What a pleasure to join the #AAAS #SSTEM2025 Meeting, which brought together over 1000 talented students across all STEM fields. We also got to preview our next #Microscopya game chapter (on the TV screen 📺) and are excited to share more news about that soon! Thank you @aaascsew.bsky.social!

I'm so honored to have my art featured on the cover of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications - my very first science drawing that marked the beginning of my #SciArt journey! Read the cover story here: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111... A huge thank you to the journal and @gary-singh.bsky.social!

Comic-Con was absolutely magical! From discussing the science behind Wicked, to interacting with kids at the STEAM Fair and mingling with pop culture fans at the STEM Mixer - every encounter was inspiring. So grateful I got to spark excitement about #STEM alongside our amazing IF/THEN Ambassadors!

In anticipation of this year's #ComicCon2025, here are some pictures from last year's amazing events!

I'm so excited to present at #ComicCon2025 this week! Join my panel to learn about the intersection between #STEM and the magic of Oz in 'Defying Gravity: Exploring the STEM and Ethics of Magic in Wicked', and meet many amazing #WomenInSTEM Ambassadors! #SDCC25 #SciComm #STEAMeducation #STEAMSquad

Very excited to share my brand new 'Cell Cycle Circuit' drawing! It shows a signaling circuit that regulates mitotic entry in fission yeast, where a protein complex (Cdc2/CDK1-Cyclin B) integrates both positive (Cdc25) and negative signals (Wee1 & Mik1/Myt1) to decide when to divide. #CellCycle2025

First day at the VIZBI conference and very excited for some fascinating talks and discussions on visualizing biological data at the beautiful @magdalenecollege.bsky.social in Cambridge! #VIZBI #VIZBI25 #DataViz #SciArt

I couldn't be more honored to speak at the #VIZBI meeting on Visualizing Biological Data! If you love science visualization/art and haven't heard of VIZBI, please take a moment right now to check it out and consider participating (including a virtual option). I hope to see many of you there!

I'm humbled to have my art on the poster for a very special symposium that celebrates Prof Rick Kahn and his work on ARF GTPases and G proteins! The drawing highlights the diversity of cellular structures because these proteins are so crucial in regulating a wide variety of processes in the cell!

What a pleasure to participate in the #SuperSTEMSaturday at CSUSM - the largest and most unique STEM fair I have ever experienced! Kids got to experience the beauty of science with a real microscope, science jewelry, and #Microscopya. Huge thanks to Robyn Araiza and our amazing volunteers!

Never would I have thought that my words would be on the back cover of a book! #GamingCancer is a fascinating read that highlights the value of gaming in advancing scientific discovery. Congratulations @jyoshimi.bsky.social & @mitpress.bsky.social! #SeriousGames #CitizenScience #GameDev #SciComm

My #SciArt exhibition 'The Double Life of Science and Art' is being featured at the New Village Arts Theater alongside their powerful new play 'The Half-Life of Marie Curie' about #WomenInSTEM! The play runs until February 23 - more info here: newvillagearts.org/half-life-ma...

I am unbelievably honored to be featured in the 2025 "See It Be It STEM It" calendar! This amazing initiative aims to empower young women by highlighting the diverse careers and stories of Women in STEM: www.seeitbeitstemit.com/2025-calendar #JanuaryInspiration #SeeItBeItSTEMIt #SciArt

😮🤩 Wow, a completely filled room at our #CellBio2024 #SciArt session! What an amazing evening with inspiring talks about creativity, education and microscopy. Huge thanks to our speakers and audience. Please reach out if you're interested in co-organizing or speaking next year!

What an honor to have #Microscopya featured in The Scientist Magazine! I'm so grateful about the opportunity to help get creative students excited about #STEM and cell biology! Check it out to learn more about the background behind this project: www.the-scientist.com/playing-game...

It was such a pleasure to host you both at our #CellBio2024 #SciArt Show & Reception! Thank you for making this event so special, and for bringing your creativity and enthusiasm to our community 😍

Don't forget to join our #CellBio2024 #SciArt Special Interest Subgroup today at 5 pm in Room 33B. I'm looking forward to a session full of creativity and unique approaches to science visualization!

I'm very excited to share my research at #ASCB #CellBio2024! Catch my talk tomorrow morning or my poster on Monday, and learn how a screen for mitotic genes revealed a fascinating interplay between the mitotic stopwatch and basal p53 activation that controls cell proliferation!

It's been an incredible honor to serve on the ASCB Council, and it's always a pleasure to reconnect for #CellBio2024. Thank you ASCB!

After our #SciArt subgroup at #CellBio2024, join us for a very special Science Art Show & Reception, where you'll get to interact with our amazing speakers and other pioneers in this field. We are honored to feature over 30 scientists/artists in the exhibition! RSVP: beatascienceart.com/artshow2024/

We have an exciting lineup for our #CellBio2024 #SciArt subgroup on Tuesday! Enjoy fascinating talks by @doroteaartscience.bsky.social, @hudrewthis.bsky.social, @snowotarski.bsky.social, Jessica Heebner, Hermina Nedelescu, Leah Krevitt, Igor Siwanowicz, and Yan Yu. Hope to see many of you there!

