Hello, and welcome to my blog! I am a graduate student working on my M.S. in Biomedical Visualization. For my research project, I am making an interactive website that will help medical illustrators, and anyone else who is interested, to understand size relationships between microscopic structures. This is a multi-faceted project that will involve Flash design, Flash code-writing, illustration, and human subjects research (to make sure that it is really helping).
Where did I get this idea? Last year, while working on a project for one of my classes, I noticed that it was fairly difficult to find information about the actual sizes of cells, organelles, proteins, etc., and that I was spending a great deal of time searching for this information. It was worth it to me to be sure that I was planning out an accurate drawing. But what if there were a resource that could show the information visually? It would be a great time-saver, and add to my peace of mind. After the project was finished, I looked to see if there was any such resource, either online or a book. I could find none. So I decided to make one.
This blog has several purposes. It will open up a line of communication between myself and my audience, allowing them to observe my process, and to comment if they wish. Also, if there is a particular cell or structure that you wish to see, feel free to ask for it! The website and the blog will continue to grow for long after I graduate.
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About Me
- Kristin Luther
- Kristin Luther is a medical illustrator whose interests include histology, cell biology, and molecular biology. She graduated May 7, 2009 from the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Biomedical Visualization program. You can see her portfolio website at www2.uic.edu/~klierl2.
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