Cancer Cell Progression

Client: Immunovia

Dietary Regulation

Dietary control of intestinal tumorigenesis

Client: Whitehead Institute

Publication: Dietary regulation of the origins of cancer. Science Translational Medicine. 08 Aug 2018: Vol. 10, Issue 453, eaat8285 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aat8285

PGCs

Summary figure for a paper on precursors of gametes (PGCs). The core idea is that PGCs are developmental uncommitted until they migrate to the embryonic genital ridge and initiate expression of a gene called Dazl. 

Client: Whitehead Institute

Neisseria Meningitidis

The structure of meningococcal outer membrane, showing variability of outer-membrane proteins and capsule used in vaccines and interaction with complement.

Client: New England Journal of Medicine

Published: April 22, 2010; Vol. 362; No. 16 

Endometriosis

This illustration accompanied APGO's Endometriosis monograph to demonstrate the devastating effects of endometriosis. The disease is clinically defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue found outside the uterus, resulting in chronic, inflammatory reaction.

Client: Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO)

Agency: Jespersen and Associates

Biodiversity

An illustration for a journal article on biodiversity, the study of which has historically yielded insights that translated into breakthroughs for science and technology.

Client: Whitehead Institute

Modulators Of Human Sensations

Series of illustrations depicting human senses and the principal molecular receptors involved in their perception and regulation.

Client: Whitehead Institute

Publication: Natural product modulators of human sensations and mood: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential. Chem Soc Rev. 2017 Sep 21. doi: 10.1039/c7cs00411g.

Intergenerational Epigenetic Inheritance

Model for intergenerational epigenetic inheritance following deletion of Kdm6a in the male germ line.

Client: Whitehead Institute

Publication: Intergenerational epigenetic inheritance of cancer susceptibility in mammals. eLife 2019;8:e39380 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.39380

Renal Dialysis Affected Organs

This interactive illustration was developed for the Sanofi US Renal Medical Affairs team as an online educational tool for clinicians treating patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. An interactive anatomical diagram allows the learner to select from major organs affected by CKD5 to review detailed descriptions of a patient’s metabolism, comparing patients with CKD5 to patients without kidney disease.

Client: Sanofi U.S.

Agency: Jespersen and Associates

Carcinoma Progression And Metastasis

Created as a summary figure for a laboratory homepage to showcase their area of focus. The client was looking for a loose and organic artistic style. It was a real treat to break out my watercolors for this project :)

Client: Whitehead Institute

Transobturator Sling Placement

Illustration showing the placement of a transobturator sling relative to the adductor magnus and levator ani muscles. Created for APGO's educational series on urinary incontinence. 

Client: Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO)

Agency: Jespersen and Associates

Brain Cross Section

Client: Thea Singer

Published: Stress Less: The New Science That Shows Women How to Rejuvenate the Body and the Mind

EMT In Cancer

Series of illustrations depicting the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer.

Client: Whitehead Institute

Publication: Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer: complexity and opportunities. Front Med. 2018 Aug; 12(4): 361–373.



Position Control Genes

Client: Whitehead Institute

Publication: Orthogonal muscle fibres have different instructive roles in planarian regeneration. Nature. 2017 Nov 30;551(7682):623-628. doi: 10.1038/nature24660. Epub 2017 Nov 22.

Pelvic Organ Cross Section

This illustration shows a cross sectional view of the female pelvic anatomy.

Client: Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Agency: Jespersen and Associates

Activated Protein C For Sepsis

This illustration shows the procoagulant state in patients with sepsis and the mode of action of recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC).

Client: New England Journal of Medicine

Published: December 31, 2009; Vol. 361; No. 27

Ear Anatomy

Client: JoVE