Jodie Jenkinson
@jodiejenkinson.bsky.social
Professor, Biomedical Communications @mscbmc.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social. Hovering in a happy place between art & science.
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🌟Sharing our upcoming paper at #ieeevis! @lauragarrison.bsky.social @jodiejenkinson.bsky.social & I apply deconstruction theory to our interviews with visual data journalists to trace implicit+historic beliefs of objectivity/subjectivity & humanism/mechanism in #datavis 📊
arxiv.org/abs/2507.12377
arxiv.org/abs/2507.12377
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🌟Sharing our upcoming paper at #ieeevis! @lauragarrison.bsky.social @jodiejenkinson.bsky.social & I apply deconstruction theory to our interviews with visual data journalists to trace implicit+historic beliefs of objectivity/subjectivity & humanism/mechanism in #datavis 📊
arxiv.org/abs/2507.12377
arxiv.org/abs/2507.12377
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Meet Ashton Goebel, MScBMC Class of 2025–a medical animator and illustrator passionate about accessibility and inclusivity within medical media.
Ashton is experienced in 2D/3D animation, anatomical and surgical illustration, and designing for patient education.
🌐 ashton-goebel-vizualization.com
Ashton is experienced in 2D/3D animation, anatomical and surgical illustration, and designing for patient education.
🌐 ashton-goebel-vizualization.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Meet Ashton Goebel, MScBMC Class of 2025–a medical animator and illustrator passionate about accessibility and inclusivity within medical media.
Ashton is experienced in 2D/3D animation, anatomical and surgical illustration, and designing for patient education.
🌐 ashton-goebel-vizualization.com
Ashton is experienced in 2D/3D animation, anatomical and surgical illustration, and designing for patient education.
🌐 ashton-goebel-vizualization.com
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Meet Stefanie Jinyin Wang, a biomedical illustrator & animator who prioritizes diverse & accessible design
Stefanie is eager to collaborate and apply her illustration, 2D- & 3D-animation, & interactive design skills to visualize research & knowledge for different audiences.
🌐 www.stefaniejyw.com/
Stefanie is eager to collaborate and apply her illustration, 2D- & 3D-animation, & interactive design skills to visualize research & knowledge for different audiences.
🌐 www.stefaniejyw.com/
July 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Meet Stefanie Jinyin Wang, a biomedical illustrator & animator who prioritizes diverse & accessible design
Stefanie is eager to collaborate and apply her illustration, 2D- & 3D-animation, & interactive design skills to visualize research & knowledge for different audiences.
🌐 www.stefaniejyw.com/
Stefanie is eager to collaborate and apply her illustration, 2D- & 3D-animation, & interactive design skills to visualize research & knowledge for different audiences.
🌐 www.stefaniejyw.com/
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Meet Yu-Wen Jan, a visual designer and science communicator. She leverages 2D/3D illustration, motion graphics & interactive design skills to translate complex scientific ideas into accessible visual narratives to enhance understanding & impact for diverse audiences.
🌐 www.yuwenjan.myportfolio.com
🌐 www.yuwenjan.myportfolio.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Meet Yu-Wen Jan, a visual designer and science communicator. She leverages 2D/3D illustration, motion graphics & interactive design skills to translate complex scientific ideas into accessible visual narratives to enhance understanding & impact for diverse audiences.
🌐 www.yuwenjan.myportfolio.com
🌐 www.yuwenjan.myportfolio.com
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Meet Emily Huang, MScBMC '25-a scientific & medical illustrator who uses storytelling & design to humanize health & science.
Emily leverages her skills in graphic medicine, 2D animation & interactive design to create accessible and empathetic visuals to improve health equity.
🌐 www.emilyhuang.ca
Emily leverages her skills in graphic medicine, 2D animation & interactive design to create accessible and empathetic visuals to improve health equity.
🌐 www.emilyhuang.ca
July 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Meet Emily Huang, MScBMC '25-a scientific & medical illustrator who uses storytelling & design to humanize health & science.
