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VI4 AiR Summer 2023
Heterogeneity of Mother and Child
Art has always been an outlet for me in times of stress and I hope that my works inspire others to use art in a similar manner. I tend to focus on drawings to create art and I have recently begun to dabble in digital art as a way to reach a wider audience. Drawing is not my only medium as I am also a choreographer/dancer who hopes to use dance as a way to bring about social change. Art, in its own way, is a feeling that one cannot put into words and, as I continue to grow as an artist, I hope to further discover what this feeling means to me and help to lead others to their own epiphany.
Hypertension
My name is Ereny Morcos and I am a senior at Bowdoin College. This will be my third summer participating in the VI4 artist in Resident program and my second year as a mentor for the program. I have always been incredibly drawn to science and art and through this program have started to learn greatly about science communication and ways in which this is integral for the future of scientific discoveries. This summer I will be working with the Alexander lab in creating figures for articles hoping to be published soon. The lab is studying Hypertension and the way in which the immune system in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. I will also be working on hopefully creating cover art for a project within the lab focused on studying Psoriasis and its effects on both hypertension and increased renal dysfunction. Over the years I have worked with traditional artistic tools and styles including painting and drawing and have started to weave into my work digital platforms to create digital art. My cover art may take on a more artistic and traditional look and I hope through the different digital art platforms I use to create meaningful and accurate figures and representations for the lab to hopefully be published and used in their papers.
STING the brain
My name is Chloe Kim, and I am a sophomore at Vanderbilt University on the premed track. Art has always been a passion of mine since I was little. I love painting, creating sculptures, doing digital design, and crocheting. However, integrating art into my current life of science courses and research hasn't been easy. The AiR program allowed me to delve into this mysterious intersection of art and science and figure out how to incorporate art into my science interest. I will continue to decipher this relationship and combine my passion for art with science.
Bacterial Cytological Profiling
E. coli IptD4213 sample stained with FM4-64, SYTOX, and DAPI.
Panama Rocket Frog
Hi, I am Mackenzie. I am an up incoming senior at the University of Oregon, and I major in Art and Technology and minor in media studies and art history. I mainly with concept art, specifically characters and making comics. I have both dyslexia and ADHD, so much on my learning is through visuals and hands on experience. I want my art to be able to bring other joy and have them gain an interest in art either through learning or visual story telling with unique characters or world building through art.
Bacteria Cover 2
All of these works are meant to enhance and communicate the intricate and detailed research processes that my lab has been working on. My goal was to stay as true as possible to the science while enhancing the visuals of their project.
Ebola Virus
My artwork depicts the structure, along with a cross section, of the ebola virus. This was a really enjoyable experience as I drafted multiple designs and used acrylic paints to create the final product.
Rarefaction
As an artist, I like to use various traditional media and techniques to create colorful, semi-realistic pieces that portray the world around me.
This summer I partnered with the Alexander Lab to create cover art for an upcoming paper. Their research has found that there is a recruitment of inflammatory regulatory T cells to the skin of hypertensive mice, which results in a loss of micro-blood vessels from the area.
This summer I partnered with the Alexander Lab to create cover art for an upcoming paper. Their research has found that there is a recruitment of inflammatory regulatory T cells to the skin of hypertensive mice, which results in a loss of micro-blood vessels from the area.
