Leonora Martínez-Núñez

A long tail virus that kills bacteria

A long tail virus that kills bacteria on the cover of a scientific journal

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A long tail virus that kills bacteria

A long tail virus that kills bacteria on the cover of a scientific journal

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Like this visual that supported the Kelch lab's work all the way to the JBC cover and into several science news outlets #sciart

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GIVEAWAY text on a beautiful illustration of a viral capsid. Win one premium visual redesign plus a scientific visual strategy roadmap with a value of 2000, completely free.

Turn your Science into Visual Impact!
I'm doing a little giveaway for Black Friday.
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Sculptures* typo

Protein sculptured as museum exhibits 💡
Who can make that happen?

#sciart #blender3D #structuralbiology #scicomm

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Open / closed chromatin in Asgard archaea with glowing interacting residues

Open / closed chromatin in Asgard archaea

Last week, the Dodonova lab published a fascinating paper on chromatin structures in Asgard archaea, microbes thought to be the closest relatives of complex life.

Asgard histones can wrap DNA into a “closed” form shared across archaea, and an “open” form similar to eukaryotic cells #sciart #blender

I used the word Colonizers on a post and it tanked faster than a lead balloon. I guess Lord LinkedIn didn’t like the loaded language I used 😅😂

Dia de muertos altar with a catrina skeleton

A hallway covered in prints and a ceiling decorated with large paper flowers

mexican person posing next to a wall filled with art.

I celebrated Día de Muertos in Australia. That was a surreal experience, so far from home but so close at the same time.
Mexico is a maximalist country; we love colour, contrasts, boldness. I think that seeps into my work a lot.

Yes! Glad you noticed.

DNA as ropes, organized in nucleosomes while interacting with a donut-shaped protein.

DNA represented as spheres sitting on an image of the crystallographic data obtained by Rosalind Franklin.

DNA as ropes, organized in nucleosomes while interacting with proteins.

Different visual representations of DNA

Check out some of my illustrations featuring DNA that is, actually, structurally accurate.
Whilst color is absent at the nanoscale, I choose it to highlight the form and function.
These illustrations are grounded in structural data.
#blender3d #sciart #DNA #scicomm

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

Portrait of a ribonuclease inhibitor, a protein built from repeating units called leucine-rich repeats. It prevents ribonucleases from breaking down RNA, acting like a molecular shield that protects the cell’s RNA so processes like protein synthesis can continue normally #molecularnodes #sciart

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

A protein that looks like the letter C made of small spheres set against a plain background.

Portrait of a ribonuclease inhibitor, a protein built from repeating units called leucine-rich repeats. It prevents ribonucleases from breaking down RNA, acting like a molecular shield that protects the cell’s RNA so processes like protein synthesis can continue normally #molecularnodes #sciart

A grassy mushroom patch in a blue sky background

Explainer poster of the molecular and cell biology of cell walss in mushrooms

Is it really #NationalMushroomDay ? I can't believe it 😲
My first scientific love is the wolrd of #fungi so I'm bringing some #hongos from previous work to your feed.
This is my #vizbi 2022 poster. #sciart

A grassy mushroom patch in a blue sky background

Explainer poster of the molecular and cell biology of cell walss in mushrooms

Is it really #NationalMushroomDay ? I can't believe it 😲
My first scientific love is the wolrd of #fungi so I'm bringing some #hongos from previous work to your feed.
This is my #vizbi 2022 poster. #sciart

A collection of colorful 3D modeled scientific Illustrations depicting pathogens, bacteria, cells, proteins and protein interactions.

Hola #PortfolioDay !! I'm Leonora, a scientific illustrator & designer with a strong background in microbiology and biochemistry, translating complex science into radiant and memorable visuals. I'm open to freelance work! www.leonoramartinez.com #sciart

A collection of colorful 3D modeled scientific Illustrations depicting pathogens, bacteria, cells, proteins and protein interactions.

Hola #PortfolioDay !! I'm Leonora, a scientific illustrator & designer with a strong background in microbiology and biochemistry, translating complex science into radiant and memorable visuals. I'm open to freelance work! www.leonoramartinez.com #sciart

Oh yes! a tiny spaceship ☺️

Love the white clay version 🤍
#sciart #blender3d

Plasmodium falciparum in its merozoite phase: tiny parasites gearing up to invade red blood cells. Each one is only about 1-2 micrometers long, roughly the size of a fraction of a red blood cell. A critical moment for malaria research.
#sciart #blender3d #3dillustration

Plasmodium falciparum in its merozoite phase: tiny parasites gearing up to invade red blood cells. Each one is only about 1-2 micrometers long, roughly the size of a fraction of a red blood cell. A critical moment for malaria research.
#sciart #blender3d #3dillustration

A blobby structure cut open showing its contents which are hélices and loops and light emitting spheres in the middle. This all depicts VPS45 protein

A conglomerate of lipid molecules forming a wall and separating two spaces with different contents

A space-like scene showing a sphere or vesicle about to be hooked by a multi subunit protein complex

Bringing invisible ideas to life.

#sciart #blender3D #illustration

*illustrations created for Mary Munson’s Lab website at UMass Chan Medical School*

A blobby structure cut open showing its contents which are hélices and loops and light emitting spheres in the middle. This all depicts VPS45 protein

A conglomerate of lipid molecules forming a wall and separating two spaces with different contents

A space-like scene showing a sphere or vesicle about to be hooked by a multi subunit protein complex

Bringing invisible ideas to life.

#sciart #blender3D #illustration

*illustrations created for Mary Munson’s Lab website at UMass Chan Medical School*

I wrote a short perspective for Frontiers detailing the process behind my artwork "Musings of the Protein Alphabet," and the VIZBI 2025 Annual Conference logo.
Please check it out; it's open access!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/bio...

#dataviz #sciart #VIZBI