A summary of the workflow investigation for collaborative concept development by medical animators and biomedical research experts, undertakes as part of a masters thesis project at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Art as Applied to Medicine Program.
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AMI 2015 Vesalian Scholar Thesis Presentation
1. Actomyosin Network in
Mechanosensation and
Cytokinesis
A Novel Animation Workflow
Mariya Khan
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
Douglas N. Robinson, Ph.D.,
Departments of Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences,
and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2. Introduction
Cellular Mechanosensing
What is it?
Cells chemical response to
mechanical stresses from
the environment
Cytoskeleton reorganization in
cell motility and cytokinesis
Cytoskeleton
Actin meshwork
Cross-linker proteins
Myosin II (contractile) Cytoskeleton in animal cells: actin filaments
(red), microtubules (green), nucleus (blue).
http://bscb.org/learning-resources/softcell-e-learning/cytoskeleton-the-movers-and-
shapers-in-the-cell/
3. Cellular Mechanosensing in Health
Physiological function
Blood pressure regulation
Tissue homeostasis
Bone remodeling
Muscle growth
Senses of hearing, touch,
proprioception
Disease
Hypertension
Cancer
Proliferation
Migration
Differentiation
Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease
Degenerative Motor Neuron
Disease (most likely )
Introduction
4. Thesis Goals
Develop workflow
Efficient storyboarding
Optimal software
Develop animatic:
Explain topics:
Actomyosin function
Feedback loops in the cell
Audience:
High school, college students
Scientists
Policy makers and funders
Develop data-driven
animation method in
Cinema 4D
Introduction
Cytoskeleton in Dictyostelium cells:
myosin II (green), tubulin (red).
Douglas Robinson, Departments of Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences,
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
5. Workflow
Development
Combined animatic
and storyboard
Adapted video
postproduction
workflow
Optimal software
and best practices
Script embedding
Speech analysis
Materials and Methods: Workflow Development
7. Adobe Premiere Embedded script preserved
Speech analysis in CC 7.2.2
Master sequence
Adobe Story
Materials and Methods: Workflow Development
Script writing and scene organization
Free version for collaboration
Adobe Prelude Adobe Story script embedding
Custom metadata template creation
Adobe Story interface
Adobe Story panel in Adobe Prelude interface
8. Adobe
After Effects
Materials and Methods: Workflow Development
Live link to Adobe Premiere
Best practices
Project organization/markers
Live link to Cinema 4D with CINEWARE
9. Materials and Methods: Data-driven animation in Cinema 4D
Data-driven animation in Cinema 4D
Rotoscoping: unique application of Metaballs
10. Materials and Methods: Data-driven animation in Cinema 4D
Data-driven animation in Cinema 4D
ASCII Point Cloud Data Import
Improved Xpresso setup for graph
generation
11. Materials and Methods: Data-driven animation in Cinema 4D
X-Particles System
ASCII Animated
Data Import
Concentration data for furrow Myosin II
copied into Emitter Density property
Data-driven animation in Cinema 4D
13. Results
Improved workflow
Data-driven animation
in Cinema 4D
Animatic
The results of this thesis will
be available for viewing at:
www.mariyakhan.com
robinsonlab.cellbio.jhmi.edu
Results
Myosin II Bipolar Thick Filament assembly
sequence screenshot
Myosin II Actin interaction sequence screenshot
15. Discussion
Future Developments
Fully rendered animation
Animation within interactive
web application
Workflow Developments
Metadata, scene presets, automation
Discussion
16. Acknowledgements
The Vesalius Trust
Douglas N. Robinson, Ph.D., Professor, Departments of Cell Biology,
Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and preceptor for this project.
Corinne Sandone, M.A., C.M.I., F.A.M.I., Director, Associate Professor,
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
and my departmental advisor.
Sarah L. Poynton, Ph.D., David Rini, Sandra Gabelli,
Anne Altemus, Donny Bliss, Thomas Brown, Graham Johnson
Jennifer E. Fairman, Juan Garcia, Dacia Balch, Gary Lees,
Ian Suk, Norman Baker, Tim Phelps, Elaine Gerstenfeld, Virginia Ferrante
Classes of 2015, 2014 and 2016
My family
#2: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
Today I would like to share with you my thesis developing a novel animation workflow for visualizing the research conducted at the Robinson Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Actomyosin Network in Mechanosensation and Cytokinesis
#12: Two Emitters and two Groups
Furrow Myosin
Polar Myosin
Initial particle count: 1 million
Animated cube representing Furrow Myosin
X-Particles Collider tag with Polar Myosin excluded
Modifiers: Kill, Cover/Target
Concentration data for furrow Myosin II copied into Emitter Density property