NEWS
Figure Illustration Publication
January 6, 2022
During our Fall 2020 illustration class, we worked with Dr. Flaumenhaft from Harvard to create figure illustrations for upcoming manuscripts. After a few edits this past summer, I'm happy to announce that it was accepted and finally published in the journal Blood! My illustrations (figure 5I) show a proposed model for the role of VLK in platelet function.
DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020010342
UIC BVIS Graduation
December 12, 2021
I graduated from UIC with a Master of Science in Biomedical Visualization! I am so thankful for the wonderful BVIS faculty and my amazing cohort for all their support these past two years and everything I’ve learned from them.
Project Research Defense
December 3, 2021
Over the course of the Fall semester, I worked on the stimulus of my research–an educational application for graduate neuroanatomy students. I was able to complete the application, conduct a user experience study, finish my manuscript and on December 3rd, I successfully defended my research! I plan on working with the Anatomy Department at UIC this upcoming year to implement feedback from my study and finish up the application for use in future UIC classes.
AMI Salon 2021
July 28, 2021
I submitted two of my pieces to the AMI Student Salon this year and I was fortunate to receive awards for both of them! I won a Student Award of Excellence for SARS-CoV-2 G614 Mutant Increases ACE2 Receptor Binding and a Student Award of Merit for The Diversity of Shingles. I am excited to submit to the Professional Salon at the next meeting!
Final Presentation
May 4, 2021
At the end of every semester, each BVIS student presents the work that they completed that semester. This spring I presented my work for the last time! I finished all of my graduate coursework, so the only thing left before graduation is my project research! I anticipate defending my research in the upcoming Fall semester.
SAMA Show 2021
April 10, 2021
Two of my pieces were displayed at the online gallery “Virtual Visualization: Medical Illustration During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” This year the SAMA show was hosted on ArtSteps and is publically available for viewing. As part of the Social Media Team, I also designed the promotional material for the show like the design seen here.
Faces of BVIS
January 10, 2021
My student feature appeared on the UIC BVIS Student Blog and social media pages.
SAMA Show 2020
February 27, 2020
My piece, Inferior View of the Brain and Brainstem, was on display at the International Surgical Museum for the annual Student Association of Medical Illustrators (SAMA) show “Unique Perspectives: Art and Science in Medicine.”