•A pericyte (in red) wrapping around capillaries composed of endothelial cells in the central nervous system. The pericyte is impaled with a micro-electrode filled with green fluorescent dye which diffuses into it. The purpose of the dye is to show which cell the microelectrode is in under the microscope.

• Red blood cells are flowing single file through the lumen of the capillaries. The diameter of the lumen is about 4 microns. For scale, a human hair is about 80 microns.

• This piece was created as a mock-up cover for a journal article featured in the March 2022 issue of Science Signaling. The article can be viewed here.

• I collaborated with authors of the paper to create this image. This image represents the most current scientific understanding of what endothelial cells of the capillary walls and pericyte cells look like.

• Created as a 3d model in Zbrush. Rendered with Zbrush’s internal renderer, green dye painted in Adobe Photoshop and layout finalized in Adobe photoshop.