the RAGLAND lab: art meeting science
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” - Albert Einstein
let’s transform the standard graphical abstract into communicative artwork
Ragland SA, et al. “Purine and pyrimidine-based bacterial cyclic dinucleotides egress the phagosome and activate the innate immune sensor STING.” 2026
felt artwork by Lucy Wessemann
comic strip artwork by Stephanie Ragland
Inspiration for Scientists from the Arts
Janet Iwasa: how animations can help scientists test a hypothesis
Phil Hansen: embrace the shake
Angela Bair Schmider: how art brings science to life
If you would like your science art displayed here, please submit artwork to Stephanie Ragland at sragland@pitt.edu
animations of “The Scientist” by Stephanie Ragland
pastel artwork by Lena Anastasakou
“The Wave” artwork by Stephanie Ragland
“Melting Clocks” artwork by Stephanie Ragland
Stickers artwork by Stephanie Ragland