Emily leverages her skills in graphic medicine, 2D animation & interactive design to create accessible and empathetic visuals to improve health equity.
🌐 www.emilyhuang.ca
Emily leverages her skills in graphic medicine, 2D animation & interactive design to create accessible and empathetic visuals to improve health equity.
🌐 www.emilyhuang.ca
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Meet biomedical visualization specialist Katelyn Moore MScBMC '25 who turns medical & scientific communication into impactful & memorable visual experiences.
She specializes in 2D/3D visuals for the anatomical, molecular, biological, medical device, med-legal, & surgical fields.
🌐 mooremedical.ca
She specializes in 2D/3D visuals for the anatomical, molecular, biological, medical device, med-legal, & surgical fields.
🌐 mooremedical.ca
July 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Meet biomedical visualization specialist Katelyn Moore MScBMC '25 who turns medical & scientific communication into impactful & memorable visual experiences.
She specializes in 2D/3D visuals for the anatomical, molecular, biological, medical device, med-legal, & surgical fields.
🌐 mooremedical.ca
She specializes in 2D/3D visuals for the anatomical, molecular, biological, medical device, med-legal, & surgical fields.
🌐 mooremedical.ca
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Biomedical communicator Anaiah Reyes MScBMC '25 uses 2D-illustration, animation & 3D-modelling to transform complex scientific ideas into clear, engaging visual narratives.
Anaiah enjoys projects involving cutting-edge biomedical research and editorial publications.
🌐 anaiahreyes.myportfolio.com/
Anaiah enjoys projects involving cutting-edge biomedical research and editorial publications.
🌐 anaiahreyes.myportfolio.com/
July 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Biomedical communicator Anaiah Reyes MScBMC '25 uses 2D-illustration, animation & 3D-modelling to transform complex scientific ideas into clear, engaging visual narratives.
Anaiah enjoys projects involving cutting-edge biomedical research and editorial publications.
🌐 anaiahreyes.myportfolio.com/
Anaiah enjoys projects involving cutting-edge biomedical research and editorial publications.
🌐 anaiahreyes.myportfolio.com/
Meet newly minted graduates of the @mscbmc.bsky.social graduate program in #medicalillustration #sciart @utoronto.ca
Meet Ashton Goebel, MScBMC Class of 2025–a medical animator and illustrator passionate about accessibility and inclusivity within medical media.
Ashton is experienced in 2D/3D animation, anatomical and surgical illustration, and designing for patient education.
🌐 ashton-goebel-vizualization.com
Ashton is experienced in 2D/3D animation, anatomical and surgical illustration, and designing for patient education.
🌐 ashton-goebel-vizualization.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Meet newly minted graduates of the @mscbmc.bsky.social graduate program in #medicalillustration #sciart @utoronto.ca
Great blog post by AXS 3D on what it means to be a medical illustrator: axs3d.com/blog/what-is...
#sciart @mscbmc.bsky.social
#sciart @mscbmc.bsky.social
What Is A Medical Illustrator?
Medical illustration is a unique applied art discipline that comprises professional medical illustrators and animators. Learn more about it today!
axs3d.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Great blog post by AXS 3D on what it means to be a medical illustrator: axs3d.com/blog/what-is...
#sciart @mscbmc.bsky.social
#sciart @mscbmc.bsky.social
Hey #sciart folk - check out the latest episode of the Institute of Medical Science podcast Chat GPD. It features an interview with @azuravesta.bsky.social "from sketches to science communication"
youtu.be/Jt1KS7aLZrU?...
youtu.be/Jt1KS7aLZrU?...
ChatGPD | Science, Creatively: From Sketches to Science Communication
YouTube video by Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto
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July 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hey #sciart folk - check out the latest episode of the Institute of Medical Science podcast Chat GPD. It features an interview with @azuravesta.bsky.social "from sketches to science communication"
youtu.be/Jt1KS7aLZrU?...
youtu.be/Jt1KS7aLZrU?...
