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Drew Berry
2010 MacArthur Fellow; biomedical animator, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
2010 MacArthur Fellow; biomedical animator, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
Drew Berry will describe the challenges of accurately representing the molecules of your flesh and blood — a world so tiny it is literally smaller than the wavelength of light and cannot be directly observed even with the world's most powerful microscopes. He will also explore the tension between scientific accuracy and creating content appropriate for the non-scientific audience, with a resolution that consistently keeps all types of audience happy and entertained.
Drew Berry is a biomedical animator whose scientifically accurate and aesthetically rich visualizations reveal the microscopic world inside our bodies to a wide range of audiences. His animations have exhibited at venues such as the Guggenheim Museum, MoMA, the Royal Institute of Great Britain and the University of Geneva. In 2010 he received a MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius Award.' Trained as a cell biologist at the University of Melbourne, Berry brings a rigorous scientific approach to each project, immersing himself in structural biology, biochemistry, and genetics research. His work includes three-dimensional renderings of cell death, tumor growth, DNA packaging, and the biochemistry of DNA replication, translation, and transcription.