Lauren Muskara (b. 1997, TX) is a Chicago-based biomedical visualization designer and communicator, researcher, and intersectional fine artist. Her fine artwork examines the intersection of art, science, medicine, and technology. Comprised of realistic and minimalist-inspired paintings and drawings aimed at amplifying complex biomedical experiences, her work questions the connections between biomedical exploration and the expressive, conceptual aims of art. Additionally, she is passionate about advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the realm of gender-affirming care and exploring possibilities within the areas of anaplastology, biomedical illustration, painting, drawing, sculpture, and interactive media. She has had work published and exhibited in the American Journal of Bioethics, Frontiers in Immunology, Springer Protocols, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the International Museum of Surgical Science, to name a few. Lauren obtained a Master of Science in Biomedical Visualization with an emphasis on visual learning and visual thinking and exploring the...