ally abel
Ally Abel
Biomedical Illustrator & Animator
Ally Abel is a biomedical artist, passionate about providing engaging scientific visuals. Merging artistic creativity with scientific inquiry, she uses her curiosity to find answers complex questions. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biological Pre-Medical Illustration with a minor in Microbiology from Iowa State University, graduating summa cum laude in 2023. After graduation, she worked as a scientific illustrator at iso-form, honing her didactic illustration. Now at the Johns Hopkins University Medical and Biological Illustration graduate program, she is learning from and collaborating with medical and scientific professionals to illuminate the complexity of life, from the anatomical to the cellular. She plans to use her skills in artistic observation to tell compelling scientific narratives, that solidify basic scientific understanding and inspire curiosity in others.
EMAIL: aabel5@jh.edu
EDUCATION
2026
MA, Medical and Biological Illustration
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2023
BA, Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration
Minor in Microbiology
Iowa State University, Ames. IA
RECOGNITIONS
2025
2025
2025
Association of Medical Illustrators, Student Salon
Student Best of Show in Still Media, Orville Parkes Award
Award of Excellence in Anatomical Illustration
Award of Excellence in Anatomical Illustration
2026
Vesalius Trust for Visual Communication in the Health Sciences
Research Grant Recipient
2025
2025
2024
2024
Johns Hopkins University
Frank H. Netter Memorial Scholarship in Medical Art
Gwynne M. Gloege Scholarship
William P. Didusch Scholarship
SOM Tuition Grant
2023
2023
2022
2022
Iowa State University
Warren D. Dolphin Studio Excellence Award
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Charles E. Townsend Studio Excellence Award
ISU Honors Research Grant Recipient
PUBLICATIONS
2024
Abel, A., Ziman R. Learning Dogfish Shark Anatomy Using 3D-Printed Models: A Feasibility Study. Education Sciences. 2024; 14(1):34
2024
Abel, A., Malave-Ramos, D. R., Soni, B., Thai, C., Wu-Wu, A., Goodsell, D. S. & Burley, S. (2023) c-Abl Protein Kinase and Imatinib. PDB-101 Molecule of the Month, RCSB Protein Data Bank