Covid-19 Virus Illustration

Covid-19 Virus Virion Illustration The coronavirus pandemic has kept us inside since March, but one positive effect is that it has created time for me to work on some projects of my own and to learn some new skills. I’ve spent a good bit of my quarantine time...
3D Animator Helps Fight the Zika Virus

3D Animator Helps Fight the Zika Virus

John Liebler’s curiosity and interest in creating a 3D model of the Zika Virus inspired Dr. Sean Ekins, CEO, Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to try to model every protein in the Zika virus…which directly led to writing a groundbreaking paper with homology...

Zika/Dengue Virus Comparison gif

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about the structure of the Zika virus envelope, here is an animated gif overlaying the Dengue Virus envelope structure with the homology model of the Zika Virus structure....
3D Animator Helps Fight the Zika Virus

Will the real Zika virus please stand up?

We’ve seen a lot of news coverage recently of the ZIka virus. The World Health Organization has declared Zika a Global Emergency and scientists from around the world are collaborating, sharing information to help combat the disease. Zika is a mosquito-borne...
Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome

Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome

Happy Holidays! When I’m supposed to be not hard at work creating molecular and cellular art, I can often be found playing the ukulele. Studies have shown that playing the ukulele dramatically increases the risk of UAS, or Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome. UAS...
Art of the Cell T-shirts Posters and Prints

Art of the Cell T-shirts Posters and Prints

Want a print or t-shirt of your favorite scientific cell, virus or molecule? Through the magic of the internet (Ok, actually it’s Redbubble) , we are now able to offer many Art of the Cell images on T-shirts, posters, prints, and a variety of other products. The...