« more RISD stories Painting What the Eye Can’t See While
studying at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab (MBL), Lizzie
Kripke 14 PT developed a "data-driven illustration" that helps
scientists visualize complex cellular structures in cuttlefish
skin. Lizzie Kripke 14 PT knew she would get the chance to study
marine biology during her summer internship at the Woods Hole
Marine Biological Lab [MBL]. She also assumed she could explore
her creative talents against a scientific backdrop. But the
Brown/RISD dual-degree student – who’s majoring in neuroscience
and painting – had no idea that her summer brainchild would
yield a cutting-edge animation that allows scientists to
perceive marine life in unprecedented ways. “We knew it was
going to be a unique blend of science and art,” Kripke recounts.
“But no one predicted the work was going to go where it did.”
Thanks to the Brown-MBL Partnership, Kripke worked directly
under Roger Hanlon, a senior scientist at the lab and a Brown
University professor who has studied