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About

I grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago, IL and was interested in art and science from a young age. After a serendipitous lecture given during a high school science class, I was introduced to the world of medical illustration. I pursued this field to Iowa State University, graduating cum laude in 2015 with a degree in Biological and Pre-Medical Illustration (now SciViz) and minors in Biology and Mathematics. 

After graduating from ISU, I accepted a position as the head of the Content & Curriculum Team at BodyViz, a medical visualization software company. For several years, I developed interactive anatomy education modules based off of an extensive library of CT and MRI scans. I had the opportunity to work with dozens of domestic and international medical education partners creating custom educational content.

I attended Johns Hopkins University in the Master of Arts in Biological and Medical Illustration program. As a graduate student in the School of Medicine, I pursued my passion of working with real patient data in the 3D world to tell compelling stories. I earned several scholarships, including the Ranice W. Crosby Scholarship and Vesalian Scholarship.

I currently work as the Animation and Rigging Generalist at OssoVR. Previously, I also worked as an interaction designer at Osso, and I created multiple VR training simulations, including orthopedic, cardiac, and nursing procedures. 

I have been a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators since 2019, and became a board-certified Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) in 2024. 

Cross sectional illustration of a leaf, depicting guard cells and stomata, vascular tissues, and ground tissues layers. From 'The Important Plant Book' (2005, age 11).
Conducting a software training session for the biology faculty and TAs at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
Laura with a biological project.
After completion of my continuous tone illustration at Johns Hopkins.
Laura with Team Phoenix during the Osso Winter retreat in April, 2022.
With content team Phoenix at the Osso winter retreat in April, 2022.

I’m currently accepting freelance medical illustration and  animation work. View my current resume and contact me below:

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