Sabela DeScience
@sabeladescience.bsky.social
Science Illustrator & Communicator | PhD in Neuroimmunology
Custom-made illustrations for scientists.
Custom-made illustrations for scientists.
(Now) Dr. Geyer had a clear idea for her PhD thesis cover: an anatomical hand drawing of a human lung.
🫁She wanted to show the transition from a sick to a healthy lung through blue and pink shades.
#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Lungs #PhDthesis
🫁She wanted to show the transition from a sick to a healthy lung through blue and pink shades.
#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Lungs #PhDthesis
July 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
(Now) Dr. Geyer had a clear idea for her PhD thesis cover: an anatomical hand drawing of a human lung.
🫁She wanted to show the transition from a sick to a healthy lung through blue and pink shades.
#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Lungs #PhDthesis
🫁She wanted to show the transition from a sick to a healthy lung through blue and pink shades.
#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Lungs #PhDthesis
🔄 2. A graphical abstract on the transmission pathways.
🔗Check out the paper
@microbiologysociety.org: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
#Ebola #GraphicalAbstract #Microbiology #SciArt
🔗Check out the paper
@microbiologysociety.org: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
#Ebola #GraphicalAbstract #Microbiology #SciArt
July 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🔄 2. A graphical abstract on the transmission pathways.
🔗Check out the paper
@microbiologysociety.org: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
#Ebola #GraphicalAbstract #Microbiology #SciArt
🔗Check out the paper
@microbiologysociety.org: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
#Ebola #GraphicalAbstract #Microbiology #SciArt
The JMM profile on the Ebola virus is finally published! I created two scientific illustrations:
🪱 1. The viral structure.
🪱 1. The viral structure.
July 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The JMM profile on the Ebola virus is finally published! I created two scientific illustrations:
🪱 1. The viral structure.
🪱 1. The viral structure.
📔 So happy to get this #PhDthesis in my hands!
A scientific and visual summary of years of research on one cover.
🎨 I really enjoyed bringing (now Dr.) Kop's idea to life.
Inspired by classic #ScientificIllustrations and cyanotypes, with a figure legend on the back, referencing each item.
#sciart
A scientific and visual summary of years of research on one cover.
🎨 I really enjoyed bringing (now Dr.) Kop's idea to life.
Inspired by classic #ScientificIllustrations and cyanotypes, with a figure legend on the back, referencing each item.
#sciart
July 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📔 So happy to get this #PhDthesis in my hands!
A scientific and visual summary of years of research on one cover.
🎨 I really enjoyed bringing (now Dr.) Kop's idea to life.
Inspired by classic #ScientificIllustrations and cyanotypes, with a figure legend on the back, referencing each item.
#sciart
A scientific and visual summary of years of research on one cover.
🎨 I really enjoyed bringing (now Dr.) Kop's idea to life.
Inspired by classic #ScientificIllustrations and cyanotypes, with a figure legend on the back, referencing each item.
#sciart
The landscape is inspired by Davide's passion for travelling to mountains and remote places.
Can't wait to see the printed book! 📘
📩 Do you want a personalised #PhDcover reflecting your unique journey? Get in touch!
#PhDthesis #CoverIllustration #SciArt
Can't wait to see the printed book! 📘
📩 Do you want a personalised #PhDcover reflecting your unique journey? Get in touch!
#PhDthesis #CoverIllustration #SciArt
July 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The landscape is inspired by Davide's passion for travelling to mountains and remote places.
Can't wait to see the printed book! 📘
📩 Do you want a personalised #PhDcover reflecting your unique journey? Get in touch!
#PhDthesis #CoverIllustration #SciArt
Can't wait to see the printed book! 📘
📩 Do you want a personalised #PhDcover reflecting your unique journey? Get in touch!
#PhDthesis #CoverIllustration #SciArt
3️⃣ After (many) iterations, we landed on the final cover. A symbolic landscape with many layers.
✨ Stars illuminate exciting discoveries happening below, forming constellations shaped like key research elements (SnaiI gene, #microglia, #DNA repair).
✨ Stars illuminate exciting discoveries happening below, forming constellations shaped like key research elements (SnaiI gene, #microglia, #DNA repair).
July 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
3️⃣ After (many) iterations, we landed on the final cover. A symbolic landscape with many layers.
✨ Stars illuminate exciting discoveries happening below, forming constellations shaped like key research elements (SnaiI gene, #microglia, #DNA repair).
✨ Stars illuminate exciting discoveries happening below, forming constellations shaped like key research elements (SnaiI gene, #microglia, #DNA repair).
July 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
1️⃣ I like to start with a mind map 🧠 What are the key concepts? How can I visually represent them?
