applications
Here are a few of my favorite medical and scientific illustrations from recent years:
Veratridine: A Green Anticancer Approach. Schematics.
Scope
Veratridine is a chemical that has medical applications including, but not limited to, cancer https://katiebrust.com/blog/7-2/contact/treatment. This client is an M.D. PhD. researcher, who approached with an idea for several veratridine schematics. These visuals are critical to explain the research process to grant reviewers, publication editors, and other researchers within the field.
Methodology
After meeting with the client to establish the scientific context for the schematic, certain distinguishing factors including a characteristic green color and molecular formula were pulled for specific detail work within the design. Specificity was defined as the most important feature of this selective molecule, which was thus rendered as darts with targets for carcinogens and cancerous cells, represented in red.
Results
Overall the schematic was successful and is currently under review for publication in a research paper. It has already been published in a region- al newsletter, and has been received well by the client’s peers within the medical community. The vision was achieved successfully on both ends of this project.
Are Birds like Humans? The Science Says Yes.
Scope
This project is the culmination of an extensive research project based in cellular and molecular fields of study, which is related to animal behavior, specifically defined as ‘cooperative breeding’. The aim of this poster is
to provide the general public with the scientific findings of this personal thesis, titled, “Measuring Biases; Provisioning rates compared to Sex Ratio of Broods in Pomatostomus ruficeps”. Effective communication and supporting visual elements were critical components of this project.
Methodology
The design was created after an extensive data analysis of over 125,000 finalized data points, hundreds of hours testing within laboratories, and a series of literature reviews to establish context and a strong foundation. It combines recognizable illustration with statistics that have been converted from scientific jargon to commonly understood phrasing.
Results
Multiple versions of this design were rendered to produce the best representation possible, of both personal design preferences, and the statistical analysis performed across three and a half years of research. This proved successful, and overall this project will serve as an effective supplement to the traditional scientific posters presented at conferences.
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