Check out this #SciArt animation from the 2022 Artist-in-Residence program! 🧑‍🎨 Emily Krueger 🧑‍🔬 Carolyn Coyne, PhD Learn more about the art below ⬇️ #VI4AiR #BWFAiR @BWFUND @vanderbilt_artlab 🎨 An animation on the progress of a Group B #Strep infection through the fetal membrane in pregnancy. This #infection and resulting inflammation of the fetal membrane can have dangerous consequences during pregnancy, including premature labor and possible infection of the fetus. 🧑‍🎨 Emily is studying fine art and #biology at @CarnegieMellon. Recently her practice has addressed the bias and characteristics of scientific visual language, and the degree to which it is still recognizable while abstracted. This project was a fun way to further explore this! 🧑‍🔬 The Coyne lab studies the pathways by which microorganisms cross cellular barriers and the mechanisms by which these barriers restrict microbial infections. They primarily focus on the epithelium that lines the gastrointestinal t...