#MindMap #Brain #NeuroInflammation #Alzheimers #BBB
#MindMap #Brain #NeuroInflammation #Alzheimers #BBB
July 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
1️⃣ I like to start with a mind map 🧠 What are the key concepts? How can I visually represent them?
#MindMap #Brain #NeuroInflammation #Alzheimers #BBB
#MindMap #Brain #NeuroInflammation #Alzheimers #BBB
A #PhD cover is more than just an illustration: It's a symbol of your research and of YOU as a researcher.
For this design, I worked closely with Davide Vacondio to create an image that captures both his scientific journey and his vision of what research is: an exploration.
👇 More about the process
For this design, I worked closely with Davide Vacondio to create an image that captures both his scientific journey and his vision of what research is: an exploration.
👇 More about the process
July 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A #PhD cover is more than just an illustration: It's a symbol of your research and of YOU as a researcher.
For this design, I worked closely with Davide Vacondio to create an image that captures both his scientific journey and his vision of what research is: an exploration.
👇 More about the process
For this design, I worked closely with Davide Vacondio to create an image that captures both his scientific journey and his vision of what research is: an exploration.
👇 More about the process
🧵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 🧠 🔬
Last month, it was all about the dance between brain barriers and the immune system. Let’s go! 👇
#BBB #Neuroscience #Neuroimmunology (1/11)
Last month, it was all about the dance between brain barriers and the immune system. Let’s go! 👇
#BBB #Neuroscience #Neuroimmunology (1/11)
June 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🧵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 🧠 🔬
Last month, it was all about the dance between brain barriers and the immune system. Let’s go! 👇
#BBB #Neuroscience #Neuroimmunology (1/11)
Last month, it was all about the dance between brain barriers and the immune system. Let’s go! 👇
#BBB #Neuroscience #Neuroimmunology (1/11)
Sometimes, I take photos just because I like the colour combinations. I often use them as a base for the colour palette of my illustrations. 🍃 Nature knows best!
#ColourPalette #NatureInspiration
#ColourPalette #NatureInspiration
June 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Sometimes, I take photos just because I like the colour combinations. I often use them as a base for the colour palette of my illustrations. 🍃 Nature knows best!
#ColourPalette #NatureInspiration
#ColourPalette #NatureInspiration
June 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
June 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
From sketch to final: visualising lymphoma-on-chip research
I created this infographic with Dr. Lotte de Winde to help communicate her #OrganOnChip model of the lymphoma tumour microenvironment to medical specialists, patients, students and other researchers.
Take a look at the process 👇
I created this infographic with Dr. Lotte de Winde to help communicate her #OrganOnChip model of the lymphoma tumour microenvironment to medical specialists, patients, students and other researchers.
Take a look at the process 👇
June 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
From sketch to final: visualising lymphoma-on-chip research
I created this infographic with Dr. Lotte de Winde to help communicate her #OrganOnChip model of the lymphoma tumour microenvironment to medical specialists, patients, students and other researchers.
Take a look at the process 👇
I created this infographic with Dr. Lotte de Winde to help communicate her #OrganOnChip model of the lymphoma tumour microenvironment to medical specialists, patients, students and other researchers.
Take a look at the process 👇
🧠Today is World MS Day 💙
Re-sharing one of my first infographics to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis and its many invisible symptoms.
#WorldMSDay #MultipleSclerosis #MSAwareness
Re-sharing one of my first infographics to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis and its many invisible symptoms.
#WorldMSDay #MultipleSclerosis #MSAwareness
May 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🧠Today is World MS Day 💙
Re-sharing one of my first infographics to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis and its many invisible symptoms.
#WorldMSDay #MultipleSclerosis #MSAwareness
Re-sharing one of my first infographics to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis and its many invisible symptoms.
