Katya Shteyn

Co-founder & CTO @BioRender | mostly retweeting @BioRender | previously software engineer @Dropbox @Google | @YCombinator @UofT alum

[@IAmSciComm - On a Break! @iamscicomm]

For anyone who's spent way too long creating posters in PPT at 4000% zoom🔎😭

BioRender Poster Builder is officially launched! Magically resize columns, customize colors, vector export, and more🙌🏽 It's free to use and currently in beta. Lmk your thoughts! https://t.co/YWhw1aFnQD

[@IAmSciComm - On a Break! @iamscicomm]

We're striving to make BioRender entirely colorblind-friendly. This week we launched unlimited colors with hex codes & labels for every icon in the app🎨 https://t.co/MDWa1BVzh7

Tip if you're not colorblind: preview your figure in black & white to verify contrast & accessibility

[Brooke @brooke_h11]

@BioRender Whipped up these graphics to supplement S.Pneumoniae identification lab protocol, at stupid O´clock last night

[@IAmSciComm - On a Break! @iamscicomm]

A few examples of complementary colors (blue+orange) applied to effective science figures.

Notice how even the small PD1 and CD19 proteins 'pop' against the blue NK cell (the other proteins just sort of 'sink back' into the background)

[@IAmSciComm - On a Break! @iamscicomm]

A thread on understanding the importance of 'complementary colors' in science figures 🎨👇🏼
(tl;dr, it will enhance color harmony, make your data 'pop', highlight antagonistic reactions, and keep your images color-blind accessible)

[@IAmSciComm - On a Break! @iamscicomm]

A good rule of thumb for picking colors: keep to 'low saturation' (neutral) color palette, and only high saturation for the focal point of your story 🎨

(notice how in this before/after, the RAS-GTP really 'pops' when the rest of the colors in the figure are neutralized)

[@IAmSciComm - On a Break! @iamscicomm]

Hi everyone! I’m @ShizAoki, medical illustrator of 12+ years, previously @NatGeo & @HopkinsMed, now co-founder & CEO @BioRender. Excited to be back hosting IAmSciComm, this time with a focus on (arguably) the most important design element in a successful science figure.. color!🎨

[Dr Jessica Edge @jessicaedgejce]

I completely lose all concept of time whilst engrossed in making figures in Biorender. Have I been searching through icons for 4 hours or 4 days? When did I last eat? What month is it?

[BioRender @BioRender]

SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern: What are they and what makes them concerning?

Check out our new infographic, made in collaboration with renowned virologist, Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen (plus, an exclusive interview). https://t.co/Xw9nfSBuo6

[Erin Marshall, PhD @ErinAMarshall]

Not @BioRender sending us plants 😭

really feeling the team love, and grateful to be a part of such a cool company making such an impact in the scicomm world 🥰

[BioRender @BioRender]

Happy International Women’s Day from the BioRender team!👩‍🔬👩‍🎨👩‍💻

Did you know that 2 out of 3 of BioRender’s co-founders are women?

We are proud to support, empower and celebrate all the amazing women we are lucky to work with and know! #InternationalWomensDay #ChooseToChallenge

[@IAmSciComm - On a Break! @iamscicomm]

So proud of how far BioRender has come thanks to our incredible team. We launched 3 years ago w/ just a handful of icons and today we save scientists >1 million hrs every month (time otherwise spent in PPT) 🙏🏽

I hope this helps you in your next project! 💙https://t.co/apVHwhGUAU

[BioRender @BioRender]

We’ve been hinting all week.. and we’re excited to announce the launch of BioRender Slides! 🤩📣 A premium feature that now allows you to:

✔️Create & export multiple figures in 1 file
✔️Sort, reorder & animate slides
✔️Present in BioRender

Try it now! https://t.co/pPbQdGKj7l

[BioRender @BioRender]

Hi all!👋 We’re announcing a new and exciting feature in BioRender Premium this week! Stay tuned…

🤫Here’s our first hint:

[Dan Quintana @dsquintana]

Super impressed with the jellyfish icon that I requested from @BioRender, check out the detail!

[BioRender @BioRender]

To celebrate the 2020 @NobelPrize in Chemistry🏅, we collaborated with the @doudna_lab to create this helpful infographic on CRISPR-Cas9. 🎉🤩

Feeling as inspired as we are? Learn more about CRISPR-Cas9 and get started on your next illustration today.

https://t.co/zUfa5T0hZo

[Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity]

Are you confused about the role of type I interferons (IFN) in #SARS_CoV_2 infection?

Here is my speculation on what makes IFN-I helpful vs. harmful in #COVID19 patients - it comes down to timing and dose. A short thread.

All figures made by @BioRender & @annsea_park (1/n)

[BioRender @BioRender]

📣Join our Design-A-Mask challenge for a chance to win science-themed swag! Show us your designs by using #DesignAMask and be entered to win a science swag bag. Get started now 👉https://t.co/MWhH4lCThL

[Drew Houston @drewhouston]

Systemic racism and police brutality in this country must end. I’m personally donating $500,000 to @Blklivesmatter to fight racial injustice. I’ll also match every @Dropbox employee’s donation on top of the company’s match.

[Shiz Aoki 🔬🖌️ @ShizAoki]

Growing up with a black sibling this is a topic that really hits deep 💔 As Canadians we pride ourselves in living by example but we also risk being complacent, to think that “it’s not as bad as the US” or we can’t change it or that it’s not happening in our backyard (it 100% is)