Maayan Visuals
@maayanvisuals.bsky.social
Science visuals for 10+ years.
Denisovans and ancient humans,
bugs, birds, earth and atmospheric science,
neuroscience, infographics, cover art
Denisovans and ancient humans,
bugs, birds, earth and atmospheric science,
neuroscience, infographics, cover art
Congratulations to Victor A. S. Jones, Megan Ferguson and Annika Guse and their co-authors!
This was a very fun piece to work on, and a fascinating topic. #coralreefs #coverart #marinebiology #coralbleaching #symbiont #scienceillustration
This was a very fun piece to work on, and a fascinating topic. #coralreefs #coverart #marinebiology #coralbleaching #symbiont #scienceillustration
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Congratulations to Victor A. S. Jones, Megan Ferguson and Annika Guse and their co-authors!
This was a very fun piece to work on, and a fascinating topic. #coralreefs #coverart #marinebiology #coralbleaching #symbiont #scienceillustration
This was a very fun piece to work on, and a fascinating topic. #coralreefs #coverart #marinebiology #coralbleaching #symbiont #scienceillustration
Appropriate symbiont selection is required for sufficient host nutrient acquisition and could even be tailored to increase cnidarian stress tolerance. The research here reveals integrins as important receptors for symbiosis establishment
Read more here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Read more here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Integrins mediate symbiont-specific uptake in cnidarian larvae - EMBO Reports
Endosymbiosis between dinoflagellate algae and cnidaria is fundamental for coral reef health. Appropriate symbiont selection is required for sufficient host nutrient acquisition and could be tailored ...
link.springer.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Appropriate symbiont selection is required for sufficient host nutrient acquisition and could even be tailored to increase cnidarian stress tolerance. The research here reveals integrins as important receptors for symbiosis establishment
Read more here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Read more here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
First cover of 2026 is out!
How do symbiotic organisms like corals and cnidarians identify their symbionts as such, rather than as debris/food/ etc?
#SciArt ...
How do symbiotic organisms like corals and cnidarians identify their symbionts as such, rather than as debris/food/ etc?
#SciArt ...
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 AM
First cover of 2026 is out!
How do symbiotic organisms like corals and cnidarians identify their symbionts as such, rather than as debris/food/ etc?
#SciArt ...
How do symbiotic organisms like corals and cnidarians identify their symbionts as such, rather than as debris/food/ etc?
#SciArt ...
Thanks to everyone who participated and I have a blog post here with lots of resources that can help with scientific figure design, posters, grant figures, and data visualization!
#SciArt #Academia #sciencepublishing #journalcovers #academics #phd #gradschool
www.maayanvisuals.com/post/visual-...
#SciArt #Academia #sciencepublishing #journalcovers #academics #phd #gradschool
www.maayanvisuals.com/post/visual-...
Visual communication for scientists resources- Updated!!
I am currently offering lectures and workshops focused on Visual Communication for Scientists- online and in person! I ran a quick Twitter poll and it seems that this kind of training is badly needed....
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February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Thanks to everyone who participated and I have a blog post here with lots of resources that can help with scientific figure design, posters, grant figures, and data visualization!
#SciArt #Academia #sciencepublishing #journalcovers #academics #phd #gradschool
www.maayanvisuals.com/post/visual-...
#SciArt #Academia #sciencepublishing #journalcovers #academics #phd #gradschool
www.maayanvisuals.com/post/visual-...
It's really exciting to me to see how the institute is giving better tools to its trainees to achieve publication-level graphics and beyond. I'm hoping to have lots more of these types of sessions!
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
It's really exciting to me to see how the institute is giving better tools to its trainees to achieve publication-level graphics and beyond. I'm hoping to have lots more of these types of sessions!
A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to speak to graduate students, post-docs and PIs at the @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social about how to use visual tools to communicate their science more effectively. This was part of a course in Adobe Illustrator given at the department of Life Sciences...
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to speak to graduate students, post-docs and PIs at the @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social about how to use visual tools to communicate their science more effectively. This was part of a course in Adobe Illustrator given at the department of Life Sciences...
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Read about it here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
Frontiers | Protein quality control systems in neurodegeneration – culprits, mitigators, and solutions?
A key hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) is the formation of neurotoxic protein aggregates, which are considered to reflect inadequate protein qua...
www.frontiersin.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Read about it here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
Disruptions to protein quality control + degradation processes (UPS, autophagy) lead to protein aggregates. These aggregates are toxic to cells and interfere with key processes like proteostasis, cell structure and organelle function, molecule trafficking, and oxidative stress and inflammation.
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Disruptions to protein quality control + degradation processes (UPS, autophagy) lead to protein aggregates. These aggregates are toxic to cells and interfere with key processes like proteostasis, cell structure and organelle function, molecule trafficking, and oxidative stress and inflammation.
I'm excited to share this piece of work on #neurodegeneration by the Ciechanover lab @technion.bsky.social and Rambam Health Care Campus. I was thrilled to work on these graphics #SciArt #biology #Neurodegenerativediseases
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I'm excited to share this piece of work on #neurodegeneration by the Ciechanover lab @technion.bsky.social and Rambam Health Care Campus. I was thrilled to work on these graphics #SciArt #biology #Neurodegenerativediseases
Reposted by Maayan Visuals
In the spirit of giving thanks, here are a few things I am grateful for today:
1. Our body’s incredible immune system, and the tireless work of scientists to enhance immunotherapy, using CD8+ T cells that can infiltrate cancer...