#WorldMSDay #MultipleSclerosis #MSAwareness
👁 Vision
🫁 The research findings of SPACETIME aim to aid in clinical decision-making, ultimately benefiting patients with lung cancer.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions #nsclc #sciart #research #grant #scientificillustration #lungs #oncology
🫁 The research findings of SPACETIME aim to aid in clinical decision-making, ultimately benefiting patients with lung cancer.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions #nsclc #sciart #research #grant #scientificillustration #lungs #oncology
May 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
👁 Vision
🫁 The research findings of SPACETIME aim to aid in clinical decision-making, ultimately benefiting patients with lung cancer.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions #nsclc #sciart #research #grant #scientificillustration #lungs #oncology
🫁 The research findings of SPACETIME aim to aid in clinical decision-making, ultimately benefiting patients with lung cancer.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions #nsclc #sciart #research #grant #scientificillustration #lungs #oncology
🧭 Strategy
🫁 The SPACETIME consortium will focus on cellular communities (SPACE) and tumour-host co-evolution (TIME) using single-cell spatial "omics" technologies, innovative disease models, and machine learning.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions
#brandidentity #amsterdamumc #lumc
🫁 The SPACETIME consortium will focus on cellular communities (SPACE) and tumour-host co-evolution (TIME) using single-cell spatial "omics" technologies, innovative disease models, and machine learning.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions
#brandidentity #amsterdamumc #lumc
May 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🧭 Strategy
🫁 The SPACETIME consortium will focus on cellular communities (SPACE) and tumour-host co-evolution (TIME) using single-cell spatial "omics" technologies, innovative disease models, and machine learning.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions
#brandidentity #amsterdamumc #lumc
🫁 The SPACETIME consortium will focus on cellular communities (SPACE) and tumour-host co-evolution (TIME) using single-cell spatial "omics" technologies, innovative disease models, and machine learning.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions
#brandidentity #amsterdamumc #lumc
🚀 Mission
🫁 SPACETIME is an EU consortium with a mission: To recognise and understand therapy resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions #nsclc #sciart #grant #scientificillustration #lungs #oncology #brandidentity
🫁 SPACETIME is an EU consortium with a mission: To recognise and understand therapy resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions #nsclc #sciart #grant #scientificillustration #lungs #oncology #brandidentity
May 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🚀 Mission
🫁 SPACETIME is an EU consortium with a mission: To recognise and understand therapy resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions #nsclc #sciart #grant #scientificillustration #lungs #oncology #brandidentity
🫁 SPACETIME is an EU consortium with a mission: To recognise and understand therapy resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
#lungcancer #missiononcancer #eumissions #nsclc #sciart #grant #scientificillustration #lungs #oncology #brandidentity
4️⃣ 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲. In most scientific figures, less is more. Let your manuscript or presentation add the details—your visual should be clear at a glance.
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
4️⃣ 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲. In most scientific figures, less is more. Let your manuscript or presentation add the details—your visual should be clear at a glance.
3️⃣ 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Visual alignment is candy for the brain. Imagine an invisible grid and try to align everything to something—don’t just place elements randomly.
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
3️⃣ 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Visual alignment is candy for the brain. Imagine an invisible grid and try to align everything to something—don’t just place elements randomly.
2️⃣ 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘀. Stick to them. Use simple fonts for main labels, and get creative with titles and headers.
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
2️⃣ 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘀. Stick to them. Use simple fonts for main labels, and get creative with titles and headers.
1️⃣ 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲. Two main colours, one accent, and one dark tone work well. Avoid combining highly saturated colours—they compete instead of complement.
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1️⃣ 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲. Two main colours, one accent, and one dark tone work well. Avoid combining highly saturated colours—they compete instead of complement.
Here are 4 quick design tips to instantly improve your scientific figures 🎨👇 #SciComm #ScientificIllustration #PhDlife
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Here are 4 quick design tips to instantly improve your scientific figures 🎨👇 #SciComm #ScientificIllustration #PhDlife
These dots... Relaxing when I'm calm, overwhelming when I'm nervous! 🙈 Can you guess what structure I’m drawing?
Hint: It’s part of the respiratory system!
#IllustrationProcess #SciArt
Hint: It’s part of the respiratory system!
#IllustrationProcess #SciArt
March 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
These dots... Relaxing when I'm calm, overwhelming when I'm nervous! 🙈 Can you guess what structure I’m drawing?
Hint: It’s part of the respiratory system!
#IllustrationProcess #SciArt
Hint: It’s part of the respiratory system!
#IllustrationProcess #SciArt
🧵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 🧠🔬
February brought some fascinating discoveries in brain barriers! Glycocalyx erosion with age, unique astrocytes at the brain’s surface, and the amphibian BBB.
Dive in! 👇
#BrainBarriers #Neuroscience #BBB (1/12)
February brought some fascinating discoveries in brain barriers! Glycocalyx erosion with age, unique astrocytes at the brain’s surface, and the amphibian BBB.
Dive in! 👇
#BrainBarriers #Neuroscience #BBB (1/12)
March 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🧵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 🧠🔬
February brought some fascinating discoveries in brain barriers! Glycocalyx erosion with age, unique astrocytes at the brain’s surface, and the amphibian BBB.
Dive in! 👇
#BrainBarriers #Neuroscience #BBB (1/12)
February brought some fascinating discoveries in brain barriers! Glycocalyx erosion with age, unique astrocytes at the brain’s surface, and the amphibian BBB.
Dive in! 👇
#BrainBarriers #Neuroscience #BBB (1/12)