Professional & Artistic Portfolio

Talaromycosis Life Cycle Professional Commissioned Graphic

The attached graphic illustrates the pathogen’s life cycle and highlights the work of a tropical medicine research center in Vietnam, which is focused on improving diagnostics and conducting clinical trials for Talaromycosis. One of these graphics, which I helped develop, is used in Dr. Le’s global fungal pathogen presentations and has also been published on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

FEBS Open Bio Special Issue Cover

Mitochondrial Biogenesis.

In the fall of 2024, I had the opportunity to design the cover artwork for FEBS Open Bio, an open-access scientific journal published by the Federation of European Biochemical Societies. My goal as an artist was to represent mitochondria as the "beating heart" of the cell, a metaphor that goes beyond the traditional idea of mitochondria simply being the "powerhouse" of the cell.

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Room For Imagination

Gold Key Award-Winning Oil Painting

Art is deeply intertwined with human emotion and psychology, serving as a powerful medium to express personal experiences and stories. As a creative artist, I strive to weave my own journey into compelling visual narratives.

To the right is an oil painting I created to depict myself as a child, capturing my perspective of the world through bold, contrasting colors. This work reflects the uninhibited creativity of childhood, when we are free from the constraints of societal expectations and conformity, allowing us to think outside the box and tap into our natural genius. It earned a Gold Key award from the Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards, placing in the top 5-7% of entries out of 340,000 submissions.

As a science communicator, my artwork bridges the world of scientific discovery with my artistic foundation, bringing both fields together to tell stories that are as visually engaging as they are informative.

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Talaromycosis

Life Cycle Graphic with Dr. Le

I had the privilege of working with Dr. Le at Duke University, a physician-scientist specializing in Mycology and infectious diseases, with a focus on Talaromyces marneffei. This disease is prevalent in Southeast Asia, particularly in China, Thailand, and Vietnam, where it causes large-scale epidemics. Talaromycosis is a severely neglected and under-researched pathogen, primarily affecting immunocompromised individuals. Our communication allowed me to create hand-drawn depictions of different mold and yeast forms of Talaromycosis unique to the fungus.

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