#immunotherapy #cancerresearch #SciArt #coverart
1. Our body’s incredible immune system, and the tireless work of scientists to enhance immunotherapy, using CD8+ T cells that can infiltrate cancer...
#immunotherapy #cancerresearch #SciArt #coverart
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In the spirit of giving thanks, here are a few things I am grateful for today:
1. Our body’s incredible immune system, and the tireless work of scientists to enhance immunotherapy, using CD8+ T cells that can infiltrate cancer...
#immunotherapy #cancerresearch #SciArt #coverart
1. Our body’s incredible immune system, and the tireless work of scientists to enhance immunotherapy, using CD8+ T cells that can infiltrate cancer...
#immunotherapy #cancerresearch #SciArt #coverart
Reposted by Maayan Visuals
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
Reposted by Maayan Visuals
CRATERs on Cover! Thanks @cp-cell.bsky.social for choosing our study for the cover of the Nov 26th issue! A beautiful illustration by @maayanvisuals.bsky.social and @mgarbelli.bsky.social depicting CD8+ T cells descend into CRATERs on a melanoma, where they will engage with the tumor and kill it.
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
CRATERs on Cover! Thanks @cp-cell.bsky.social for choosing our study for the cover of the Nov 26th issue! A beautiful illustration by @maayanvisuals.bsky.social and @mgarbelli.bsky.social depicting CD8+ T cells descend into CRATERs on a melanoma, where they will engage with the tumor and kill it.
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Image source: Maayan Harel and Marco Garbelli for Maayan Visuals
Image source: Maayan Harel and Marco Garbelli for Maayan Visuals
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November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Image source: Maayan Harel and Marco Garbelli for Maayan Visuals
Image source: Maayan Harel and Marco Garbelli for Maayan Visuals
Congratulations to Leonard Zon, @ayaludin.bsky.social and their collaborators at @hhmi.org, @bostonchildrens.bsky.social, and @harvard.edu
for this awesome work!
for this awesome work!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Congratulations to Leonard Zon, @ayaludin.bsky.social and their collaborators at @hhmi.org, @bostonchildrens.bsky.social, and @harvard.edu
for this awesome work!
for this awesome work!
3. A new cover- out just in time for Thanksgiving :)
This piece is a collaboration between the wonderful @mgarbelli.bsky.social and myself, using a mixture of hand-sculpted T Cells, and digital painting a to show how T Cells are able to make CRATERs in melanoma tumors.
This piece is a collaboration between the wonderful @mgarbelli.bsky.social and myself, using a mixture of hand-sculpted T Cells, and digital painting a to show how T Cells are able to make CRATERs in melanoma tumors.
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
3. A new cover- out just in time for Thanksgiving :)
This piece is a collaboration between the wonderful @mgarbelli.bsky.social and myself, using a mixture of hand-sculpted T Cells, and digital painting a to show how T Cells are able to make CRATERs in melanoma tumors.
This piece is a collaboration between the wonderful @mgarbelli.bsky.social and myself, using a mixture of hand-sculpted T Cells, and digital painting a to show how T Cells are able to make CRATERs in melanoma tumors.
2. The chance to collaborate with amazing scientists and wonderful artists to bring visual expression to cutting-edge research
and…
and…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
2. The chance to collaborate with amazing scientists and wonderful artists to bring visual expression to cutting-edge research
and…
and…
In the spirit of giving thanks, here are a few things I am grateful for today:
1. Our body’s incredible immune system, and the tireless work of scientists to enhance immunotherapy, using CD8+ T cells that can infiltrate cancer...
#immunotherapy #cancerresearch #SciArt #coverart
1. Our body’s incredible immune system, and the tireless work of scientists to enhance immunotherapy, using CD8+ T cells that can infiltrate cancer...
#immunotherapy #cancerresearch #SciArt #coverart
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In the spirit of giving thanks, here are a few things I am grateful for today:
1. Our body’s incredible immune system, and the tireless work of scientists to enhance immunotherapy, using CD8+ T cells that can infiltrate cancer...
#immunotherapy #cancerresearch #SciArt #coverart
1. Our body’s incredible immune system, and the tireless work of scientists to enhance immunotherapy, using CD8+ T cells that can infiltrate cancer...
#immunotherapy #cancerresearch #SciArt #coverart
Happy Halloween ! my thoughts on AI slop
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Happy Halloween ! my thoughts on AI slop
But these tricks are in fact tools in the toolbox of a well-trained artist. And when you hire one, the art you can collaborate on will be the real treat. #AI #generativeAI #ArtistsagainstAI #HappyHalloween
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
But these tricks are in fact tools in the toolbox of a well-trained artist. And when you hire one, the art you can collaborate on will be the real treat. #AI #generativeAI #ArtistsagainstAI #HappyHalloween
Real art is also full of tricks- this is true of both digital and traditional media. There are tricks to lighting your image, there are tricks to make something look 3D, iridescent, or ethereal, or humorous. There are tricks to developing a good concept for an illustration....
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Real art is also full of tricks- this is true of both digital and traditional media. There are tricks to lighting your image, there are tricks to make something look 3D, iridescent, or ethereal, or humorous. There are tricks to developing a good concept for an illustration....
It has no ability to edit, no understanding of its creation, and no training that is not the result of theft. The “treats” it so easily spits out (at huge environmental cost) are so cheap, they are in fact a trick. They trick the prompter into thinking they are an artist.
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
It has no ability to edit, no understanding of its creation, and no training that is not the result of theft. The “treats” it so easily spits out (at huge environmental cost) are so cheap, they are in fact a trick. They trick the prompter into thinking they are an artist.
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...