Dr Erin Walsh ‘History, human brain and scientific illustration’

Dr. Walsh will present a talk that brings together history, the human brain, and the place of scientific illustration in academia and the world at large. Drawing (pun intended) from her scientific and artistic practice, the talk will conclude with some step-by-step examples of how her illustrations are created.

Biography

Erin Walsh is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing.  The focus of her research is the impact of high blood glucose on the ageing brain.  Alongside research, she works as a scientific illustrator, offering assistance with stimuli preparation, data visualization, and figure preparation for scholarly publication or engaging the general public with science.