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Dan
Rogers, MA Dan earned a Masters degree in Medical & Biological Illustration at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, one of 5 accredited programs in the country. The medical illustration department at JHU is arguably the best. It was the first one of it's kind founded in the US. It only accepts a maximum of 6 students a year. A large portion of the program is spent taking medical classes at one of the best medical schools in the country, second only to Harvard University. Medical training includes anatomy, embryology, organ histology, pathology, cell and tissue biology and physiology. Students observe surgeries, autopsies, and seminars at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, ranked #1 in the nation for 10 of the last 12 years. The rest of the program is spent in the department of medical illustration under the guidance of an exceptional full time faculty. Here the students sketch from surgery, cadavers, their own retina, and other biological specimens. They study color from surgery and autopsy. They create prosthetics and models of human anatomy. They refine medical illustration techniques from traditional watercolor to creating interactive programs with computer illustrations. Courses include surgical illustration, biological illustration, anatomical illustration, ophthalmological illustration, editorial and conceptual illustration, and digital instructional program design. Under his preceptor Dr. Grover Hutchins and departmental advisor David Rini, Dan completed thesis research on the genitourinary development of human embryos. Using the computer, Dan stacked histologic slices of human embryos to create accurate volume renderings of embryos and internal structures at different stages in development. Using these accurate models and applying mathematical formulas of geometry, Dan was able to determine the correct pathway of normal caudal development, disproving previously held beliefs. You can view one of the embryos used in the study. Prior to graduate school, Dan studied figure painting, figure sculpture, anatomical sketching, anatomical sculpture, and scientific illustration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dan received his bachelor of arts degree at Oberlin College majoring in biology and minoring in studio art. Dan is a professional member of the Association of Medical Illustrators. He currently runs Graphic Pulse out of his studio in Chicago, IL. in cooperation with local medical illustrators originating from the same graduate program.
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