Science Illustration

Uniting her artistic and scientific interests, Molly hopes to continue science illustration and communication after her undergraduate studies.

marine science illustration

As a marine biology student, Molly takes special interest in ocean-related science illustration projects.

collection of multi-frequency angular multi-beam echo sounding data (2021)
created in collaboration with Dr. Ben Misiuk as part of an upcoming publication.
© B. Misiuk

the Emerald Sea Protection Society's approach to ghost gear recovery (2021)
Funded by the NSERC Nancy Witherspoon Memorial Summer Research Award.
© M. Wells

reef shark conservation management strategies (2021)
created in collaboration with Dr. Aaron MacNeil based on Global Finprint's research. Funded by the NSERC Nancy Witherspoon Memorial Summer Research Award.
© M. Wells

crabs of savary island, 2020
© M. Wells

senior illustrator at Designs That Cell

In May 2020, Molly began working for Designs That Cell, the first research-focused scientific illustration company in Canada. Now a senior illustrator, Molly creates custom scientific illustrations for researchers, clinicians, students and communicators. Her projects have been involved in the areas of patient education, oncology, kinesiology, and microbiology, among others. Molly is very grateful for the welcoming and inspirational team that makes up DTC, and enjoys being challenged by her coworkers to communicate science the best she can!

seeking patient partners (2021)
prepared to recruit patient partners for a clinical study.
© N. Alberts

specificity of ADAMTS13 and regulation of ADAMTS13 function (2021)
© C. Kretz
published in Illustrated State-of-the-Art Capsules of the ISTH 2021 Congress

childhood cancer survivor mental health during COVID-19 (2021)
© Shulte

patient infographic (2020)
prepared for cancer stakeholders across Canada to communicate research results, in collaboration with Natasha Vitkin.
© R. Urquhart

addressing anxiety among individuals accessing sexual health care (2021)
prepared for Dr. Travis Salway in collaboration with Natasha Vitkin.
© T. Salway
https://smartsexresource.com/health-providers/blog/202102/addressing-sexual-health-related-anxiety-among-sexual-health-service

Iron Supplementation Infographic (2020)
Prepared in collaboration with DTC summer research intern Abdullah Chanzu
© Designs That Cell

textbook project: introduction to psychology & neuroscience (2019-2020)

In 2018 Molly Wells won the Neuron Art Battle Contest put on by the Dalhousie Psychology & Neuroscience department. Starting in 2019, Molly worked with Dr. Jennifer Stamp and Dr. Leanne Stevens to develop scientific illustrations for use in PSYO1011/PSYO1012, Dalhousie's introductory psychology course. The illustrations were later added to an open source textbook, Introduction to Psychology and Neuroscience. All illustrations created for this project have colour palettes designed for student accesibility. See more regarding this topic in this blog post about "Art in the Sciences" or "Blending Art and Science," or this research article about the use of visuals in neuroscience education.