Instructional Technology Group

Description:
Mock journal cover summarizing the study of a novel therapeutic drug that targets the late onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. The network in the background symbolizes the network analysis that was performed to study the drug. The chemical structure of the drug is close to the neurons which are sending signals to each other. The drug affects how these neurons interact.

Bio:
Ni-ka Ford is an Academic Medical Illustrator for the Instructional Technology Group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She creates didactic illustrations and 3D visualizations for scientific research, medical education and journal publications.