SciArt profiles

A series in which we profile scientists who do art (and occasionally artists who dabble in science).

SciArt profile: B. Duygu Özpolat

Posted by the Node, on 18 February 2025

In this SciArt profile, we find out more about B. Duygu Özpolat, an assistant professor whose research focuses on germ cell regeneration in segmented worms. Duygu enjoys creating pottery pieces …

SciArt profile: Petra Korlević

Posted by the Node, on 27 November 2024

In this SciArt profile, we meet Petra Korlević, a scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, interested in retrieving DNA from historic mosquito collections. Can you tell us about your background …

SciArt profile: Menelia Vasilopoulou Kampitsi

Posted by the Node, on 16 October 2024

In this SciArt profile, we meet Menelia Vasilopoulou Kampitsi, who studied functional morphology during her PhD and is now working part-time as a scientific illustrator. Menelia takes inspiration from impressionism, …

SciArt profile: Yoshinari Yoshida

Posted by the Node, on 25 September 2024

In this SciArt profile, we meet Yoshinari Yoshida, a philosopher of science focusing on the conceptual and historical issues in developmental biology. Yoshinari enjoys drawing animals and plants, and have …

SciArt profile: Dhananjay Chaturvedi

Posted by the Node, on 8 August 2024

Meet Dhananjay Chaturvedi, a developmental biologist who creates drawings inspired from nature and from his research into skeletal muscle homeostasis and repair in Drosophila.

SciArt Profile: Friedrich Bliem

Posted by the Node, on 17 July 2024

In this SciArt profile, we meet Friedrich Bliem, who has a background in cell biology and scientific illustration and has been creating “Art in Science” paintings for decades.