The Master’s Research Project (MRP) is a part of the MScBMC curriculum. In the last year of their degree, each student works on a communicative piece on their chosen science topic with the guidance of their graduate committee, comprising of the BMC's faculty member and content expert.
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The goal is for students to research visual communication and its allied fields.
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In my project, I am the researcher, the artist, the editor, and the producer.
Neuron-Astrocyte Circuits of the Brain
A Master’s Research Project submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biomedical Communications (MScBMC).
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My MRP sets out to engage and educate the general public about the fascinating world of astrocytes. I employed a thought-provoking analogy that likens the brain to a computer's central processing unit (CPU), shedding light on the intricate interaction between neurons and astrocyte. The 1:30-minute reel above contains samples of my animation from the full 4-minute film.
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For the subcellular space, I used Houdini to procedurally create and animate the conformation change of receptors and the movement of lipids.
Render of the reconstructed astrocyte. The reconstruction was inspired by original data by Corrado Cali (University of Turin, Italy).
