Immunotree Storm

Immunotree Storm

Immunotree Cancer Storm

An experiment in vector media

Originally created for a journal cover, this was simply a paper cut-out experiment of an image I saw in my mind while making the foliage of a tree. The original concept called for falling leaves that turned into blood droplets.As I looked at the mass of tree foliage, I started to see a storm cloud. It simply made sense to make the red drops into blue drops of rain. The twisted trunk turned into a space to show a bolt of lightning.

The other aspect of this piece that I have been playing with is both the color palette – a juxtaposition of a deeply tumultuous blue stormy field in contrast with a calmer green “Fall” palette on the other side. I also like to play with texture even though most times vector art is simply flat. I have figured out ways of layering scanned paper as well as grain filters to emulate the feel of cut construction paper.

I am not sure what I will ever do with this piece, but it came from my mind, and its mine. This comes from moments of tinkering which gets me ready for my next project.

Winning with Diabetes

Winning with Diabetes

Winning with Diabetes

Inspiring Stories from Athletes to Help You Thrive

A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Published April 11, 2023

by Mark D. Corriere (Author), Rita R. Kalyani  (Author), Patrick J. Smith (Author), Jennifer E. Fairman (Illustrator)

An ultra-marathoner, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, a major league pitcher, and an NFL star. What do these elite athletes have in common? They reached the top of their field―all while living with diabetes.

Essential reading for people who have diabetes and their families, Winning with Diabetes highlights the challenges, perseverance, and successes of sixteen elite athletes living with the disease. From mountain climber Will Cross, to college softball champion Kylee Perez, to NBA legend Dominique Wilkins, and many more, these are the real-life stories of diagnosis, adapting new day-to-day routines, finding support, training, competing, and connecting with communities of other people living with diabetes. The book features advice for facing common fears and challenges, both on and off the playing field. Each chapter includes interviews with athletes about their experiences, paired with expert commentary from the authors. Chapters also include summaries of key concepts, along with illustrations and other graphics.

Winning with Diabetes will inspire readers of all ages―those newly diagnosed as well as those who have lived with diabetes for years. Written by physicians who have set the standards for management of the disease, this book brings you expert insight into finding ways to live your best life. Let the experts, the athletes, and the inspiration in Winning with Diabetes give you what you need to you stay in the game. Don’t let diabetes send you to the bench. These motivational stories of top athletes with diabetes will inspire you to live your best life.

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Breathe, Baltimore Head Start

Breathe, Baltimore Head Start

Breathe, Baltimore Head Start

One of a series of illustrations that were created for the Head Start program in Baltimore City Schools. This illustration depicts a little girl who might suffer from asthma. The illustration was published in a flip book for parents and teachers who are learning about asthma in young children and how to recognize symptoms, warning signs for an asthma attack, how to take care of children and medications. For this particular illustration, Jeni took several days’ outings around the Baltimore Metropolitan area to take pictures of the cityscape and its grafitti-decorated walls. She combined textures and several references of urban young residents to create her intended vision of a girl blowing bubbles in an area that might have poor air quality due to pollutants in the city air. 

Title:         Breath, Baltimore
Medium:       Graphite Pencil, Adobe Photoshop
Format:     Poster or Flip Book
Client:        Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pulmonary Care
Audience:      General public

Pneumococcal Infection

Pneumococcal Infection

Pneumococcal Infection

The purpose of this illustration is to represent the anatomical systems of the body attacked by S. Pneumoniae, a bacteria which causes various diseases and infections, especially in young children of Third-World countries.  The systems portrayed are the respiratory, nasopharyngeal, and circulatory systems. These systems are easily infected by this bacteria, causing illnesses such as pneumonia and sepsis.  This image is used for public awareness and education.

Title:         Systems of Pneumococcal Infection
Medium:       Graphite Pencil, Adobe Photoshop
Format:     Poster or PR presentation
Client:         PneumoADIP, JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health
Audience:      General public

 

A Personal Note:

COVID-19: Visualizing a Moving Target by Jennifer Fairman for AMI Members

COVID-19: Visualizing a Moving Target by Jennifer Fairman for AMI Members

The AMI Online Learning Committee of the Association of Medical Illustrators Presents

COVID-19: Visualizing a Moving Target

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

By: Jennifer Fairman

Jennifer Fairman, an Associate Professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has designed a presentation to teach attendees about the challenges involved in creating an infographic of the SARS-CoV-2 structure, replication cycle and therapeutics for public health consumption. An outline of content for this 1-hour presentation with a live question and answer period is available here.

Presenter bio:

Jennifer “Jeni” Fairman is an Associate Professor at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She specializes in medical and scientific illustration for publication, patient and public health education, animation, web, graphic & interactive design and small business practices. Her work has been published in hundreds of scientific journal articles, textbooks and book chapters, monographs, science presentations, websites and videos. Her contributions are highly recognized by the Association of Medical Illustrators, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Illustrators Club of DC, National Science Foundation, Ratcliffe Foundation, BioCommunications Association, James Smithson Society, and Vesalius Trust. She has been spending most of 2020 teaching from home and working on many COVID-19 related projects in addition to her everyday production work while juggling the “new norms” of family life.

This presentation will:

• Describe the beginnings of how the novel coronavirus pandemic inspired/spawned multiple visualization projects out of the need to educate the public.
• Introduce the AMI’s COVID-19 Medical Illustrators Group and contributions to the SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Research for Medical Illustrators Google Doc
• Describe the steps and challenges leading to and involving the creation of a SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle and therapeutics infographic for public health consumption.
• Describe enveloped vs. non-enveloped viral structure and the differences between different virus types
• Describe the enveloped structure of coronaviruses and how they related to each other and the novel coronavirus of SARS-CoV-2
• Describe of SARS-CoV-2 viral “behavior” (what it binds to, that it mutates slowly)
• Talk in depth about the of SARS-CoV-2 viral genome and what structural vs. nonstructural proteins play key roles in the replication process
• Describe each of the of SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins, their functions, geometry and surface ratios

The live presentation is approved for .05 Art and 0.05 BioMed Sciences CEUs. After viewing, login to hub.ami.org and click “Submit my CEU Credits” under “my AMI” to locate the presentation and submit your CEUs.

Keep track using the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU):

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