LESSON 5:Learning to Use Cn3D: A Bioinformatics Tool

PowerPoint slides to accompany

Using Bioinformatics: Genetic Testing

Chowning, J., Kovarik, D., Grisworld, J., Porter, S., Spitze, J., Farris, C., and K. Petersen.  Using Bioinformatics: Genetic Testing . Published Online April 2012. figshare. http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.936566

3D ANIMATORBETH ANDERSON

Place of Employment:

Arkitek Studios

Type of Work:Develops 3D animations that help scientists and students visualize biological processes.

“Bioinformatics interfaces in many ways with our work, from data that clients give us to visualize representationally, to creating actual visual data.”

Pencil Transferase Domains

Pencil-Binding DomainHandle Domain

Handle Domain

Handle Domain

Handle Domain

Pencil-Binding Domain

Linear Structure:

BRCA1 Protein Domains

DNA Binding Domain BRCT domain

BRCT domain

Protein-Protein Binding Domains

Adapted from Wu et al. 2003.

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3D ANIMATORBETH ANDERSON

Place of Employment:

Arkitek Studios

Type of Work:Develops 3D animations that help scientists and students visualize biological processes.

“Bioinformatics interfaces in many ways with our work, from data that clients give us to visualize representationally, to creating actual visual data.”

CAREERS IN SPOTLIGHT:

3D ANIMATOR

What do they do?

3D animators are visual communicators and designers. The animations

and illustrations they create help communicate scientific content and

ideas to scientists, students, and educators.

What kind of training is involved?

Associate of Arts degree. Some also have training in biology, illustration,

graphic design, and computer animation.

What is a typical salary for a 3D Animator?

Ranges with experience from very little when people are first starting

out to $100,000/year ($48/hour) or more.