Libby Siedell

Libby Siedell

Research Assistant: Sakaguchi Lab

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Medical Illustrator and Animator

  • Education

    • Iowa State University

      2017 - 2021
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Biological Pre-Medical Illustration

      Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude• Honors• Biological Pre-Medical Illustration Club- Figure Drawing Co-op Chair

    • The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

      2021 - 2023
      Master of Arts - MA Medical Illustration
  • Experience

    • Iowa State University

      Jan 2018 - May 2018
      Research Assistant: Sakaguchi Lab

      Worked on a research project aiming to perfect a microfluidic device to screen for neurodegenerative diseases.

    • Iowa State University

      Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
      Peer Mentor - DES 131 Design Representation

      Taught first-year design students in DES 131 Design Representation class.

    • The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

      Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
      Illustrator

      Illustrated for an educational game called Egghead for grade school students focused on the identification and sexual dimorphism in North American birds.

    • Iowa State University

      Jan 2020 - May 2020
      Teaching Assistant - BPMI 326 Illustration and Illustration Software

      Taught students illustration techniques and how to use illustration software such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

    • Iowa State University

      Aug 2020 - Apr 2021
      Figure Drawing Co-op Leader

      Ran and operated the Biological Pre-Medical Illustration Club Figure Drawing Co-op.

    • The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
      Medical Illustrator

      Created complex neuroanatomical and anatomical illustrations for use in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine anatomy course.

    • Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design

      Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
      Medical Animator for LymphaSense

      Created a medical animation to convey the value proposition and functionality of a novel medical device called LymphaSense.

    • National Aquarium

      Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
      Biological Illustator

      Worked alongside aquarium content experts to create an educational poster on avian diet in the aquarium.

    • Simulation Center at Johns Hopkins

      Nov 2022 - Sept 2023
      Medical Illustrator and Researcher

      Created and tested an improved illustrated central line procedural guide in an IRB approved study.

    • Libby Siedell Biomedical Illustration

      May 2023 - now
      Medical Illustrator and Animator
    • Educational Resources Center, University of Georgia

      Jun 2023 - now
      Medical Illustrator

      https://vmerc.uga.edu/web/index.html

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration

      The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
      May 2023
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Libby Siedell
      2023 Vesalian Scholar Issued by the Vesalius Trust and Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) Mar 2023 This scholarship is awarded to recognize and support the work of outstanding students in biocommunication. This award recognizes Libby's thesis "Illustrating and Evaluating a New Visual Procedural Guide for Central Line Placement”.
    • Awarded to Libby Siedell
      Inez Demonet Scholarship Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) Mar 2023 The Inez Demonet Scholarship is an annual merit scholarship awarded to the applicant with highest academic and personal achievements in the field of visual communications in the health sciences. The Trust awards this scholarship each year to the student considered to be the best overall student with the most promise for contributions to the profession of medical illustration in the future. In addition, Inez Demonet Scholars are made ex officio members of the Trust Board of Directors.
    • Awarded to Libby Siedell
      Award of Merit: Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Association of Medical Illustrators Jul 2022 Student Category: Anatomical