Art and Science

December 10th, 2020

Do art and science have anything in common? How can art improve the scientific process? Join BioBus for our last Student Town Hall of 2020 to learn all about art and science! On December 10th at 4pm EST, BioBus and guest scientist and artists, Annabel Romero Hernandez and Frank Melendez will be answering YOUR questions. We will also be showcasing the work of our young scientists who have been studying art and science this semester!

Guest Speakers

Dr. Annabel Romero Hernandez

Molecular Biologist at Regeneron and Illustrator

Dr. Annabel Romero Hernandez is a structural biologist at the pharmaceutical company, Regeneron. This means that she studies the shapes of and structures of proteins that are helpful to treat many kind of diseases. She holds a Ph.D. in structural biology from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY and is originally from Mexico City. Though she is a trained scientist, art is on her mind everyday! As a structural biologist, everything is visual for her. According to Annabel, capturing snapshots of proteins is by far the coolest thing of her job! Her main goal is to convey scientific ideas through images! Check out Annabel’s artwork at annabelromero.com and take a look at the wonderful Bird Diary: A scientific guidebook for bird watching that she created!

Frank Melendez

Architectural Designer

Frank Melendez is a professor at City College of New York and a researcher of architecture at Augmented Architectures and bioMATTERS, LLC, based in New York City and London. Frank is interested in architectural design that is inspired by nature and building using living things! Check out some of his work at augmented-architectures.com and on Instagram (@biomatters.llc and @augmented_architectures)

Question Index

1. 6:21 - How do you use art, and what does it mean to you? 2. 8:21 - What is a genome? 3. 9:00 - Are art and science similar? 4. 10:23 - Why did you want to be both a scientist and artist? 5. 12:11 - What is the coolest thing you have ever built? 6. 13:48 - What is a 3D printer and why do people use it? 7. 16:57 - What do you think about Kaia's work? 8. 18:48 - What do you think about Charlize's work? 9. 20:17 - How or why do you use living things for art? 10. 22:19 - Does it matter what you use for art if you only use natural materials? If you use the wrong material, would that affect your art? 11. 24:09 - When you're painting, does it have to be perfect? 12. 25:45 - Do you have to make sure that your scientific art is scientifically correct? 13. 27:48 - What is paint made of? 14. 29:34 - How did you get into creating art with science? How would you describe your work? 15. 31:30 - Has your art helped you with your science? Do you think that art and science complement each other? 16. 33:34 - What kind of different mediums do you use to make your art? 17. 34:36 - When describing art, what is a medium? 18. 39:22 - When was art created, and why did we create science? 19. 41:44 - When did you first get interested in the science and art field? Did you have any role models that inspired you or introduced you to the field? 20. 45:03 - Do you enjoy doing both art and science? Is it a lot of work? Is there one you like more (if you do)? 21. 52:34 - What do you think about the students' cyanotypes? 22. 55:13 - What does a state senator do? 23. 58:30 - How are you responding to COVID-19's impact in our most vulnerable communities? 24. 1:00:52 - What message would you have to the students watching?