A Little Bit About Me

I currently work as a 3D Medical Artist translating scientific data into compelling visuals to better patient care and drive forth scientific research. I graduated with a Master of Science in Biomedical Communications (MScBMC) at the University of Toronto. MScBMC is one of the four internationally accredited programs that provides training for the profession of medical and scientific visualization.

While completing my Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences, I helped develop an interactive identification key to stink bugs of Ontario. The identification key was published in the “Canadian Journal of Arthropod identification” and was made publicly available to Ontario farmers on the web. I also completed a research thesis on Synanthropic pest drosophilids found in crops and compost in Ontario. Completing my undergraduate thesis was where I was first introduced to the importance of utilizing illustrations as part of the research process. I am greatly interested in new media technologies and would be excited to create model assets for immersive multimedia and serious gaming projects.

My Passions

With pride, I've represented the National kendo team on four occasions, including a recent role as assistant captain for the Canadian Women’s team, securing 3rd place at the 2018 World Kendo Championships (WKC) in Korea.

My journey in kendo has seen remarkable achievements, such as clinching top 16 for individuals at the 2009 WKC in Brazil, and reaching top 8 for teams at both the 2012 WKC in Italy and the 2015 WKC in Japan.

Through my athletic pursuits, I've imbibed invaluable lessons in teamwork. I firmly believe that limitations are merely constructs of the mind, a mantra I apply not only in sports but also in my daily endeavors.

Following my retirement from competitive kendo, I've discovered a new passion in rescuing dogs. Beyond the confines of my professional life, I dedicate my time to fostering and training street dogs, as well as volunteering with Save Our Scruff, a local dog rescue organization in Toronto. Most recently, I participated in a Spay and Neuter campaign in Mexico.

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It's SPRING!!!!! 🌻🌼🌞😍 ...aaannnd my uncle is getting his vaccine today!!! This little sunflower was created 2 years ago when I was first tinkering around with @artineering.io 's #MNPRX. Can you believe that this was captured directly from Maya'
At AXS we do thorough visual research before putting an image together. At times it feels tedious digging through papers to look for the relative proportion of cells in a tumour microenvironment, cell sizes etc, but it feels great to know that our im
There has been non-stop talk about masks... Over the past few weeks I feel incredibly grateful that I have a job that I can do from my computer and art to calm me down. Also look at these delightfully cute pets with masks! #coronaviruscat #facemask
Yay! Go team! -- Posted @withrepost • @axs_studio We’re pleased to share that our Hodgkin Lymphoma immuno-oncology animation won an Award of Merit at the 2019 Association of Medical Illustrators Conference! . . . #axsstudio #axs3d #sciart
I had so much fun doing textures for this guy and working with my talented coworkers to bring this image to life last week. We tried and failed SO many times to add feathers to him…but it was great to get a chance to explore new techniques tha
I finally finished @maxlugavere 's book #geniusfoods. I've been eating whatever I want post world championships and I definitely find it hard to resist sweets/chips/garbage food now cause I used to always associate eating well with having one up on m