Did you know the first woman to ever perform an open heart surgery was Black? She also developed a more accurate x-ray process that detected breast cancer tumors earlier. Myra’s research saved countless lives.👏🏾 #BlackExcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

Join us for our next Lab-to-Table on "Picturing Progress: Representation in Scientific Art"! This is a free virtual event. Link to register: vanderbilt.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr PhD (A.J. Hinton) Angela Byars-Winston Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird PDB Depositer Chidiebere Ibe 𝕏 Ni-ka OBGAPS - Vandy 🗓️Feb. 20 ⏲️11:00 am CT

We are excited to share our 2022-23 BIN Annual Report. We’d like to start w/ acknowledging all involved in putting this together. Cover: Ni-ka Graphic Design:Daniela Franco Reporting: Victoria McCray Brown Brain Barbie 🧠 Almarely L. Berríos-Negrón, MS Darielle Lewis-Sanders Ubadah Sabbagh Danielle 🧠

Happy Valentine’s Day! Don’t skip a beat and color this anatomically correct heart or share this #BlackinAnatArt valentine by Ni-ka Ford of Ni-ka.   Join us as we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth and our theme of Black in Anatomy and the Arts. blackinanatomy.org/coloring-pages

In honor of #BHM, our next #L2TVU will focus on issues of diversity in scientific art, which currently underrepresents illustrations with dark skin. 🗓️ Tue 2/20 🕚 11am CT 📍 Zoom 👇 news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/02/07/lab… Antentor Othrell Hinton, Jr PhD (A.J. Hinton) Angela Byars-Winston Chidiebere Ibe 𝕏 Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird PDB Depositer Ni-ka

Today, we celebrate Ni-ka Ford (Ni-ka) in our #BlackinAnatArt series for #BlackHistoryMonth! Ni-ka is a board certified medical illustrator and contributes often as a #BlackinAnat member. Learn more about Ni-ka and her work on her website: enlightvisuals.com

I recently did this sagittal brain illustration for a new Scientific American article on how memory loss can be restored through sleep. See the article here: scientificamerican.com/article/how-sl…

The sketch vs The final

Stunning. What is one of the many beautiful aspects of this illustration is the portrayal of the person in real life activities as opposed to a clinical backdrop. 🥰🤩🫶

Happy #BrainAwarenessWeek! Black is beautiful and more representation is needed in medical art. #RepresentationMatters #neurotwitter #medicalillustration See more of my work at: enlightvisuals.com

I really enjoy the process of organizing and simplifying complex scientific and medical information into clear understandable visuals. A medical illustration I recently completed on acute lymphoblastic leukemia. #illustratechange #medart

.MScBMC Speaker Series 2024–Making complexity accessible Ni-Ka Ford, CMI & Founder of @enlight_visuals "Advancing health and perception through inclusive medical illustration" April 26 2 pm (ET). Register: uoft.me/Ni-Ka-Ford BMCAA @amidotorg @uic_bvis @UofTmedicine

Medical #illustrations help train #healthcare professionals to recognize illnesses and conditions. Meanwhile, only 4.5% of #medical textbook images show dark skin, according to one recent study. By Lance Roller II (FJHI '24) for News Decoder #science #AI news-decoder.com/anatomy-no-lon…

Great article on representation in medical illustration by News Decoder featuring some of my work.

An illustration I recently completed on Dermatitis Herpetiformis, an autoimmune condition caused by an immune reaction to eating gluten. This image is available for free for educators to download and use for training purposes and patient education at illustratechange.com.

I'll be speaking at Black Health Connect's conference on July 12th! My talk will be on Transforming Healthcare: The Essential Role of Medical Illustration To register for #BlackHealthCon use this link: lnkd.in/evfPYBGM and code: NIKBHC10 for 10% off registration.

So glad I had the privilege to present at the AMI 2024 annual conference on my work. Received an award for being a Diversity Fellow, made great connections, and was inspired by all the incredible talks. Feeling motivated and excited for what's next! 💫#medicalillustration

New publication in Scientific American. The June issue has an article about research on the developing brain and ways to treat adolescent anxiety. I created this illustration that compares the changes that occur in specific 🧠 regions during adolescence and adulthood. #ScientificAmerican