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Today’s June 20 BMC Speaker Series talk with Katja Tetzlaff has unfortunately been cancelled. We apologize for the disappointment, but please stay tuned for more information on future Speaker Series events!
June 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today’s June 20 BMC Speaker Series talk with Katja Tetzlaff has unfortunately been cancelled. We apologize for the disappointment, but please stay tuned for more information on future Speaker Series events!
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Join us for the next guest in the BMC80 Speaker Series–Katja Tetzlaff, Medical Illustrator & Instructor. "Accurate & Affirming: Inclusive Medical Illustration." Friday, June 20, 2025 at 12 pm (ET) Register to attend: uoft.me/katja-tetzlaff
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Join us for the next guest in the BMC80 Speaker Series–Katja Tetzlaff, Medical Illustrator & Instructor. "Accurate & Affirming: Inclusive Medical Illustration." Friday, June 20, 2025 at 12 pm (ET) Register to attend: uoft.me/katja-tetzlaff
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[New Report] Canadians are split on GenAI’s net societal impact (39% positive, 34% negative, 27% neutral) but unite around key concerns—security and privacy (72%), reliability of information (68%), job displacement (68%), and effects on higher education (68%). figshare.com/articles/pre...
June 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
[New Report] Canadians are split on GenAI’s net societal impact (39% positive, 34% negative, 27% neutral) but unite around key concerns—security and privacy (72%), reliability of information (68%), job displacement (68%), and effects on higher education (68%). figshare.com/articles/pre...
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Medical Illustration Podcast host Paul Kelly has released his latest episode that celebrates the 80th anniversary of the @MScBMC program! www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical...
Medical Illustration Podcast - Biomedical Communications 80th Anniversary
Beginning as “Art as Applied to Medicine”--a diploma course in 1945, at the University of Toronto, Biomedical Communications, or BMC, evolved into a graduate degree program over the past 80 years. In ...
www.pkvisualization.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Medical Illustration Podcast host Paul Kelly has released his latest episode that celebrates the 80th anniversary of the @MScBMC program! www.pkvisualization.com/post/medical...
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📣 CALLING BMC ALUMNI AND STUDENTS!
Join the Anatomical Illustration Challenge—a community-driven event to celebrate 80 years of BMC!
✨ Showcase your skills.
✨ Let your creativity shine.
✨ Join the Challenge!
DEADLINE: May 30, 2025 (Aligned with AMI Salon Deadline)
JOIN: uoft.me/anatomical-i...
Join the Anatomical Illustration Challenge—a community-driven event to celebrate 80 years of BMC!
✨ Showcase your skills.
✨ Let your creativity shine.
✨ Join the Challenge!
DEADLINE: May 30, 2025 (Aligned with AMI Salon Deadline)
JOIN: uoft.me/anatomical-i...
April 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
📣 CALLING BMC ALUMNI AND STUDENTS!
Join the Anatomical Illustration Challenge—a community-driven event to celebrate 80 years of BMC!
✨ Showcase your skills.
✨ Let your creativity shine.
✨ Join the Challenge!
DEADLINE: May 30, 2025 (Aligned with AMI Salon Deadline)
JOIN: uoft.me/anatomical-i...
Join the Anatomical Illustration Challenge—a community-driven event to celebrate 80 years of BMC!
✨ Showcase your skills.
✨ Let your creativity shine.
✨ Join the Challenge!
DEADLINE: May 30, 2025 (Aligned with AMI Salon Deadline)
JOIN: uoft.me/anatomical-i...
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SCIENCE TRADING CARDS GALLERY LAUNCH
In celebration of BMC80, we are unveiling all four editions of SciCards in a new online gallery. The exhibit includes–for the first time–SciCards 2024.
Step into the gallery, and
✨ explore
✨ see what's new
✨ revisit favourites.
