Projects
Cover for Nature NSBM
Project
mRNAs that encode insulin in mice, fish, and flies are marked by methyl
tags in the 3’ UTR. In D. melanogaster, these methylated A’s are necessary for robustly translating the insulin mRNA into protein. In their absence, animals cannot regulate energy homeostasis and develop hallmarks of diabetes.
Client
Monica Dus is a molecular biologist and neuroscientist who studies the connection between food, genes, and brains. In her lab, the research focus is on nutrigenomics, or how nutrients can tinker with genetic switches in the DNA to change cell physiology. Monica Dus is also a college professor and teaches Genetics and Epigenetics to hundreds of University of Michigan students every year. She is actively involved in science writing and podcasting, most recently as a Guggenheim Fellow.
Monica Dus
Associate Professor with Tenure in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
Artist
Till was born on Valentines Day 1991 in Berlin, Germany. Since then he spent a lot of time drawing comics and studied first at the University of Arts in Berlin, then at the University of the West of England in Bristol. He is the author of 4 books which have been translated into a number of different languages. My first two books Tuff Ladies: 24 Remarkable Women of History and Dur*e*s à cuire present the lives of 110 interesting historical figures whilst his second book “Something in the Water” is a scientific adventure story that he wrote and drew for ERC Comics. The story deals with crystallography and the origins of life. His fourth book is a coming of age story capturing the everyday life of a German teenager. He won the first prize at the Ligatura Pitching and the second prize at the Fumetto Comics competition.
