Medical Illustrator Wai-Man Chan Speaks to Art Students
On January 28th our National Art Honor Society hosted Medical Illustrator Wai-Man Chan as part of the Winter Lecture Series. A creative director at Real Chemistry, Ms. Chan leads the development of scientific visualizations for a variety of pharmaceutical clients - most recently Bristol Myer's Squibb pipeline of blockbuster oncology drugs. Ms. Chan spoke to the students about her path to her career as a Medical Illustrator, in addition to showing them a variety of projects and campaigns that she has worked on.
A medical illustrator is a professional artist with advanced education in both the life sciences and visual communication. Collaborating with scientists, physicians, and other specialists, medical illustrators transform complex information into visual images that have the potential to communicate to broad audiences.
The work of medical illustrators promotes education, research, patient care, public relations, and marketing efforts.
ABOUT WAI-MAN CHAN:
Wai-Man (pronounced way-MAHN) Chan is a medical illustrator, animator, and creative director. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Miami and a Masters in Biomedical Visualization from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her lifelong passions led her to a career where she can meld art and science together, transforming complicated topics into engaging, easy to understand visuals. Her work has been awarded nationally and internationally, and has been featured in several publications including Nature, Popular Science, Adweek, and the New York Times. She's currently a creative director at Real Chemistry, where she leads the development of scientific visualizations for a variety of pharmaceutical clients such as GSK, Genentech, Novartis, Moderna, and most recently Bristol Myer's Squibb pipeline of blockbuster oncology drugs.
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