Gallery: uoft.me/SCICARDS-GAL...
In celebration of BMC80, we are unveiling all four editions of SciCards in a new online gallery. The exhibit includes–for the first time–SciCards 2024.
Step into the gallery, and
✨ explore
✨ see what's new
✨ revisit favourites.
Gallery: uoft.me/SCICARDS-GAL...
April 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
SCIENCE TRADING CARDS GALLERY LAUNCH
In celebration of BMC80, we are unveiling all four editions of SciCards in a new online gallery. The exhibit includes–for the first time–SciCards 2024.
Step into the gallery, and
✨ explore
✨ see what's new
✨ revisit favourites.
Gallery: uoft.me/SCICARDS-GAL...
In celebration of BMC80, we are unveiling all four editions of SciCards in a new online gallery. The exhibit includes–for the first time–SciCards 2024.
Step into the gallery, and
✨ explore
✨ see what's new
✨ revisit favourites.
Gallery: uoft.me/SCICARDS-GAL...
Interested in some hands-on practice with visualizing biological and/or medical data? The 2025 Bio+MedVis Challenge @ IEEE VIS is now live (lnkd.in/gzYv7JNZ)
The submission deadline is 15 August.
Questions? Reach out at biovis_challenge@ieeevis.org
The submission deadline is 15 August.
Questions? Reach out at biovis_challenge@ieeevis.org
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March 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Interested in some hands-on practice with visualizing biological and/or medical data? The 2025 Bio+MedVis Challenge @ IEEE VIS is now live (lnkd.in/gzYv7JNZ)
The submission deadline is 15 August.
Questions? Reach out at biovis_challenge@ieeevis.org
The submission deadline is 15 August.
Questions? Reach out at biovis_challenge@ieeevis.org
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Scientific American is seeking a full time summer/fall news graphics intern (focused on dataviz). Experience w/Adobe Illustrator + the ability to work in the U.S. is required. We’re hybrid—in NYC office at least 2x a week. Apps due March 21 📊 🧪 🐡
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Graphics Intern, Scientific American
Job Title: Graphics Intern, Scientific American Location: New York (Hybrid Working Model) Application Deadline: March 21, 2025 About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery ...
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February 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Scientific American is seeking a full time summer/fall news graphics intern (focused on dataviz). Experience w/Adobe Illustrator + the ability to work in the U.S. is required. We’re hybrid—in NYC office at least 2x a week. Apps due March 21 📊 🧪 🐡
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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The cost of lies: Misinformation is worsening mental health & eroding our social fabric healthydebate.ca/2025/02/topi... @healthydebate.bsky.social
"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
The cost of lies: Misinformation is worsening mental health and eroding our social fabric - Healthy Debate
Political propaganda, amplified by social media and unscrupulous actors, has become a weapon of choice, wreaking havoc on mental health, public safety and democracy itself.
healthydebate.ca
February 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The cost of lies: Misinformation is worsening mental health & eroding our social fabric healthydebate.ca/2025/02/topi... @healthydebate.bsky.social
"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
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Discover one of the best corners of Bluesky: the SciArt Feed 🐡.
🎨 Hundreds of artists
🧪 Science-focused
🎟️ Curated contributors
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
Like & pin it today:
🎨 Hundreds of artists
🧪 Science-focused
🎟️ Curated contributors
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
Like & pin it today:
February 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Discover one of the best corners of Bluesky: the SciArt Feed 🐡.
🎨 Hundreds of artists
🧪 Science-focused
🎟️ Curated contributors
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
Like & pin it today:
🎨 Hundreds of artists
🧪 Science-focused
🎟️ Curated contributors
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
Like & pin it today:
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CellWalk for Apple Vision Pro. Tour the molecular machines inside a cell in this interactive and incredible learning experience.
apps.apple.com/us/app/cellw...
