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Education

1. University of Cincinnati, 2001-2006
• Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Bachelor of Art in Biological Sciences
2. University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007-2009
• Master of Science in Biomedical Visualization, College of Applied Health Sciences

Skills

Breaking down information and synthesizing a visual explanation.

Ability to tailor the message to the audience, for maximum impact.

Visually: concise vector graphics, full-color digital airbrushing, video editing and effects, interactive applications using ActionScript 3.0, dynamic animation, and organic web design.

Work Experience Summary

• Scientific illustration, writing and layout design for a manual detailing the preparation of ornithology specimens (in progress).
• Illustration and animation of cellular anatomy and physiology related to glycobiology.
• Interpretation of Protein Data Bank structures and molecular visualization using the following programs
• JMol
• Chimera
• Protein Workshop
• Molecular biology research techniques
  • Western Blot
  • DNA-Affinity Pull-Down Assay
  • PCR and RT-PCR
  • sandwich ELISA
  • H&E staining and microscopy

Publications

Please note that my last name was Lierl through January of 2008.

• Illustrated cover and interior pages of non-fiction book On Hold, conferred with author to determine appropriate imagery based on subject matter. June 2006.
• Illustrated chamelion leg muscles in In vivo muscle activity in the hind limb of the arboreal lizard, Chameleo calyptratus: general patterns and the effects of incline. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2004: 207, 249-26.
• Scientific journal articles:
  1. Parilla NW, Hughes VS, Lierl KM, Wong HR, Page K. (2006 Jun 1). CpG DNA modulates interleukin 1beta-induced interleukin-8 expression in human bronchial epithelial (16HBE14o-) cells. Respir Res., 7, 84.
  2. Chase MA, Wheeler DS, Lierl KM, Hughes VS, Wong HR, Page K. (2007 Nov 1). Hsp72 induces inflammation and regulates cytokine production in airway epithelium through a TLR4- and NF-kappaB-dependent mechanism. J Immunol., 179(9), 6318-24.
  3. Page K, Lierl KM, Herman N, Wills-Karp M. (2007 Dec 8). Differences in susceptibility to german cockroach frass and its associated proteases in induced allergic inflammation in mice. Respir Res., 8, 91.
  4. Page K, Lierl KM, Hughes VS, Zhou P, Ledford JR, Wills-Karp M. (2008 May 1). TLR2-mediated activation of neutrophils in response to german cockroach frass. J Immunol., 180(9), 6317-24.