Who am I?
My name is Julia.
I love Biomedical Visualization. What is Biomedical Visualization? Well it can be called Medical Illustration and traditionally involved drawing pictures and illustrations for textbooks, journal articles, etc. Now almost everything is done on the computer and it incorporates any type of media; animation, interactive multimedia, virtual reality, augmented reality, and stereographic 3D.
I earned my M.S. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Biomedical Visualization, one of 4 accredited programs for medical illustration in the United States. Click here to check out my Graduate Project Research
I earned my B.S. from the University of Arizona in Physiological Sciences. Physiology is the study of how your body and cells work. I took almost every science class imaginable and ended up with a minor in Chemistry. I also minored in Studio Art.
My current area of interest is working with proteins and molecules in 3D animation and models. I like working with 3D, be it prosthetics, or in the computer with programs such as 3ds max, Maya, Cinema 4D and ZBrush. This 3D medium always presents challenging new problems to solve.
What projects have I worked on?
Here are some online examples of the award winning pharmaceutical animations that I worked at while at Eveo, Inc.
Amgen
- Prolia Mechanism of Action (MOA) Animation – Winner of 2011 Telly Award
- Denosumab RANK Ligand and the Vicious Cycle of Bone Destruction Animation – Winner of 2011 Telly Award
- XGEVA Mechanism of Action (MOA) Animation
- Prolia Stories from Women Like You Video – Winner of 2011 Telly Award
Genentech
- Pulmozyme HCP Mechanism of Action (MOA) Animation – Winner of 2011 Telly Award
- Rituxan RA Mechanism of Action (MOA) Animation
- Rituxan RA Patient Case Histories Videos
- Tarceva Mechanism of Action (MOA) Animation
- Tarceva PA.3 Studio Video
- Xolair 101 Video
GSK
- RELENZA Mechanism of Action (MOA) Animation – Winner of 2010 Telly Award
Novartis
- Gilenya Mechanism of Action (MOA) Animation – To view click on Videos in orange box of Information for Healthcare Professionals
Sanofi-aventis
AstraZeneca
Seroquel XR Mechanism of Action (MOA) Animation
Where am I?
I live in the California Bay Area.
What software do I use?
I do my work on a macbook pro computer and I’m very comfortable on both Mac and Windows based computers.
Here’s some of the software I work with:
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, Flash
- Autodesk – 3ds Max, Maya (including the Molecular Maya tool), MudBox, Sketchbook Pro
- Chimera
- Corel – Painter
- Materialise – Mimics, SimPlant
- MAXON – Cinema 4D R12 (including the ePMV plug-in)
- Pixologic – ZBrush
- OpenProj
- OsiriX
- VMD
What are some other things I’m interested in?
I like knitting, ballet, sewing, anime, steampunk, vintage things, unicycles, farmers markets, and cooking/baking. I’m also planning our wedding for October 2011. Click here to see our wedding plans
Where is my resume or C.V.?
Click here to download a copy of my resume
Contact me:
773.490.4968
julia@drawbones.com



I am a medical illustrator and knitter who lives in California.