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dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Dr Yvonne Couch
@dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
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Associate Prof - University of Oxford | Neuroimmunologist interested in stroke, brain injury, brain metabolism, extracellular vesicles | Dogs | Gardening | Food | Travel
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#wrapped is here so its time to judge the weird crap I listen to for a total of about 52k hours apparently...
@myfavoritemurder.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social @lpotl.bsky.social @ifbookspod.bsky.social @wonderymedia.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
whenever I start typing 'pubmed' into my main search bar, an old link appears and I instantly click on it because it takes me straight to pubmed but the contents always make me slightly sad...
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Currently reading and commenting on my students' thesis and I always think it's nice to put positive comments in as well as critiques.

So this image got an enthusiastic note that said 'this is SUCH pretty staining!' because it is!
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two immunohistochemistry images. the left has purple cells on a white background, small and mostly spherical in shape. on top of the purple cells are many long brown cells with lots of spidery processes. the right image has the purple cells but very few of the brown cells are visible.
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Batsford Arboretum last weekend being viewed by the dog and some local hawthorn and sloe looking particularly vibrant!
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Artist Hiro Yamagata made 27 "art cars" and I got to see one today and it was glorious!
Side of a 1950s mercedes covered in painted large pink flowers, windows just visible below a tan convertible roof
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
I have a supremely lazy hound who is not fussed in any way by the fireworks but my thoughts go out to anyone with an anxious puppo tonight
#dogsky
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Restringing for the first time in many many years...
#hobbies #worklifebalance
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Reposting this because it's quality...
#halloween #dogsky
Text says: As your prepare your costume for Halloween please remember your costume will not be as good as this dog dressed as Jareth, the Goblin King. Below is a picture of a blonde haired dog with dark eye makeup, long hair has been added around its face, it has a lacey ruff in white and a black outfit below, it is sat next to an orange pumpkin
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Trimming the front lavender hedge always feels so brutal...
#autumn
Silver grey lavender plants stand around 1-2ft wide in the foreground and are trimmed down to small mounds with no spent flowers on in the background, grass to the left, pavement to the right, the lavender forms a hedge which is being trimmed
October 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
this....brings me so much joy!
October 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
I even have the lecture scribbles...

But the amount of detail in my actual notes probably explains my lack of social life ..
October 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
It's time.

Rainy Saturday afternoon activity is recycling the 20 year old undergrad notes...
#academia
Pile of white lines paper covered in small neat handwriting with some hand drawn pictures of scientific things like kidneys and antibodies
October 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Back off AL and feeling slightly less enthusiastic than normal but at least well rested after a brief tour of some English fizz vineyards with doggo...
#dogsky
September 29, 2025 at 5:26 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
And it bites!!!
September 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
It lives!!!!
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September 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Just wrapping up discussing metabolism with the 7th preclinical stroke symposium here at Keble College in Oxford, an interesting experience hosting and presenting all at once but a great time had by all!

@kebleoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Lecture theatre scene from high up, brown floor, brown lectern, large screen, lady all in black on the left with blonde hair pointing at the screen, lots of chemical names all over the screen
September 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
I have no comments. Only confusion....
Two boxes of tea with pictures of tea cups on, the left is brown and described as Mens Tea, the right box is dark pink and described as women's tea
September 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
I have reached another peak @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social

Outdoor evening fire, new purchase of bendy book light to combat the early evening, small glass of classy bourbon
In the background, a burning log fire, in the foreground Guards Guards by Terry pratchett lit by a book light
August 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Harvest time is starting...
#autumn
A hand holding two large green apples, in the background a grey container with orange and pink flowers and green foliage
August 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
New book and a perfect evening spot to read it in...
Enclosed fire in the background with dark green bushes on either side, white gravel on the floor, a grey chair to the left with a spotted blanket, a grey blanket in the foreground with a large black dog lying on it
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
Please do not ask why I needed this information but I LOVE what people do on the internet...
Picture of a brown table with small sweets individually wrapped laid out in groups by colour/type, on the left gold wrappers, then brown and white, then blue. then brown and purple, then blue and white, then brown and red, then gold and red, then red representing (from left) galaxy caramel, galaxy, bounty, snickers, milky way, mars, twix, maltesers. the row of mars is the longest, followed by milky way, followed by bounty, snickers and maltesers, with caramel, galaxy and twix having the fewest sweets. caption at the top says 'i recently purchased 10kg of celebrations and counted them out 1 box (2.5kg). also included a spreadsheet for your viewing pleasure'
August 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Sometimes my commute is pretty! Looking forward to finalising our stroke conference programme at the gorgeous Keble in Oxford today with the fab organising team!
August 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
It's blackberry season!

(he's very selective but also this is a great reminder to never pick the blackberries at dog height)
#dogsky
July 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
One of the few perks of academia is getting to explore places as part of your job. Today's jaunt was around the botanic gardens in Glasgow before a viva...
Victorian glasshouse ceiling, white metal grid with glass panels, one white column in the mid ground, lots of green foliage including palms and ferns in the background
July 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
It's so hot my diet coke is actually sweating like the ads from the 90s and it's all I can do not to break out into Etta James...
Silver diet Coke can with beads of condensation
July 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM