Snapshots, Sketches, Science: CBR Cover Art Contest, November 2022

 

For this round of the CBR Cover Art Contest, members submitted both illustrations and images to share their labwork. The winning image, featured on cover of our November 2022 CBR Magazine, was submitted by Nooshin Safikhan of the Conway Lab.

 

Colourful cartoon illustrations of osteoclasts, red and white blood cells, viruses, antibodies and mitochondria on a light blue background. Submitted to the November 2022 CBR Cover Art Contest.

“The joy of studying things we don’t see”

Jimin Jung

MSc Student, Brömme Lab

“I love research and studying things we don’t see with our naked eyes. Here, I drew some things we might not see in person (without microscopes), but we know they exist through the wonder of research: osteoclasts, red and white blood cells, viruses, antibodies and mitochondria.”

Blue dots on red streaks, on a black background, depicting a kidney section from a blood type B donor. Submitted to the November 2022 CBR Cover Art Contest.

“To B Human”

Matthew Drayton

Research Assistant, Kizhakkedathu Lab

“A kidney section from a blood type B donor. Cell nuclei are stained blue, and B antigens are stained red.”

Reddish purple and pink dots on a white background, depicting red blood cells. Submitted to the November 2022 CBR Cover Art Contest.

“Monocytes in Action”

Matthew Drayton

Research Assistant, Kizhakkedathu Lab

“A monocyte monolayer assay is often used to determine the compatibility of red blood cells for blood transfusion. In this case, A-type red blood cells are opsonized with anti-A antibodies from an O-type donor’s serum; the monocytes recognize the antibodies coating the red blood cells and engulfs them.”

Web-like red bubbles on a white background, depicting picrosirius red staining of collagens. Submitted to the November 2022 CBR Cover Art Contest.

“Picrosirius red staining of collagens in fat tissue”

Nooshin Safikhan

Research Assistant, Conway Lab

“Picrosirius red staining of collagens show fibrosis (ECM deposition) in white adipose tissue of wild type CD248 after feeding with a High Fat diet (HFD) for several weeks.”

 

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry and shared their science!