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JAMIE HEFLEY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jamie Hefley is a medical illustrator with a passion for making complex scientific ideas accessible and engaging through visual storytelling. She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in Biological Pre-Medical Illustration from Iowa State University, graduating summa cum laude in 2023, and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.<\/p>

Jamie grew up with two botanist and entomologist parents who fed her curiosity and taught her to see the extraordinary in even the smallest critters. She turned to art as a way to explore and understand the natural world, blending observation with creative expression. This lifelong interplay between science and art continues to shape her work. It fuels a mission to translate science into compelling visuals that educate, inspire, and foster a deeper connection to the world around and within us.\u00a0<\/p>

Her thesis project,\u00a0\u2018The Renin-Angiotensin System Across the Lifespan: A Visual Exploration of a Multi-Organ Hormonal Network in Aging and Disease<\/span>,\u2019 <\/em>presents an opportunity to explore the impact of interactivity\u00a0<\/em>on teaching complex molecular pathways and easing the transition from medical education to clinical practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2026 Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine | Baltimore, MD<\/strong><\/p>

MA, Medical and Biological Illustration<\/p>

2023 Iowa State University, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Ames, IA<\/strong><\/p>

BA, Biological Pre-Medical Illustration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Vesalius Trust<\/b><\/p>

2026\u00a0 |\u00a0 Alan W. Cole Scholar<\/p>

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Association of Medical Illustrators Salon<\/b><\/p>

2025\u00a0 |\u00a0 Award of Excellence, Student \u2013 Anatomical\/Pathological<\/p>

2025\u00a0 |\u00a0 Award of Excellence, Student \u2013 Surgical\/Clinical Procedures<\/p>

2023\u00a0 |\u00a0 Award of Merit, Student \u2013 Molecular\/Biological\/Life Sciences<\/p>

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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/strong><\/p>

2025 |\u00a0 Elinor W. Bodian Scholarship<\/p>

2025 |\u00a0 W.B. Saunders Scholarship<\/p>

2025 |\u00a0 Gwynne M. Gloege Scholarship<\/p>

2025 |\u00a0 William P. Didusch Scholarship<\/p>

2024-26 |\u00a0 School of Medicine Tuition Grant<\/p>

2024-26 |\u00a0 William P. Didusch Scholarship<\/p>

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Iowa State Univeristy<\/strong><\/p>

2023 |\u00a0 ISU Student Employee of the Year<\/p>

2023 |\u00a0 Warren D. Dolphin Studio Excellence Award<\/p>

2023 |\u00a0 Biological Pre-Medical Illustration Leadership & Academic Achievement Award<\/p>

2019-2023 |\u00a0 George Washington Carver Scholar<\/p>

2019-2021 |\u00a0 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Excellence Scholarship<\/p>

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications<\/strong><\/p>

El-Abdallah, S. R., Claisse, P., Blanco-Moreno, C., & Tomescu, A. M. F. (2026). A morphometrics-informed reconstruction of the Early Devonian zosterophyll Nowenia matsunagae<\/em> gen. et sp. nov. as a template for building detailed empirically supported whole-plant concepts of early tracheophytes with simple body plans. Annals of Botany<\/em>.<\/p>

Ba\u00eata, D., & Pombal Jr., J. P. (2024). The Second Specimen of the Ghost Leaf-Frog Phrynomedusa fimbriata<\/em> Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923 from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae). Ichthyology & Herpetology<\/em>, 112(3), 418\u2013428.<\/p>

Fowler, J. R., & Iverson, N. R. (2023). The relationship between the permeability and liquid water content of polycrystalline temperate ice. Journal of Glaciology<\/em>, 69(278), 2154\u20132162.<\/p>

Minkler, S. J., Loghry-Jansen, H. J., Sondjaja, N. A., & Kimber, M. J. (2022). Expression and Secretion of Circular RNAs in the Parasitic Nematode, Ascaris suum. Frontiers in Genetics<\/em>, 13, 884052.<\/p>

Lambert, Z. J., Greenlee, J. J., Cassmann, E. D., & West Greenlee, M. H. (2021). Differential Accumulation of Misfolded Prion Strains in Natural Hosts of Prion Diseases. Viruses<\/em>, 13(12), 2453.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Books & Textbooks<\/strong><\/p>

Reece, W. O., Rowe, E. W., & Erickson, H. H. (Eds.). (in press). Dukes\u2019 Physiology of Domestic Animals (14th ed.). John Wiley & Sons<\/em>. Chapter 42\u201351 illustrations.<\/p>

Wong, D. M., Rowe, E., & Ruby, R. (2024). Embryology and Anatomy of the Urogenital System. In D. M. Wong & P. A. Wilkins (Eds.), Equine Neonatal Medicine. John Wiley & Sons.<\/em> DOI: 10.1002\/9781119617228.ch22<\/p>

Uemura, E. (Ed.). (2023). Fundamentals of Canine Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Editorial, Science Communication, and Feature Publications<\/strong><\/p>

Reber, J., & Moss, K. (2023). Science communication that goes beyond words. Eos<\/em>, 104.<\/p>

Faught, A., Flansburg, S., Giardino, L., Sullivan, S., & Bank, L. V. (2022). Forward Magazine Vol. 11 No. 2. Forward Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>

Humboldt NOW. (2023). New scientific illustration internship gives face to endangered and extinct species. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt<\/em>.<\/p>

Humboldt NOW. (2023). Capturing the Echoes of Lost Frogs: Illustrating Brazil\u2019s Lost Frog Species. Amphibian Survival Alliance<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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26th Biennial Conference on the Biology<\/strong> of\u00a0Marine<\/span>\u00a0Mammals<\/strong><\/p>

2026\u00a0 |\u00a0 San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/p>

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2026\u00a0 | Sonoma State University, CA<\/span><\/p>

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Extintos<\/b><\/p>

2025\u00a0 |\u00a0 California State Polytechnic<\/p>

University, CA<\/p>

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Brazilian Congress of Herpteology<\/strong><\/p>

2025\u00a0 |\u00a0 Manas, Brazil<\/p>

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AMI Student Salon<\/strong><\/p>

2025\u00a0 |\u00a0 Grand Rapids, IA<\/p>

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Surgical Illustration Presentation<\/strong><\/p>

2025\u00a0 |\u00a0 Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD<\/p>

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Bio + Art Scientific Illustration Seminar<\/strong><\/p>

2024\u00a0 |\u00a0 California State Polytechnic<\/p>

University, CA<\/p>

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AMI Student Salon<\/strong><\/p>

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