Here is the second piece I presented at the Women in Bio SciArt event and the story behind it. Tortured (2017) – 12″ x 12″ Traumatic injury to the central nervous system results in an inhibitory environment. This condition presents a serious challenge for neurons that attempt to regenerate. In addition to inhibitory biochemical signals,... Continue Reading →
As many of you might know, I have spent the last few months on an unplanned "sabbatical". When I stopped working, many people have said "now you will have more time for art". Little did they know. Searching for a new opportunity turned out to take up more time and effort than a full-time job.... Continue Reading →
As I have written in a couple of recent posts (here, here and here), life has been a bit hectic recently. I have been feeling like I am having science withdrawal symptoms. Last week, I have finally received an offer for a new position that I have accepted. For the last 4 years, while I... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, I attended the Eifman ballet in New York City Theater - "Tchaikovsky: The Mystery of Life and Death". Unlike the vast majority of ballets I have seen before, that are centered around a fictional story such as the "Nutcracker" or "Swan Lake", this production was quite different. It was an outsider's view of... Continue Reading →
I have never been a fan of abstract art. When I was about 10, my parents took me to Florida for the first time. While there, we took a day trip to St. Petersburg to visit the Salvador Dali museum. I felt lost and thought that the paintings were pointless. My parents said that it... Continue Reading →
Last Friday, I spent the evening with a group of friends I used to work with during my postdoctoral fellowship. During our training at Mount Sinai, we all attended an entrepreneurship course that led us to working on a project together. We were a group of five female scientists, and whether we wanted it or... Continue Reading →
SciArt that’ll make you feel Smart 