Researcher and lecturer in evolutionary biology, specialising in contrast-enhanced microCT and AI-driven digital dissection, with a passion for pedagogical projects. Currently studying sea urchins at Southampton āØļø
Alice Leavey
If you need a bit more of an introduction to 3D anatomy, this other @nocturnetwork.bsky.social education kit is a great start, especially middle and high school students - qubeshub.org/publications...
Animal Biology sessions at #SEBconference Florence š®š¹ 2026.
Final registration deadline: 11 June 2026 šļø
You can attend in person or virtually.
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Hey look: A job! @echinerd.bsky.social and I are looking for a research technician to work on sea urchin development. If you are good at segmenting CT scans and want a chance to work on some super cool organisms, this job here at UCL is for you! apply now: bit.ly/4o2qccY
An activity for middle and high school students, developed by the Education and Outreach community of the Non-Clinical Tomography Users Research Network. In the classroom, this activity should take be...
While on the topic of awesome Sketchfab collections, I have seen @floridamuseum.bsky.social uploading waves of 3D surface scan data to their Snakes, Lizards and Frogs of Florida series recently - sketchfab.com/FloridaMuseu...
Iām also part of the @nocturnetwork.bsky.social Education & Outreach Community, where only a couple weeks ago a new resource on Dissecting Animal Diets was published, where you can virtually dissect owl pellets and fossilised Megalodon poop! qubeshub.org/publications...
Just four weeks to go until @royalsociety.org #SummerScience!! As well as running the 'Immortalising Natural History in 3D' exhibit, I'll be speaking on the 'Anatomy - old science meets new tech' panel as part of 'Attenborough at 100: a weekend of wildlife' š¦šø royalsociety.org/science-even...
Starting off with a shameless self-plug, @laurabporro.bsky.social , @eloygl.bsky.social , @anthony-herrel.bsky.social and I published a complete 3D anatomical model of the veiled chameleon head, accompanied by lesson plans for GCSE and first-year University students: sketchfab.com/aleavey/coll...
šØ New paper in @asejournal.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1002/ase.70286 šØ
@drchn.bsky.social and I studied how 3D digital models are used in animal anatomy education and what makes them great. We found that many people were not aware of existing resources, so let's get some shared in the thread below!
The openVertebrate Thematic Collection Network is an awesome source of both 3D digital models and their microCT scans (as is MorphoSource in general!) - www.morphosource.org/projects/000...
All the digital dissections of the pelvis and hindlimb muscles in 30 frogs from my PhD thesis are also available open-access! sketchfab.com/aleavey/coll...
This modular 'education kit' involves investigating animal diet through physical and virtual dissections of owl pellets and an optional module on coprolite (fossilized dropping) of Megalodon. It harne...
The veiled chameleon is a model organism in reptile development research. Utilising contrast-enhanced microCT and deep learning segmentation models, we have generated the first digital atlases of the ...
Compared to human medical sciences, digital models of animals are rare, often behind subscription services and are comparatively lacking in interactivity and accessibility features. This study explor...
Frogs have a highly conserved body plan, yet they employ a diverse array of locomotor modes. We use diffusible iodine contrast-enhanced microCT (diceCT) imaging to digitally dissect the gross muscle a...
