Joana C. Carvalho

We’re on the Trends in Biotech Cover with Joanna’s amazing illustration!

More editorial work out in Trends in Biotechnology!

Illustrating new research examining the metabolic dynamics of Galdieria algae. Read it here: www.cell.com/issue/S0167-...

Thanks to @kylelauersen.bsky.social, for the always positive and continued collaboration!

New editorial work on brain metastasis for Trends in Cancer!

Read the issue here: www.cell.com/trends/cance...

In 1922, insulin co-discoverer Frederick Banting refused to profit from the discovery and offered it to the world as a global public good.

Today, many people with diabetes still don't have access to affordable and quality treatment and care.

What 2025 looked like - in graphics Our most striking visual explainers and data stories of the year, all in one place.

Very late to this but here we go! A collection of our visual and graphics storytelling from 2025. Enjoy 💞

Announcement for a new visual identity project. Text reads project highlight, Engineering and Safeguarding Synthetic Life.

Synthetic Biology is a recurrent topic in my work, but this project was a first on many levels!

Had the pleasure to develop the visual identity for the Engineering and Safeguarding Synthetic Life conference, held in Manchester a few months ago.

Curious? 👉 joanaccarvalho.com/essl-visual-...

Announcement for the new cover project. Text reads project highlight, American Scientist Cover #2: mRNA therapeutics.

American Scientist cover #2 is out!

So happy to collaborate once again with American Scientist to illustrate a story on a new capsule pill for mRNA vaccine delivery.
More here: joanaccarvalho.com/the-future-o...

Huge thanks to art director Barbara Aulicino for the trust and guidance!

Another recent project I loved: an infographic on rainwater recycling in Brazil for Instituto Serrapilheira!
Such a rewarding collaboration!🌳🌲

Check out the project here: joanaccarvalho.com/water-recycl...

Open document that includes the infographic about water recycling in Amazon rainforest.

Infographic about water recycling in Amazon rainforest showing the flow of moisture in Brazil.

How does the Amazon forest sustain Brazil’s agriculture?
This was what researchers from @serrapilheira.org studied and asked @joanagcc.bsky.social and I to communicate with an infographic. This piece goes along their results in a technical note sent to Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.

Another recent project I loved: an infographic on rainwater recycling in Brazil for Instituto Serrapilheira!
Such a rewarding collaboration!🌳🌲

Check out the project here: joanaccarvalho.com/water-recycl...

Thank you, dear Romana! 🤗

A recent project I loved: editorial illustration + graphical abstract package to visualize a study on cancer immunotherapies.

Full project breakdown (plus a few behind-the-scenes notes):
joanaccarvalho.com/programming-...

Huge thanks to Ervin and Filipe for the trust and collaboration!

Interesting!

It's not just Trenitalia. It's like a shortcut from "doppia vu", which ends up sounding like "vuvuvu". I've heard many people say it like that. 😊

If you're a designer/illustrator who works with scientists to make figures for publications, this might be interesting for you. 👇

You're welcome! I hope the mural is still intact. In any case, walking around that area is lovely.

I could recommend a thousand things, but maybe checking Nuno Saraiva's comic mural that tells the story of Lisbon, located near Portas do Sol, and a visit to Kingpin books.
Enjoy the trip!

Also for science communicators. 👇

A stacked bar chart showing the growth of anthropogenic mass (human-made objects) compared to natural biomass from 1900 to 2040 (projected). The chart shows anthropogenic mass, broken down into categories like Concrete, Aggregates, Bricks, Asphalt, Metals, and Plastics, steadily increasing over time. Natural biomass, divided into Trees and Shrubs, Crops, Livestock, and Humans, is shown with relatively stable or slightly decreasing totals. The year 2020 is marked as the point where anthropogenic mass is projected to exceed natural biomass, with a note stating "Total anthropogenic mass exceeds all global living biomass." The chart is titled "ACCUMULATION OF ANTHROPOGENIC MASS".

The amount of human made 'stuff' now exceeds natural 'stuff'

(by @VisualCap)
www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-...

Super! 🥳

Remember their names Naming the Palestinians who have been killed in Gaza

Visualizing abstract numbers / actual human beings ... visualizingpalestine.org/gaza-names/e...

NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

Straight to my list of great examples of visual scicomm!

Parabéns Teresa e toda a equipa envolvida!

Gendered expectations extend to science communication Communicating complex science in a way that the public can understand is crucial. A new study from the University of Adelaide reveals that in scientific societies, women are shouldering the bulk of th...

In scientific societies, women are shouldering the bulk of #ScienceCommunication work - often voluntarily - due to societal expectations and a sense of duty, a new study reveals. Their work, however, is often undervalued ⤵️

#scicomm #gender #career #inequality

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, an investigation by SourceMaterial and the Guardian has found. With Donald Trump pledging to support them, the three technology giants are planning hundreds of datacentres in the US and across the globe, with a potentially huge impact on populations already living with water scarcity. Continue reading...

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas

Fresh editorial work on the cover of Immunity! 👀

Congratulations to all! It has been wonderful to work together again! 🧠