Emily M. Adams

• LinkedIn
• YouTube

Technical Skills

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere
Cinema 4D
Sketchfab
ZBrush
Verge 3D
Webflow
Mailchimp
PyMol
Protein Databank
Veeva Vault
Canva
SVGator
WordPress
Squarespace
Wix

Some Knowledge

Adobe AfterEffects
HTML+CSS
Sharepoint
Blender

Current Experience

Bayer
Senior Medical Illustrator & Graphic Designer | Jan.2025 – Present
Work with different therapeutic areas to develop, draw, and design visual materials to accurately and effectively communicate their science through plain language summaries, booth design, interactive 3D for congress booths and more

Some examples of my contributions:

• Develop an interactive 3D app explaining how Mineralcorticoid receptors affects the tissues of Kidney and Heart (Verge 3D, Cinema 4D and Blender)
• Contribute to a 3D animation on VMS during menopause (Cinema 4D, After Effects, and )
• Draw and layout a plain language summary on NTRK gene fusion (Adobe Illustrator and InDesign)

E.m Adams. LLC
BioMedical Illustrator and Graphic Designer | May 2023 – Present

Work with clients across disciplines to take their ideas from conception to reality, develop multimedia design and illustration materials congruent with client’s brand identity for print and digital materials including: publications, social media, presentations, trade show displays, web, and more

Clients:

• Genopsy Pharmaceutical Company | Medical Illustration and Design
• SLBST | Graphic Design for Investors (Pitch Deck and Investor One-Pager)
• Iolyx Pharmaceutical Company | Web Design
• Koahana Medical Communications Agency | Medical Illustration and Graphic Design
  – Eyepoint | Booth and Pamphlet Design
  – Aura BioSciences | Medical Illustration
• World Stroke Organization | Medical Illustration
• Aspen Institute | Graphic Design
• Imoukhuede Systems Biology Laboratory | Scientific Illustration

Education

University of Dundee (2019-2020)
MSc in Medical Art (with Distinction)

Iowa State University (2015-2018)
BA in Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration (GPA: 3.65, Cum Laude)

Past Work Experience

Institute for Childhood Preparedness
Senior Graphic Designer | April 2019 – October 2025
Create illustrations for infographics, social media tiles, and research papers on a variety of topics such as safety, flu prevention, and COVID-19, format flyers, presentations, brochures, and white papers for marketing and publication, maintain website through Wix, perform design tasks for Institute clients’ social media, web, and conference needs (some clients include the Region II Head Start Association and New Jersey Head Start Association)

Red Nucleus
Scientific Design Temp | August 2024 – December 2024
Design scientific posters, plain language summaries, brochures, and presentations for Red Nucleus’ clients including Amgen, Ionis, and SunPharma

• Implement changes to existing scientific brochures, presentations, and posters
• Create scientific figures/medical illustrations in Adobe Illustrator and BioRender
• Create animated popup posters for scientific congresses using Adobe Premiere

Novavax
Medical Illustrator and Graphic Designer | January 2022 – May 2023
Work with the research and development, medical affairs, social media and web team to communicate Novavax’s technology through 2D and 3D illustration, info-graphics, and animations. The work has been used widely and repurposed in a variety of ways: in publications, for web, at scientific congresses, and on social media. Some work samples can be seen HERE. Additionally, as a part of this roll I managed asset approval in Veeva Vault, I integrated citations and uploaded resources, and responded to comments from the legal and medical team in Veeva and at the weekly Medical/Legal meeting.

Medical Illustrator and Graphic Design Consultant | Sept. 2021 – January 2022

Visual Storytelling Intern | May 2021 – Sept. 2021

Aboundant Digital Agency
Webdesigner | March 2023 – September 2024

Webdesigner and Graphic Designer
Sept. 2021 – Jan. 2022

Webdesign Intern | Aug. 2018 – Aug. 2019
Designed webpages using Divi WordPress theme, HTML + CSS, and SVG animation, created brand guides, logos, and marketing materials, wrote blog posts for Aboundant’s blog

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
Scientific Graphic Designer | As Needed
Formatted NEHA internal publications in Adobe InDesign, created info-graphic from data contained in the publications, created factsheets for environmental health professionals on natural disasters

Ninewells Hospital ENT Unit
Medical Artist (part of graduate coursework) | March 2020 – August 2020
Created interactive 3D models showing the external complications of mastoiditis, created a 3D model and 2D still images of the cervical plexus that can be used as reference for surgical training in the posterior triangle of the neck, both projects were completed as a part of my graduate coursework

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Creative Arts and Services Intern | Summer 2017
Worked with the Creative Arts and Services team on 30+ figures for Chapter 8 of the Plutonium Handbook

Continuing Education and Conferences

Medical Animation Mentoring Program with Guillermo Miranda (April 2024 – May 2024)

IMI Mentorship Program (Jan. 2023 – July 2023)

Conflict Management Training (Dec. 2022)

Women in Leadership Event | Attendee (Nov. 2022)

Institute of Medical Illustrators Conference | Presenter (Oct. 2022)

Novafest Early Career Event | Decision Making Training (July 2022)

Efficient Communication Spring Learning Series (June 2022)

Anatomy of Data Visualization Workshop (May 2022)

World Vaccine Congress Attendee (Apr. 2022)

Exhibitions

2023 BioImages Exhibition | Interactive Recombinant Nanoparticle Vaccine and Adjuvant Technology chosen for Display and Exhibition Poster (Nov. 2023)

2023 IMI Awards Exhibition, Received 2 Bronze Awards, 2 Silver Awards and 1 Gold Award (Nov. 2023)

The Backbone of Art a Drawing Show at Step Up Gallery | Rose with Pencils, Caffeine Addiction and Anterior Femur chosen for Display (Oct. 1)

The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Art Gallery | Ebola Render Selected for physical Display in Copenhagen (Apr. 2023)

2022 IMI Awards Exhibition, Received 2 Bronze Awards (Oct. 2022)

Art of Planetary Science (Sept. 2021)

Masters Showcase 2020 (Oct. 2020)

Bits and Bones Exhibition, University of Dundee (Mar. 2020)