Cancer Cell Journal Cover
Description:Published November 15, 2011 on the cover of Cancer Cell. This illustration was commissioned to accompany the article Inhibition of Mitochondrial Translation as a Therapeutic Strategy for Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Škrtic et al. It shows leukemic blast cells and a mitochondrial ribosome undergoing translation.
Media:
Maxon Cinema 4D and Adobe Photoshop
Posterior Aspect of the Heart
Description:A rendering of cadaveric material from the Grant's Museum of Anatomy at the University of Toronto.
Medium:
Carbon dust, a classic technique used in medical illustration, involves dry brushing fine carbon particles onto paper.
Structure and Innervation of the Cochlea and Organ of Corti
Description:Received the Award of Merit for Instructional Color at the Association of Medical Illustrators' 2011 Salon. The piece was designed as a textbook page geared toward first year medical students to help them appreciate the complex structures and interrelationships of the cochlea and organ of Corti.
Medium:
Adobe Photoshop
Pericardiectomy
Description:Based on observation of the surgical procedure performed by Dr. R.J. Cusimano at Toronto General Hospital. This piece shows the fastidious removal of calcified pericardium from the surface of the heart, and the resulting expansion of the once-constricted tissue beneath.
Medium:
Colour pencil on Canson
Nature Journal Cover Mock-Up
Description:This whimsical piece was designed to accompany an imagined journal feature about the protein luciferase, an enzyme that contributes to the bioluminescence of many organisms, including fireflies and certain types of mushrooms.
Media:
Maxon Cinema 4D and Adobe Photoshop
Posterior Aspect of the Knee and Its Ligaments
Description:Intended as a textbook illustration and study aid geared toward first year medical students.
Medium:
Pen and ink
NOD2 and the Autophagic Response to Intracellular Bacteria
Description:Published September, 2011 in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. This illustration accompanies the article Nod-like receptors in intestinal homeostasis, inflammation, and cancer by Werts et al. It depicts NOD2 triggering the immune response to destroy intracellular bacterial invaders, and how a faulty, mutant NOD2 can lead to infection.
Medium:
Adobe Illustrator
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Description:Intended as a textbook page, this piece illustrates the congenital condition of patent ductus arteriosus and diagrams relevant models of blood flow through the heart.
Media:
Carbon dust, pen and ink and Adobe Illustrator
Smoker's Emphysema
Description:Intended as a two-page magazine spread geared toward the general public, the illustration explains and depicts the progression of this destructive lung disease. The colour scheme and the unconventional portrayal of upright lung bronchioles were chosen to evoke the atmosphere of a forest fire.
Medium:
Adobe Photoshop
Lungscape
Description:Atmospheric study of lung tissue.
Medium:
Graphite
Colourful Coleoptera - Designs of Nature
Description:Intended as a two-page magazine spread geared toward the general public, this information visualization piece introduces some interesting facts about beetles and explains how and why colours manifest in these amazing creatures.
Media:
Photography, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
