I believe art has the potential to enhance scientific understanding for both a general and research audience! Here are scientific illustrations I have made for use in my own research presentations.
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The human brain.
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The mouse brain.
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A microglia, the immune cell of the brain.
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Lab mouse.
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Lab mouse with a shadow to indicate brain issues (specifically, amyloid/Alzheimer's disease pathology).
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Lab mouse with a shadow on the lungs to indicate a pneumonia infection.
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Lab mouse with shadow on the intestines to indicate an abdominal infection.
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My model of synaptic pruning during infection, which could ultimately lead to missing connections between circuits and dysregulated brain function.
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The Elevated Zero Maze (EZM), a test of anxiety-like behavior in mice.
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Fear Conditioning, a test of learning and memory in mice.
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Flow cytometry, a technique to identify characteristics of cells.
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Different versions of microglia, the immune cells of the brain, demonstrating how these cells change shape.