Tag Archives: Biology

The Rockefeller Institute and the growth of cell biology

April 27, 2017

Adil Menon Brookline, Massachusetts, United States   The Rockefeller Institute In 1995 Nobel-winning cell biologist George Palade stated that “a newborn baby needs, of course, a friendly, comfortable cradle, which was provided by the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and thus became the American cradle of cell biology.”[1] This essay explores the unique aspects of […]

Fear

January 26, 2017

Dalis Seungeun Kim USF Morsani College of Medicine, USA   Fear Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20   Artist Statement: This painting depicts fear and the interplay of different regions of the brain (i.e. hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala). The serpent’s tongue is reaching toward the individual in white—haunting memory inducing fear in the hippocampus […]