PARATHYROIDECTOMY

Selected images from a sequence

Purpose: To illustrate the primary steps involved in the removal of a parathyroid gland
Audience: Medical students and surgical residents
Media: Adobe Illustrator
Size: 8 x 10.5 inches

BACE1 AND THE BUILDUP OF AMYLOID IN BRAIN VASCULATURE

Purpose: To draw reader attention, through metaphorical and visual means, to the role of BACE1, a beta secretase involved in the formation of amyloid in the brain.
Audience: College graduates with a continuing interest in science
Media: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches

References:

The role of amyloid precursor protein processing by BACE1, the beta-secretase, in Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology

Non-neuronal and neuronal BACE1 elevation in association with angiopathic and leptomeningeal beta-amyloid deposition in the human brain

INNERVATION OF THE TEETH AND MAXILLARY SINUS

Purpose: To illustrate the spatial relationship between the maxillary sinus and teeth, and the innervation of both sets of structures.

Audience: Medical students and residents

Media: Carbon dust, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT HEAT EXHAUSTION

Purpose: To teach the symptoms and treatment of heat exhaustion in a fun, memorable, and relatable way.

Audience: Boy Scouts, 12-14 years of age
Media: Adobe Animate / Flash (video) , GarageBand, and Audacity (sound)
Size: 1280 X 720 px
Music: "Back To The Wood" by Audionautix

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

ELECTRON TRANSPORT
and ATP GENERATION

Purpose: To capture the imagination while introducing viewers to the major players and basic processes involved in ATP generation
Audience: Undergraduate biology students
Media: Maxon Cinema 4D, Chimera, ePMV, Marvin, Adobe After Effects
Original size: 1280 x 720 px

CANCER RECRUITING A MACROPHAGE

Purpose: To illustrate cell signaling between a breast cancer cell and a macrophage
Audience: Undergraduate students in cell biology
Media: Maxon Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects
Size: 1280 x 720 px  

Reference:

Tumor-associated macrophages: unwitting accomplices in breast cancer malignancy

TREATMENT FOR HYPERLIPIDEMIA

Purpose: To present the mechanism of action of Pravachol, a statin drug, in the form of an attractive, collectible poster
Audience: Physicians and other health care providers
Media: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Chimera, Cinema 4D
Print Size: 16 x 20 inches

THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Magazine panel spanning three pages

Purpose: To attract reader attention to a magazine article, and to provide additional supporting information
Audience: Adults with some college education
Media: Adobe Photoshop and illustrator
Individual Image size: 3 x 12 inches
Full Spread Size: 3 x 36 inches

CECUM AND APPENDIX
MACROPHAGE AND CANCER CELL

Purpose: To create assets for animation sequences
Audience: Anatomy and biology students
Media: Maxon Cinema 4D