Medical Illustration

Jim Perkins, Professor
MFA Medical Illustration, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992
ABD Paleontology and Anatomy, University of Rochester, 1989
BA Biology and Geology, Cornell University, 1985

Prof. Perkins is an expert in the visual communication of complex biomedical subject matter, particularly in the areas of cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and pathology. He teaches courses in human anatomy, molecular illustration, medical legal illustration, and 2D digital graphics.

He has illustrated over 40 medical textbooks and serves as a consultant to major medical publishers. For 20 years, he has been the sole illustrator for Robbins and Cotran's Pathologic Basis of Disease, one of the best-selling medical books of all time. Prof. Perkins also serves as one of three illustrators who carry on the work of Dr. Frank H. Netter, arguably the most influential medical artist of the 20th Century. Perkins contributes much of the molecular and cellular art to new titles bearing the Netter name: http://www.netterimages.com/artist/perkins.htm

Prof. Perkins is a Board Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI), Fellow of the Association of Medical Illustrators (FAMI), and currently serves as President of the Vesalius Trust for Visual Communication in the Health Sciences.

Glen Hintz, Associate Professor
MS Medical Illustration, Medical College of Georgia, 1985
BA Biology, Lafayette College, 1978

Prof. Hintz is an expert in 3D computer graphics, digital animation, and interactive media. He teaches courses in 3D computer modeling, 2D and 3D animation, web design and interactivity.

Recently he received an Award of Merit in Instructional Color at the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) annual salon. He also received the Award of Excellence in Interactive Media for his work on the Dermatology Lexicon Project, a diagnostic tool for primary care physicians funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the Herzog Foundation, and the U.S. Navy. He has lectured about the project to the AMI and the Biocommunications Association and offers frequent workshops in Adobe Flash and other interactive media.