#applevisionpro #visionpro #appstore #vr #ar #scicomm #education #edtech #biology #cellvis #visionos
apps.apple.com/us/app/cellw...
#applevisionpro #visionpro #appstore #vr #ar #scicomm #education #edtech #biology #cellvis #visionos
November 14, 2024 at 11:53 PM
CellWalk for Apple Vision Pro. Tour the molecular machines inside a cell in this interactive and incredible learning experience.
apps.apple.com/us/app/cellw...
#applevisionpro #visionpro #appstore #vr #ar #scicomm #education #edtech #biology #cellvis #visionos
apps.apple.com/us/app/cellw...
#applevisionpro #visionpro #appstore #vr #ar #scicomm #education #edtech #biology #cellvis #visionos
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Health misinformation on the rise, Canadian Medical Assoc survey www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... with @samanthayammine.com
Me: "I think it's important to remember that distrust is largely generated by the spread of misinformation."
This is a massive public health issues.
Me: "I think it's important to remember that distrust is largely generated by the spread of misinformation."
This is a massive public health issues.
Health misinformation on the rise, Canadian Medical Association survey finds | CBC Radio
A new survey from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) shows that health misinformation is on the rise, as more Canadians turn to social media for their news over traditional media organizations.
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Health misinformation on the rise, Canadian Medical Assoc survey www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... with @samanthayammine.com
Me: "I think it's important to remember that distrust is largely generated by the spread of misinformation."
This is a massive public health issues.
Me: "I think it's important to remember that distrust is largely generated by the spread of misinformation."
This is a massive public health issues.
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New study shows radical-right populists are fueling a misinformation epidemic www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Yep, #misinformation a political strategy.
From study: "...we find that radical-right populism is the
strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation."
Yep, #misinformation a political strategy.
From study: "...we find that radical-right populism is the
strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation."
New study shows radical-right populists are fueling a misinformation epidemic
Misinformation isn’t just a problem — it’s a political strategy.
www.zmescience.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New study shows radical-right populists are fueling a misinformation epidemic www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Yep, #misinformation a political strategy.
From study: "...we find that radical-right populism is the
strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation."
Yep, #misinformation a political strategy.
From study: "...we find that radical-right populism is the
strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation."
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Choices on Bluesky go beyond reactionary politics and anger farming.
With the SciArt Starter Pack, get thought-provoking images from over 100 selected artists engaged in science. Plus, add the popular SciArt Feed 🐡 to your skyline.
✨And no AI images.✨
#medsky #academicsky 🧪
🎨 #illustration
With the SciArt Starter Pack, get thought-provoking images from over 100 selected artists engaged in science. Plus, add the popular SciArt Feed 🐡 to your skyline.
✨And no AI images.✨
#medsky #academicsky 🧪
🎨 #illustration
January 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Choices on Bluesky go beyond reactionary politics and anger farming.
With the SciArt Starter Pack, get thought-provoking images from over 100 selected artists engaged in science. Plus, add the popular SciArt Feed 🐡 to your skyline.
✨And no AI images.✨
#medsky #academicsky 🧪
🎨 #illustration
With the SciArt Starter Pack, get thought-provoking images from over 100 selected artists engaged in science. Plus, add the popular SciArt Feed 🐡 to your skyline.
✨And no AI images.✨
#medsky #academicsky 🧪
🎨 #illustration
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The new prosthetic invented by Matthew Carty and Hugh Herr is the first leg design that allows wearers to walk nearly as quickly and unthinkingly as anyone else—a feat that Herr described as “more than I had expected in my wildest dreams.”
A Bionic Leg Controlled by the Brain
A new kind of prosthetic limb depends on carbon fibre and computer chips—and the reëngineering of muscles, tendons, and bone.
www.newyorker.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The new prosthetic invented by Matthew Carty and Hugh Herr is the first leg design that allows wearers to walk nearly as quickly and unthinkingly as anyone else—a feat that Herr described as “more than I had expected in my wildest dreams.”