Are you a San Diego local or coming to #CellBio2024? Come join our very special #SciArt Show & Reception on Dec 17, bringing together amazing researchers and artists who have been inspired by the wonders of biology. Please spread the word and RSVP here: beatascienceart.com/artshow2024/

The Oegema/Desai Labs are excited to join this community and share our research! In the meantime, check out our most recent papers: • pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38759650/ (highlighted in the video) • pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39105756/ • www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... • www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Been so buried in projects that I haven’t stopped to share! I’ll catch you all up but must start with a huge THANK YOU for helping make my dreams a reality. Enjoy 20% off all items on #Etsy until Dec 2 to hold you over until I post 🥰 www.etsy.com/shop/beatasc... #SciArt #AcademicBluesky #BlackFriday

I couldn't be more honored and excited to speak in tomorrow's session on "Exploring The Intersection of Art and the Life Sciences" as part of the National Academies Board on Life Sciences meeting! RSVP here: www.nationalacademies.org/event/43850_... #SciArt #LifeSciences #Biology #STEMEducation

Check out this fantastic article about the impacts of #SciArt on the ASCB blog! What an honor to be mentioned along with the amazing and super talented @ahnaskop.bsky.social and @jayeperview.bsky.social. Thank you so much, Lorena Benedetti! www.ascb.org/science-outr...

I need to tell you all about the Toledo CellulART Symposium! This event combines science and art in a really unique way. It was a huge pleasure to present my #SciArt and connect with so many inspiring people! Many thanks to @rhopower.bsky.social, Andoni Mucci, and the rest of the organizers!

So grateful for the lovely feature about my research and #SciArt in The Scientist Magazine: www.the-scientist.com/finding-beau...! Thank you, Shelby Bradford, for this wonderful collaboration. Also, I'm loving their 'Words for Nerds' game, so be sure to check that out if you haven't yet 😉

Quick reminder that the abstract submission deadline for our subgroup is TOMORROW, Aug 6, at 9 pm ET! Hope to see many exciting abstracts from our #CellBio24 and #SciArt community 😊

Are you passionate about #SciArt and attending #CellBio2024? Submit an abstract to our subgroup on science and art by August 6, and join the extraordinary Caroline Hu, Art Olson, Hermina Nedelescu, Dorotea Fracchiolla, Steph Nowotarski, and Yan Yu for a talk. Please spread the word!

I'm so excited to present at #SDCC Comic-Con this week! Join my panel about one of my favorite book series or come say hello at the many other events that I'll be participating in this weekend around the convention! #SDCC24 #SciComm #STEM #STEAMeducation #SanDiegoEvents

On my way to Denver for a talk at the "Transactions Symposium on Structural Science: Sharing Excitement & Appreciation" at #ACA2024. I'm very excited to connect with the structural biology community, so please reach out if you want to say hi. Thank you Charles Bou-Nader & Christine Zardecki! #SciArt

I couldn't be more honored to be featured in the 'See It Be it STEM it' initiative, alongside hundreds of inspiring #WomenInSTEM! I'd love to encourage everyone to nominate themselves and others, so we can empower our next generation of female scientists: www.seeitbeitstemit.com/know-a-role-...

So excited for my Mission Unstoppable episode to air this weekend on CBS! I loved sharing about the beauty of our cells 🔬, my science fashion 👗, my video game #Microscopya, and my research 🧫! I couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity to inspire young women to pursue creative careers in #STEM!

When I became an IF/THEN Ambassador, I couldn't have guessed how many unbelievable opportunities would follow. This month my life-sized statue, along with my amazing local fellow #WomenInSTEM, is at the Fleet Science Center! Join us on 04/24 for a panel discussion: www.eventbrite.com/e/monumental...

Join us at the Barrio Logan Science & Art Expo this Saturday! I will have a booth along with Young Women In Bio, highlighting the beauty of science through hands-on activities. This is a fantastic opportunity for kids and families to explore the fascinating world of #SciArt and #STEM!

🔬👗👩‍🔬 Looking back at 2023, a huge highlight was our YWIB Science Fashion show at the Barrio Logan Science & Art Expo! I was so honored to highlight the diversity of women in STEM with my #SciArt fashion line. Huge thanks to our amazing volunteers, models, and UCSD CREATE ❤️ youtu.be/ztTIpZzhMV8

A huge thank you to Kit Parker for hosting a fantastic evening at his art salon at Harvard's Disease Biophysics Group, where we connected with fellow scientists/artists and discussed the impact of creativity on research, communication, and education!

Words cannot describe the sheer amount of creativity highlighted in our session on 'Science and Art' at #CellBio2023! I'm truly inspired by the diversity of creative approaches to #SciArt - from traditional drawing and data visualization to pottery, glasswork, and gaming! Thanks everyone ❤️

Presenting my poster today at 12:15 pm at #CellBio2023 on how our video game #Microscopya combines molecular mechanisms with visual metaphors to create puzzles that communicate science in intuitive ways! Currently looking for collaborators, so please stop by! #SciArt #SciCom #IndieDev

Come join our subgroup TODAY at 1 pm at #CellBio2023 in Room 254A! We have some amazing speakers who are excited to discuss the impact of artistic practices on research and communication, focusing on #SciArt, #DataViz and #SciComm. Hope to see you there! 🔬🧬🎨

Very excited to join this community! I'm a molecular biologist at UC San Diego who is passionate about science art, fashion, and outreach. I'm also an IF/THEN Ambassador and created the science video game #Microscopya. Looking forward to connecting with you all! #SciArt #ScienceFashion #SciComm