JKX Comics

🔬 Scientific illustrations created by scientists. ✍🏽 Comic book creators. Co-Founders: @jayeperview / @_heyheyMONET / @tran_khoa

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Did you know that you can use bacteria to create insulin? This 1978 discovery is thanks to Dra. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, the third Mexican-American woman to earn a doctorate in the US, and today's #LatinxHeritageMonth highlight! #LatinxInSTEM #HispanicHeritageMonth2022

[Dr Soph Milbourne @sophtalkssci]

Thank you to everyone who has shared an example on this thread! If you are looking for some science comic book inspiration 👇👇👇

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We partnered with @jkxcomics for an illustrated series called "Beyond the Bench"! Featured is @JeffersonUniv alumn Tess Cherlin @alldayscientess and how a love for mystery drew her to science: https://t.co/REomIQmkaK

@CompMedicineTJU #JeffersonResearch #InternationalWomensDay

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@LouisColson27 @McallisterBri Thank for the recommendation Louis!

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@McallisterBri I recommend @jkxcomics (check out https://t.co/Pbp6b1RX8U for some fun protein illustrations)

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And now she has the #NobelPrize! Congrats @CarolynBertozzi! #WomenInSTEM

https://t.co/cJLU5zpjf2

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Outside of the Noble Prize, there are a few awards and honors that let you know a scientist is a big deal. Today, we’re honored to highlight Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi (@CarolynBertozzi), the current biggest deal to happen to chemistry. #pride #Pride2021 #LGBTQinSTEM #LGBTinSTEM

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Dr. Villa-Komaroff’s ingenuity in science and creating technology is where she now spends her time as a senior executive and board member for many biotech, public, and private institutions. Thank you for all you’ve done Dr. Villa-Komaroff! #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxInSTEM

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Did you know that you can use bacteria to create insulin? This 1978 discovery is thanks to Dra. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, the third Mexican-American woman to earn a doctorate in the US, and today's #LatinxHeritageMonth highlight! #LatinxInSTEM #HispanicHeritageMonth2022

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Once the ban was lifted, Dr. Villa-Komaroff returned to Harvard and within 6 months discovered that bacteria could be induced to make human proteins. #LatinxHeritageMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxInSTEM

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We celebrate the amazing work of Scarlin Hernandez in furthering our understanding of our universe and her work in promoting STEM within our community. Thank you Scarlin! #HispanicHeritageMonth
#LatinXHeritageMonth #WomeninSTEM

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For #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate the amazing work of Scarlin Hernandez (@ScarlinsUnivers ), a spacecraft engineer for @NASA. Scarlin works on the James Webb Space Telescope (#JWST) and was part of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) team.

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Scarlin's message to the world is that going the distance is your only option and that when you believe in yourself you can make the impossible possible. She created a women empowerment program at her workplace and hopes to continue that work through coaching in the future.

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Along with her scientific work, she is heavily involved in promoting science within her community and mentoring future underrepresented groups in STEM. Through her journey, she hopes to inspire the younger generation to not fear STEM and believe in themselves.

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At NASA, she worked on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission to study far off galaxies. Her work involves coding and testing the programming of the telescope. Her contributions allow for the successful deployment and controlling of JWST.

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We're half way through September which means it's the start of #LatinxHeritageMonth/#HispanicHeritageMonth! 🤩

Join us over the next 4 weeks to learn about the fascinating contributions Hispanic and Latinx folks made in #STEM!