelius posing with bags and bags of jewelry