The Scientist as Illustrator

The Scientist as Illustrator.

Proficiency in art and illustration was once considered an essential skill for biologists, because text alone often could not suffice to describe observations of biological systems. With modern imaging technology, it is no longer necessary to illustrate what we can see by eye. However, in molecular and cellular biology, our understanding of biological processes is dependent on our ability to sy...

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Are you a researcher as well as a medical illustrator?

When we list the areas of practice for medical illustrators we always include research, but how involved in research are we? The aim of this activity is to encourage your professional development not just as a medical illustrator but your involvement with research whether that is undertaking your own research, undertaking evidence based practice (1) , working as part of a research team, advisin...

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The Developing Scientist as Craftsperson

Increasingly, the day-to-day practice of science education is pervaded by the presence of computational media. Simulations, modelling tools, and virtual laboratories have become the stock in trade of the up-to-date science educator; and consequently the young scientist is a person who, more and more, spends a large proportion of his or her time in abstract and nonphysical "worlds". This move to...