Hi there!
My interest in medical art was spurred in junior high after discovering my dad’s copy of “The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy,” illustrated by Leon Schlossberg. After attending the University of Pittsburgh and earning a degree in anthropology and studio arts, I received my MA in medical and biological illustration at the Johns Hopkins University. Through my graduate studies, I garnered skills in research, digital illustration software, graphic design, and animation. As I begin my professional career, I look forward to continuing to grow as an artist and researcher and use my artistic skills to accurately and aesthetically clarify complex scientific topics for all.
2025
2022
MA, Medical and Biological Illustration
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD
BA, Anthropology/Studio Arts
University of Pittsburgh, Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. Pittsburgh, PA
summa cum laude
Juan D. Porfiri, Mattia A. Baiano, Domenica D. dos Santos, Federico A. Gianechini, Michael Pittman, Matthew C. Lamanna. Diuqin Lechiguanae gen. et sp. nov., A New Unenlagiine (Theropoda: Paraves) from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Neuquén Group, Upper Cretaceous) of Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 24(1), 77. 14 June 2024. Scientific illustrations acknowledged.
Alicia Sandoval, Talia Mastalski, David Nauen. Characterization of a Population of Candidate Progenitor Cells in the Developing Hippocampus. American Association of Neuropathology Annual Meeting. 6-9 June 2024. Medical illustrator.
Eric Gorscak, Matthew C. Lamanna, Daniela Schwarz, Verónica díez Díaz, Belal S. Salem, Hesham M. Sallam & Marc Filip Wiechmann. A New Titanosaurian (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Quseir Formation of the Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 42(6). 20 July 2022. Scientific illustrations acknowledged.
Elizabeth N. Rudzki, Sara E. Kuebbing, David R. Clark, Burhan Gharaibeh, Mary J. Janecka, Rachael Kramp, Kevin D. Kohl, Talia Mastalski, Michel E.B. Homer, Martin M. Turcotte, Corinne L Richards-Zawacki. A Guide for Developing a Field Research Safety Manual that Explicitly Considers Risks for Marginalized Identities in the Sciences. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(11), 2318-2330. 20 September 2022. Graphics contributor.
Matthew C. Lamanna, Gabriel A. Casal, Rubén D. F. Martínez, and Lucio M. Ibiricu. Megaraptorid (Theropoda: Tetanurae) Partial Skeletons from the Upper Cretaceous Bajo Barreal Formation of Central Patagonia, Argentina: Implications for the Evolution of Large Body Size in Gondwanan Megaraptorans. Annals of Carnegie Museum, 86(3), 255-294. 30 November 2020. Scientific illustrations acknowledged.
2025
2024-25
2023-25
2022
Joyce McGill Scholarship Award, The Vesalius Trust
Frank H. Netter, MD Memorial Scholarship in Medical Art, Johns Hopkins University
W.B. Saunders Scholarship, Johns Hopkins University
Elinor W. Bodian Scholarship, Johns Hopkins University
William P. Didusch Scholarship, Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Tuition Grant, Johns Hopkins University
University Scholar, University of Pittsburgh