2020 Online Salon
Candy for Cancer
Project Details
- Entrant Name: Susie Yun
- Membership Type: Student Submission
- Address: Baltimore, Maryland USA
- Client: Tim Phelps
- Copyright: 2020 Susie Yun
- Medium/software used: Maxon C4D, Pixologic ZBrush, Adobe Photoshop CC
- Final presentation format: Print, Journal cover
- Primary Audience: Research Scientists
Project Description
This mock editorial cover highlights a published research article on cancer cell metabolism and its relationship with surrounding healthy fibroblasts. In the article, the metabolic activity of cancer cells was found to be increased when they took up exosomes transported from nearby Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs). The candy jars represent the exosomes, and are filled by the CAFs (green) with metabolites such as amino acids and lipids. The metabolites are represented as ball and stick chemical models, with the balls illustrated as hard candies. The voracious cancer cell (pink) is seen in the front, using its microtentacles to grasp at the metabolite candies in the jar. The overall image shows the role of healthy CAFs as nutrient suppliers to tumor growth.
